In a message dated 10/20/00 9:15:57 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << Was there a church or a Baptist church in or near Sorento about 1850 to 1860? >> My g-g-g-father, Alfred N. Blaylock, built and was the first pastor of the Sorento Baptist Church from the time it was organized in 1905 until his death in 1910. In 1835, The Mount Nebo Baptist Church was built in Ripley Precinct. Rev. Peter served as its pastor for over forty years. The first church was constructed of hewn logs. It was replaced by a frame house in 1850, which was destroyed by fire in 1852. It was rebuilt and was still standing in 1882. No other churches were built in Ripley Precinct until 1882. [Ref: History of Bond and Montgomery Counties, Illinois, 1882, page 181]. Jerry Blaylock