Paola Mora Zepeda
Paola Mora Zepeda
Paola Mora Zepeda
Paola Mora Zepeda
Paola Mora Zepeda
The Pewee Valley, Kentucky, Church, celebrated its 100th anniversary on September 19-20, 2025, remembering a century of service, outreach, and growth with a weekend-long program attended by members, former members, and friends from across the region.
The celebration included a meet-and-greet of past and present members, shared testimonies, church history presentations, and video messages from former pastors. It concluded with a dedicatory prayer for the Pewee Valley Church and its mission in the community.
A Rich History
In 1919, a small treatment room was opened in Louisville, Kentucky, by a group of nurses who had been trained at Madison College. As the work grew, a 50-acre farm in Pewee Valley was purchased and renovated into a sanitarium with patient rooms, treatment rooms, and an operating room.
C. W. Curtis organized the Pewee Valley Church on July 4, 1925, named after the local post office. Two years later, members established a school, adding one grade each year until the first class graduated in 1939. The school later became Pewee Valley Academy after moving to a new building. Across the street, Friendship Manor Nursing Home opened in 1969.
Financial struggles closed the Pewee Valley Hospital in 1975, but members pressed forward, breaking ground for the current church building in 1977. The sanctuary was dedicated on March 25, 1981, and its debt was paid off in January 1987.
A Missionary History
Pewee Valley members have always had a heart for mission. In 1957, they planted the St. Matthews Church (now Middletown Church). In 1993, Pewee Valley Church, with the support of Middletown Church, planted the Shelbyville Church, and in 2014 they sponsored the formation of the La Grange Company.
Jean Sheppard became a member in 1998. She moved to La Grange in 2014 to help with the church plant, but says Pewee Valley was formative for her family.
“Peewee Valley has provided a ground for us to grow in Christ,” said Sheppard. “My children were baptized there, and the experiences we had prepared us not just to grow personally but to serve. It gave us the foundation and confidence to help plant new churches and to start Bible studies that lasted for years.”
A Continuing History
Members say the centennial celebration was a time to thank God for His blessing and to be reminded of His call.
“It’s very exciting to me to see the history and what the church has done to be an influence on the community,” said Bonnie Riebel, who has been a member at Pewee Valley for more than four decades. “Having seen the church through its ups and downs over the years, it’s inspiring to know that God has been faithful and that we’re still here, still serving, and still trying to reach people.”
Kentucky-Tennessee | November 2025
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