Pleasant Point Missionary Baptist Church

Historical marker location:

Utica, Kentucky

( 3723 Hwy. 764, Utica)

Six emancipated slaves formed this congregation in 1871. Three years later it was fully organized; the church erected in 1878. Membership grew as African Americans searched for religious & cultural experiences. Tradition holds that Dr. George Washington Carver spoke to local farmers here in 1909. First site of the area’s Rosenwald School.

(Reverse) Pleasant Point Missionary Baptist Cemetery- Oldest marked grave is from 1873, although there may be earlier unmarked graves in the cemetery. Among those buried here are veterans who served from the Civil War through Desert Storm. The church has played a vital role in shaping the community of Pleasant Ridge & the lives of its citizens.

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