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The Wheelwright Baptist Center began in February 1986 to reach the communities in the southern part of Floyd County.
The ministries include:
For more information on who you can become involved with the Wheelwright Baptist Center contact:
Charles Wilson
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Volunteer Team from Georgia assisting in June 2005
Sanctuary of of the Wheelwright Baptist Center. The baptistery painting was done by Wendell Belew in 1954.
Downtown Wheelwright, KY, June 2005
Click here to view pictures of Wheelwright, KY during the boom days of coalmining. The pictures are from the Lee Russell Collection. The sample is from the Lee Russell Collection (Copyright).
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Wheelwright, Kentucky
Wheelwright is a city in Floyd County,
on the Right Fork of Otter Creek. The estimated population, in
2003, was 1,025. National - $41,994 Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau
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The
Kentucky Baptist Convention and the North American Mission Board and
the First Baptist Church of Wheelwright joined together to reach out
in a new ministry in Appalachia. In 1999 the First Baptist
Church gave their building to the Kentucky Baptist Convention to
allow greater support of the ministry.
There
are many mission volunteer opportunities at the Baptist Center
year-round. Housing is available for teams of 20 to 25.
