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 ===Baptist===
-The Baptist Churches in Kentucky have no central repository for their records. Baptist minutes and other records were kept by the clerk of each congregation. Many clerks considered the papers their personal property and upon their death their papers often became the property of their descendants. As a result, many Baptist records were lost or remain unaccounted for. A few clerks passed the records to their successors, and the records remained with the church. Some Baptist records have been donated to public libraries or historical and genealogical societies. At the Archives of the Kentucky Baptist Convention (formerly the Kentucky Baptist Historical Society) there are no congregation records, nor does staff know where specific congregation records may be found. The staff can, however, provide addresses of Kentucky congregations when the name of a church is known. The address of the archive is:
-'''Archives of Kentucky Baptist Convention'''<br>10701 Shelbyville Road<br>Middletown, KY 40243-0433<br>Telephone: 1-502-245-4101<br>The mailing address is:<br>P.O. Box 43433<br>Louisville, KY 40253-0433&nbsp;
 The major repository for Southern Baptist records in Kentucky is the Archives and Special Collections department of: