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:It has Baptist Church histories and Southern Seminary information and photographs. It also has minutes from Baptist Churches and Baptist Church associations. Mostly the records are from Southern Baptists, but there are also records from American, "colored," and Primitive Baptist congregations. Minute books do not contain birth, marriage, or death information. They may, however, help to verify the membership of an individual, tell if someone was disciplined for offenses, or track the movement of a minister.
:It has Baptist Church histories and Southern Seminary information and photographs. It also has minutes from Baptist Churches and Baptist Church associations. Mostly the records are from Southern Baptists, but there are also records from American, "colored," and Primitive Baptist congregations. Minute books do not contain birth, marriage, or death information. They may, however, help to verify the membership of an individual, tell if someone was disciplined for offenses, or track the movement of a minister.


===Methodist===
====Methodist====
The state of Kentucky is covered by two Methodist conferences that oversee the missions and business of the church. The Kentucky Annual Conference oversees the majority of the churches in Kentucky, while the Redbird Missionary Conference oversees the state’s Southeastern counties. <span style="color:DarkViolet">'''The conferences have collected records from churches that have closed. Records of existing congregations are generally still in the churches. '''</span>
The state of Kentucky is covered by two Methodist conferences that oversee the missions and business of the church. The Kentucky Annual Conference oversees the majority of the churches in Kentucky, while the Redbird Missionary Conference oversees the state’s Southeastern counties. <span style="color:DarkViolet">'''The conferences have collected records from churches that have closed. Records of existing congregations are generally still in the churches. '''</span>


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