| Rodney Presbyterian Church | |
| Coordinates: | 31.8628°N -91.1998°W |
| Built: | 1832 |
| Added: | February 6, 1973 |
| Refnum: | 73001018 |
Rodney Presbyterian Church is a historic church in Alcorn, Mississippi, United States.
Plantation owner and millionaire David Hunt (1779-1861), also known as "King David," donated the land upon which the church was built.[1] Presbyterian Reverend Jeremiah Chamberlain began the building of the church in 1829.[2]
The church building was built from 1829 to 1832 in the Federal architectural style.[3] [4] [5] It was built with red bricks, "rounded archives, "a stepped gable" and "an octagonal bell tower."[4]
The church played a specific role during the American Civil War of 1861-1865. On Sunday, September 13, 1863, Reverend Baker invited crew members of the Union USS Rattler gunboat to attend his service.[4] [5] However, Confederates burst into the church to arrest them.[4] [5] When other Union crew members found out about the Confederate violation of Sunday truce, they fired a cannonball at the church, which damaged its front wall.[4] [5] The damage is still visible to this day.[4] [5]
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1973.