Dwarf.Baptist-Perry.Co.1900.CHURCH

Dwarf Baptist Church 1900 Perry Co.
From "Perry County Kentucky- A History" by the Hazard Chapter of the 
D.A.R.,  PG 142.    
			DWARF BAPTIST CHURCH	

	REV. A.S. PETREY held a revival meeting at Dwarf in the summer of 
1900. Evening services were held in the school house and Richard Gayheart 
arranged seats in his orchard where services were held in the morning while 
school was in session.  As a result of this meeting the Dwarf Baptist Church 
was organized. Permission was granted by the First Baptist Church of Hazard, 
for REV. PETREY, their pastor, to fill the pulpit of Dwarf one Sunday each 
month.  Some of the early members were MR. AND MRS. SILAS RITCHIE, ELBERT 
OWENS, RACHEL OWENS BRASHEAR, DR. S.M. RITCHIE, NANNIE RITCHIE, AND FLORA 
OWENS. 
	Two Ministers came out of this church, SILAS B. RITCHIE, who 
succeeded REV. A.S. PETREY, served as Pastor until his death and HENRY C. 
COMBS who later served the First Baptist Church of Hazard for 2 years. In 
1923 or 1924 the Church building was destroyed by fire. Many of the members 
had moved away and there was no money to rebuild. The lot was deeded to Dwarf 
graded school with the privilege of worshipping in the new school building. 
In 1942 ROBERT AND SEBA SLOANE donated one-quarter acre of ground to the 
Dwarf Church and plans for building a new church were begun. The congregation 
moved to CHESTER GAYHEART'S store building where services were held until 
they moved into the new brick church on Highway 15. (Robert Slone.)


Contributed by: Charlene Stanley <cstanley@mail.bright.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1997