I was asked when some of these churches were established. I'm not a native Maysvillian like Ben is, so all I can do is quote from this book. Here's just a paragraph out of a post I made to the list on 9/6/04 (you can find that in the mail list archives): "A History of the Christian Church Maysville Kentucky." Authored by Gayle Anderson Braden and Coralie Jones Runyon Published in 1948 by: The Official Board of the Maysville Christian Church. (part of) page 23: Some Christian churches organized by Barton Warren Stone were in the vicinity of Maysville and possibly had an indirect influence on that church. Mr. Stone's teachings on Christian unity and on a return to the essentials of early Christianity were permeating the air of Kentucky and adjoining states long before Alexander Campbell's first visit to that region. Some of the Stone or "New Light" Christian churches near Maysville were the "Old Bracken" church where Mr. Stone himself was preaching in 1817;** the Cabin Creek Church, (sometimes called East Fork), established in 1803; the North Fork Church in Bracken County, established in 1828;*** and the Paris Church, also founded in 1828.**** References: * A.W. Fortune "The Disciples in Kentucky" (Lexington, 1932), p. 76 ** Unpublished manuscript written by Dr. Lewis Jacob Frazee, a member of the Maysville Christian Church, circa 1870. *** Christian Messenger, V, No. 6, 135 **** Ibid., No. 2, 48 *# Eagle, February 19, 1857. Article on "History of Churches in Maysville." *## Christian Standard, XII, No. 2 (1877), 12. ## Eagle, March 1, 1859. ### Ibid., January 8, 1859. Kathy ben hawkins wrote: > > There is a Dover Christian Church in Dover, but I'm not sure whether it's affiliated with the Disciples or not. Also, very close to Tuckahoe Road is the Lawrence Creek Christian Church in Moransburg, also not affiliated with the Disciples as far as I know. However, both of these Churches are very old and were probably around before the schism in the Campbellite movement which resulted in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the Independent Churches of Christ/Christian Churches (which are actually 2 or more sects - one permitting musical accompaniment, the other not). In addition, there's a Highland Christian Church out that way (Fern Leaf), but I think it's a newer congregation, and it's definitely NOT affiliated with the Disciples. Unfortunately, I do not have contact numbers on any of these congregations, but you might check with the Ledger-Independent newspaper to see if it does (www.maysville-online.com). Come to think of it, I did go to college with a J! en! > nifer > Osborne from out around Minerva, Ky, which is close to Dover. Have no idea where she is now, though. Also, on the northwest end of Mason County, the area you're interested in, and in neighboring Bracken County, there are "Osburns". Maybe the spelling has changed over the years.