LEXINGTON, Ky. — Just days after a full weekend of Easter celebrations, pastors and ministry leaders from across Central Kentucky gathered on Tuesday, April 7, at Southern Heights Baptist Church for the latest Equip Leadership Lunch. The event provided a timely opportunity for leaders to reconnect, share a meal, and reflect together following one of the busiest seasons in church ministry. The focus of this month’s gathering centered on the current landscape of church planting

Louisville, Ky. — Three new church plants connected with the Central Kentucky Network of Baptists (CKNB) were recognized and celebrated during the 2026 Kentucky Baptist Convention REACH Evangelism & Missions Conference, highlighting the growing international church planting movement across central Kentucky. The annual REACH Conference gathers pastors, ministry leaders, and church members from across the Commonwealth to focus on evangelism, missions, and church multiplication

CKNB churches received honors at the annual meeting of the Kentucky Baptist Convention. Two new CKNB churches receive affiliation.

An invitation to participate and pray for this local church's weekend of evangelistic outreach.