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Deep Run Baptist Church

Coordinates: 37°38′17″N 77°35′09″W / 37.638127°N 77.585867°W / 37.638127; -77.585867
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Deep Run Baptist Church
Deep Run Baptist Church photographed in 2024.
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37°38′17″N 77°35′09″W / 37.638127°N 77.585867°W / 37.638127; -77.585867
LocationHenrico County, Virginia, United States
CountryUS
DenominationBaptist
Previous denominationAnglican
Websitewww.deeprun.org
History
Former name(s)Hungry Church
FoundedOctober 2, 1742
Administration
DivisionDover Baptist Association
Clergy
Pastor(s)Rick Allison

Deep Run Baptist Church is a Baptist church located in Western Henrico County, Virginia.

History

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Constructed and established as an Anglican chapel in 1742, the church was originally named "Hungry Church".

In 1791 the church changed denominations, and merged with Chickahominy Baptist Church (which had been founded by Rev. Reuben P. Ford of the Goochland Baptist Church)[1] to become Hungry Baptist Church. Both churches were part of the Dover Baptist Association, with Rev. Ford serving as clerk for 3 decades and struggling for separation of church and state. In 1819, the name was changed again to Deep Run Baptist Church. During the American Revolutionary War, the church served as a hospital for wounded soldiers and was used by the Marquis de Lafayette as a meeting place.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Ben Lynes, "Ford, Reuben," Encyclopedia of Southern Baptists vol.1 (Nashville: Broadman Press 1958) p. 457
  2. ^ "History of Deep Run Baptist Church". Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2012.