Sunday School begins at 10:00AM and Worship Service starts at 11:00AM. Guerrant Memorial Presbyterian Church was built between 1915 and 1917 for a total amount of $9,000. In today’s money that would be equal to just over $2 million. Even in today’s money, that is inexpensive for such a wonderful house of worship. One of the reasons for the cost effective construction was the great generosity of ma
ny Christians in the region. The pews that are still used today were donated by the “Morgan’s Men Association.” This is an organization, which is still in existence today, of the descendants of the men who fought with General John Hunt Morgan during his Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana Civil War campaigns. Membership is also open to the families of Union soldiers who fought against Morgan and his raiders. The altar furniture (pulpit, pastor chair, and communion table) were given by the Daughters of the Confederacy. This organization is comprised of women no less than 16 years of age who are blood descendants, lineal or collateral, of men and women who served honorably in the Army, Navy or Civil Service of the Confederate States of America, or gave Material Aid to the Cause. One of its primary objectives is to honor the memory of those who served and those who fell in the service of the Confederate States of America. Over twenty-five stain glass windows throughout the church provide a beauty that in unmatched in churches built today. Each window was a gift from individuals, organizations, or churches that had been significantly touched by Dr. E.O. Just who was this man? Guerrant, M.D., D.D. (1836-1916) was a renowned Presbyterian evangelist and physician to the highland peoples of the Appalachian Mountains. During his tour of service with Gen. John Hunt Morgan in the Confederate Army, Dr. E.O. Guerrant was taken back by the sparse or non-existent spiritual and health needs of the mountain people of Kentucky and, following graduation from seminary and medical school, gave the next forty years of his life to their betterment. At his death in 1916, God had blessed his work by creating: three orphanages, two colleges, fifty-six churches, schools, and mission houses that touched the lives of 40,000 pupils, eighty-four salaried workers, hundreds of nonsalaried volunteers, 362 evangelists, and 6,304 salvations for the Kingdom. No wonder the so many people provided of themselves and their money to make Guerrant Memorial Presbyterian Church a fitting tribute to the work of God through this dedicated Christian.