In 1988, The Centennial History of Hurricane, WV was published to commemorate the town’s 100th anniversary. The publication included the histories of 16 Hurricane area churches. This week’s selection is the 2nd of the church histories which were published in 1988.

EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH

Emmanuel Baptist Church had its beginnings when two students studying for the ministry at Lexington Baptist College, Kentucky, desired to return to their native West Virginia to start a Baptist work.…