Des Peres Presbyterian Church Explained

Des Peres Presbyterian Church
Location:2255 Geyer Rd., Frontenac, Missouri
Coordinates:38.6228°N -90.42°W
Added:April 14, 1978
Refnum:78003137

Des Peres Presbyterian Church (Old Des Peres Church;Old Stone Church) is a historic church on 2255 Geyer Road in Frontenac, Missouri.

It was started in 1834 and was added to the National Register in 1978.

Elijah Parish Lovejoy was an early pastor of the church while also serving as an editor of the abolitionist St. Louis Observer.[1]

Former Major League Baseball players George Sisler and Dave Sisler are buried in the church's cemetery.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bates. Christopher G.. The Early Republic and Antebellum America: An Encyclopedia of Social, Political, Cultural, and Economic History. 2015. Routledge. 9781317457404. 588. 8 March 2018. en.
  2. Web site: Faith Des Peres Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Frontenac, Missouri. www.findagrave.com. 8 March 2018.