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This church, located directly on the banks of Paint Creek, was built in the mid-1890s. Located directly along Paint Creek in the community of Lively, this Missionary Baptist church was built as a religious and social gathering place for farming families. Many of these families sent their children to centers of higher learning. Some of these children returned to the community to become teachers, serving as long-time educators of the area’s youth. In keeping with their secular beliefs Missionary Baptists supported missionary activities, educational and outreach efforts which brought their faith to those outside their denomination. According to theologian Leonard Sweet, there were stark contrasts in the beliefs of Missionary Baptists and those of the much larger group of Calvinist Primitive Baptists which dominated the Appalachian south. Primitive Baptists did not believe in the cost of supporting missions, feared that a hierarchical structure would accompany missionary efforts, and were basically disapproving of the formal education received toward training missionaries. Sweet contends that these beliefs reflect cultural differences and diversity of the Baptists of the region. |