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1679
2nd & Main Sts., Burgin
This congregation was constituted in 1830 by dissenters from Baptist faith who chose to follow teachings of Alexander Campbell. They met at Shawnee Run Baptist and Cane Run school house on alternate Sundays until 1847, when they built Cane Run Christian Church. By 1895, when Cane Run needed costly repairs, members built present church. Dedication was in November. Over.
Burgin Christian Church - Site of Cane Run Church, forerunner of Burgin Christian, is .8 mile east of here. The village was incorporated in 1878 and named for church member Temple Burgin, whose gift of land in 1874 to Cincinnati Southern Railway helped to bring about its establishment. This church occupies a portion of Temple Burgin's original land. The name Burgin Christian Church first used, 1896.