congregations that moved entirely from Kentucky to Ohio to leave slavery behind. In 1842, the old Presbytery of Kentucky, which was part of the Synod of the West, was transferred from the North ern branch of the ARP Church to the Synod of the South. The Synod of the South later reclaimed the name “The General Synod of the ARP Church.” ARP families also continued west to open new lands for settlement. This resulted in multiple preaching stations in Missouri. One of those preaching stations became the Mount Zion Church of today, but it was not alone in the early days, with preaching stations in at least three counties in the area north and west of St. Louis.


Rev. McCoy, stated supply at Troy, TN, reported on a missionary journey in the 1840’s:


   ing Sabbath in Lincoln Co., Missouri, 300 miles from home. After preaching one more Sabbath in that place and another in Pike, I proceeded to Calloway, 60 miles west of Auburn…. I preached three Sabbaths, organized a Church, and dispensed the sacrament of the Supper to nine communicants. I then returned to Pike, where I organized a Church and dispensed the Sacrament. The audiences in that section are unusually large, manifest a lively interest in divine things, and are generally entitled to the reputation of an interesting


     


The Rev. Conrad Cheatham reports the following about the churches of Missouri: Many of the charter members of Mt. Zion came from the Carolinas and VA. Some of these people stopped


   tion begged for a minister, but the West just sent supplies. So, the session appealed to the Synod of the South. The South sent a minister after the congregation joined the South.


 Mississippi River port, and I am guessing many of the delegates came by boat and thence overland to the church. 


rural churches of Kentucky slowly declined and one by one closed. At the same time, the ARP Synod of the South put a very large amount of money and effort into planting a church in Louisville, KY. This congregation grew to  It continues as the Midlane Park Church today. 


gregations of Kentucky and Mis souri resulted in the remaining three congregations of the Presby tery merging with the Memphis      Louisville Presbytery. In recent years, new congrega tions have sprung up in Kentucky, including the New Geneva Church in Paducah, the Redeemer Church in Murray, and the Heritage Church 


Rev. William Holiman is a retired Chap- lain in Mississippi Valley Presbytery.


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