HOW TO FIND US

Farmdale Baptist Church is in south-central Louisville, near the intersections of I-65 and I-264 (Watterson), east of the airport, neighboring Male High School. Durrett Lane is generally accessed from Preston Highway (Hwy 61), south of the Watterson.

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From the East: use Watterson exit no. 12 (I-65 N / Hwy 61) and stay right to exit at Preston Highway (Hwy 61). Turn left at the light onto Preston Highway, then turn left at the next light onto Durrett Lane (at the Shell Station). The church is on the right; parking is behind the building.

From the West: from the Watterson, take the I-65 South exit, stay right and exit at Grade Lane (exit 130). Turn left at the light onto Grade Lane, turn left at the next light onto Preston Highway, then turn right at the second light onto Durrett Lane (at the Shell station). The church is on the right; parking is behind the building.

From the North: From within the city, follow Preston Highway south, crossing over the Watterson; turn left onto Durrett Lane (at the Shell Station). The church is on the right; parking is behind the building.

From I-65, take the Grade Lane exit (no. 130). Turn left onto Grade Lane, turn left onto Preston Highway, then turn right onto Durrett Lane (at the Shell station). The church is on the right; parking is behind the building.

From the South: From I-65 northbound traffic, take the Grade Lane / Hwy 61 exit (no. 130). Turn left onto Preston Highway. Follow Preston north to Durrett Lane; turn right (at the Shell station), and the church will be on the right; parking is behind the building.

Using city roads, follow Preston Highway north just beyond Male High School, then turn right at Durrett Lane (at the Shell station). The church is on the right; parking is behind the building.

WHAT WE BELIEVE

First and foremost, we believe in the trinitarian Deity: God the Father, Jesus Christ his fully divine Son-made-flesh, and the Holy Spirit. We believe that the Bible is the Word of God and is the ultimate authority for all things related to our faith. We celebrate Communion on the first Sunday of every month as an act of remembrance for Christ's work on the cross, and we acknowledge baptism as a vital sign of commitment to living as a member of the body of Christ.

We are affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention and the Kentucky Baptist Convention. Many of our staff members are students or graduates of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

OUR HISTORY

Farmdale Baptist Church began through an interdenominational Sunday School movement, iniated by St. John's Evangelical Church and held at the old Prestonia 36th District School, which stood at the modern junction of the Watterson Expressway and Preston Highway. On September 7, 1922, a Baptist minister named William R. Manion from Grace Baptist Church led a meeting which called for starting a new Baptist church from the Sunday School crowd. In March 1923, Manion was ordained by Grace Baptist and called to lead this new congregation, and a the group purchased a lot on the northeast corner of Preston and Farmdale Avenue. A building was put in place in September of that year, and the church was formally contsituted in 1924 or 1925. The church moved to its present location in January of 1975, and the old building was demolished to make way for improvements to the Watterson.

Bethlehem Baptist Church (1939) and Green Acres Baptist Church (1953) are church plants of Farmdale Baptist Church.