Members of Living Hope Fellowship worship together at their 25th Anniversary service. LEXINGTON, Ky. — Living Hope Fellowship marked a significant milestone on Sunday, October 4, 2026, celebrating 25 years of ministry in Lexington with a special anniversary worship service, homecoming celebration, and evening of fellowship. The celebration brought together a standing-room-only congregation of current and former members, families, and friends to reflect on God's faithfulness t

Many are aware of the growing need for more involvement from the faith community in the area of foster care and adoption. It is a Biblical principle to care for the orphan, the widow, and the vulnerable among us. The Lexington Fayette Urban County Government has recently instituted efforts to join with the faith community in Lexington to help stand in the gap and answer the call to minister to children and families in our community by providing care and support during their t

Living Hope Fellowship in Lexington will celebrate its 25th anniversary this weekend, marking a meaningful milestone for a church family that began with a simple but lasting vision: to be a Christian family of faith. The anniversary celebration will take place at on Sunday, October 4, 2026. There will be an open house at 9:15am, bringing together members, families, friends, and the wider community to remember God’s faithfulness through 25 years of worship, ministry, growth, a

Students gather in Paris at Central Baptist Church for a night of worship and drawing closer to Christ. Central Baptist Church in Paris, Kentucky welcomed more than 100 people to its campus this past weekend for a Youth Rally marked by outdoor worship, gospel-centered teaching, and a clear call for students to look to Christ in every question life brings. The gathering, promoted as a community rally for area youth, brought high school students and ministry leaders together fo

Central Kentucky Baptists are invited to come together for an evening of worship, celebration, prayer, and partnership at the 2026 CKNB Fall Gathering, Monday, October 12, at Grace Baptist Church in Lexington. The gathering begins at 6:30 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church, 811 Bryan Drive, Lexington. A livestream will also be available through the CKNB Facebook page for those unable to attend in person. The Fall Gathering is one of two annual opportunities for churches across the

CYNTHIANA, Ky | Silas Baptist Church in Cynthiana welcomed members, friends, and guests for a special three-day revival September 13–15, bringing together preaching, worship, music, and fellowship under the invitation, “Come Be Blessed!” The revival began Sunday, September 13, with the church’s annual Homecoming Service at 11:00 a.m. Rev. Buddy Mills served as the guest speaker for the morning service. The day’s celebration continued at 2:00 p.m. with a special concert featur

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. | Five decades of faithful service, community outreach, and gospel ministry will be celebrated next weekend as Crosswoods Baptist Church marks its 50th Anniversary with a special Open House on Saturday, September 26th and Worship Celebration and Banquet to follow on Sunday, the 27th.

As fall approaches, churches across the Central Kentucky Network of Baptists have several opportunities to pray, give, serve, and participate in missions through Woman’s Missionary Union. Elkhorn WMU is encouraging CKNB churches and ministry leaders to take note of several upcoming local, state, and national missions opportunities. From evangelism training and hands-on mission projects to special days of prayer and missions giving, these events provide ways for every generati

As churches across Central Kentucky enter the fall season, many are setting aside special opportunities for worship, fellowship, outreach and spiritual renewal. The Mission Church of Lexington, a ministry partner of the Central Kentucky Network of Baptists, is inviting churches and individuals from across the area to join them for LexRevive, September 16–20. Centered around the theme “Revive Us Again” from Psalm 85:6, LexRevive will feature five days of prayer, preaching, com

Masterson Station is noted to be the fastest growing region in Lexington. The need for churches in this area is growing with each new home, shopping center and business. The September Equip Leadership Lunch put a clear focus on one of the more urgent ministry opportunities in Central Kentucky: planting churches where communities are rapidly growing. Held this past Tuesday at the new Ramsey's Diner in the Masterson Station area of Lexington, the lunch brought pastors, leaders,

PARIS, Ky. — Students from churches and communities across Central Kentucky are invited to gather for an evening of worship, fellowship and fun as Central Baptist Church in Paris hosts a community Youth Rally on Sunday, Sept. 27. Beginning at 5 p.m. at 762 Clintonville Road in Paris, the rally offers an especially exciting opportunity for churches throughout the Central Kentucky Network of Baptists (CKNB) to bring their students together, build relationships across church and

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Baptist Church at Andover will welcome pastors, podcasters, Bible teachers and fellow believers from several states this fall as the 2026 Laborers’ Conference comes to Lexington Oct. 1–4. The four-day gathering is sponsored by the Truth in Love Network, a ministry that brings together Christians from different backgrounds and theological traditions around a shared commitment to Scripture and the gospel. The network says its purpose is to proclaim the unif

Around 110 children received school supplies through a recent Back to School Supply Outreach at Irishtown Ministry Center, an annual compassion ministry event made possible through the partnership of the Central Kentucky Network of Baptist Churches. The outreach served children connected to the Irishtown community, the Congolese congregation, families from Nepal, and other neighborhoods connected with Irishtown Ministry Center. Along with school supplies, families also receiv

Larry Riley, long time pastor now with Practical Shepherding, addressed guests at the August Equip Leadership Lunch hosted at The Gospel Collective Church in Lexington. Pastoral ministry is meaningful work, but it is not work anyone was meant to carry alone. That theme shaped the recent CKNB Equip Leadership Lunch, held Tuesday, August 4, at Gospel Collective Church in Lexington. The gathering brought together local pastors and church leaders for a simple but needed rhythm: s