Welcome to Red Hill Baptist Church
This little church often receives visitors who are traveling US Bicycle Route 76 across our beautiful country. It is a perfect spot to find some rest along the way, both physical and spiritual.
Psalm 23 1 The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.
A little history about our church: Red Hill Baptist Church in Utica, KY, began when a group of residents decided to form a church in a nearby schoolhouse, eventually taking the name of Red Hill after it. The first meetinghouse was built in 1893, located on land from J. B. Salmon, and was dedicated in October of that year. Elder B. Y. Cundiff was called as the first pastor in November 1893, and the church was accepted into the Daviess-McLean Baptist Association in 1894.
And for those who had no idea this bicycle route existed, here is a little information:
U.S. Bicycle Route 76 (USBR 76) is a cross-country bicycle route east of Colorado in the United States. It is one of the two original U.S. Bicycle Routes, the other being U.S. Bicycle Route 1. USBR 76 runs from the Midwestern state of Kansas to the eastern seaboard state of Virginia. It is also known as the TransAmerica Bike Route and is contained within the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail.
A spur, U.S. Bicycle Route 176, was established in Virginia in 2016.
History
Bicycle Route 76 along SR 5 in Charles City, Virginia
Bicycle Route 76 originated as the Bikecentennial, the route for a large bike tour organized for the 1976 celebration of the United States Bicentennial. The Adventure Cycling Association was at that time also known as the "Bikecentennial."
USBR 76 was established in 1982 as an original U.S. Bicycle Route, along with U.S. Bicycle Route 1 from Florida to Virginia. Bicycle traffic along a good deal of Bicycle Route 76 has been sparse to practically non-existent for several years. However, a 2003 conference encouraged the establishment of new interstate bicycle routes, as well as proposing the extension the two existing ones, 76's western terminus being conjectured on the Oregon coast.
Since 2014, the annual Trans Am Bike Race has used the route.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Bicycle_Route_76