First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro explained

Building Name:First Presbyterian Church
Location:617 N Elm St, Greensboro, North Carolina, United States 27401
Geo:36.0812°N -79.7905°W
Religious Affiliation:Presbyterian Church USA
State:North Carolina
Territory:Synod of Mid-Atlantic
District:Salem Presbytery
Website:http://www.fpcgreensboro.org/
Architecture Style:Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking:1927

First Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located in the Fisher Park Historic District of Greensboro, North Carolina.

History

First Presbyterian Church was founded in 1824 and was the first chartered Presbyterian church in the city.[1] [2] Four of its 12 original members were slaves. Thirty to 40 slaves were members by the time of the American Civil War, and after being freed, 37 former slaves started Saint James Presbyterian at Friendly Avenue and Church Street. Saint James is now located on Ross Avenue.[3] First Presbyterian Church has occupied four buildings in its history. The first three were located at Church Street and Summit Avenue north of the city center. The third building on that site, a Romanesque Revival style brick structure, now houses the Greensboro Historical Museum. In 1929 First Presbyterian Church moved into its fourth and current building, a Gothic Revival cathedral overlooking Fisher Park.[4]

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Notable parishioners

Notes and References

  1. http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=10453
  2. Web site: FPC in :50 First Presbyterian Church in Greensboro . www.fpcgreensboro.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121227055255/http://www.fpcgreensboro.org/visit/fpc-in-50 . 2012-12-27.
  3. News: Coming home: After 150 years, St. James returns to First Presbyterian. McLaughlin. Nancy. News and Record. October 27, 2017. October 28, 2017.
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-05-15 . 2015-05-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518090408/http://www.visitgreensboronc.com/greensboro-history-churches#.VVVZa_lViko . dead .
  5. Web site: Radio Days: The Protestant Hour. Presbyterian Historical Society. 7 October 2014. 2016-08-02.
  6. Web site: Joseph Mullin Papers. UNCG.