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           Corinthian Baptist Church


The Corinthian Baptist Church, located on Mero Street, was organized on July 4, 1876. Its first pastor was
the Rev. James H. Parrish, In 1929, under the pastorate of the Rev. W. L. Campbell, an Annex was built,
which contains a Sunday School room downstairs and a pastor's study and seven additional rooms upstairs,
which are used for the various activities of the church. Its present pastor is the Rev. L. V. Jenkins. It numbers
among its pastors Rev. Reuben Strauss, Rev. R. H. C. Mitchell, Rev. William A. Credit, Rev. E. T. Fishback.
This church owns its parsonage, which is located on Murray Street.

Source: The Colored Churches of Frankfort, by Dr. E. E. Underwood
The State Journal - Saturday, October 3, 1936

Ministers 1876-1910

James H. Parrish, 1876; C. C. Stumm, 1879; Reuben Straus, 1882; James Mason, until 1884; E. Richie, 1884: R.H.C. Mitchell,
1895; W. H. Craighead, 1886; William A. Credit, 1890; Benjamin W. Farris, 1892; W. E. Claybrook, 1896; D. S. Omer, 1897;
E. T. Fishback, 1899; F. G. Brookins, 1902; E. J. Jackson 1910

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