Nestled comfortably in the woodlands of Kentucky's Bluegrass region near the Kentucky River stands a unique church. Surrounded by a stone-stacked wall and a cemetery with markers from the late 19th Century, Grub Ridge Church houses the community faithful on the first and third Sundays of each month at 2:30PM. This community church was once abandoned after the congregation died out years ago. Not long ago, this building, which was erected in 1898 after the original building burned in a fire, again was nearly rubble with the walls leaning and the roof partially collapsed. A local man named Charles Bramblett who has since passed, said to not even be a Christian, took it upon himself to initiate refurbishing a piece of local history. Galvanized by Charles project, many others in the community joined in the efforts.
Now, Grub Ridge Church is a beautifully restored building which houses Christians from area churches in an ecumenical spirit joining Baptists, Methodists, and other Christian denominations together for an evangelical event. The joyful spiritual songs is dense in the air and just as awe inspiring as the story of the building itself.
Sitting on donated and refurbished pews extracted from an abandoned Methodist church in nearby Gest, KY, the attendees frequently listen to the preaching of Brother Dan Taylor, Associate Pastor of
North Frankfort Baptist Church.
What a joy it is to see such an abandoned building restored and utilized. If you find yourself in the area of Gest, KY, stop by and check out Grub Ridge Church.
