First Presbyterian Church (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
| First Presbyterian Church | |
|---|---|
| First Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga | |
 |
|
| Location | 554 McCallie Ave., Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Presbyterian Church in America |
| Previous denomination | Presbyterian Church in the United States |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical, Reformed |
| Membership | over 2,000 |
| Website | fpcchatt |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga (1840-1871) |
| Founded | 21 June 1840 |
| Administration | |
| Presbytery | Nashville |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor(s) | Tim Tinsley |
 |
|
|
First Presbyterian Church
|
|
 
|
|
| Coordinates | 35°2′51″N 85°18′8″W / 35.04750°N 85.30222°WCoordinates: 35°2′51″N 85°18′8″W / 35.04750°N 85.30222°W |
| Area | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) |
| Built | 1910 |
| Architect | McKim, Mead & White et al. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 09000955 |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 2009 |
The First Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee, located at 554 McCallie Avenue, is an historic, downtown congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) and the first Christian congregation founded in Chattanooga.
First Presbyterian Church was formed as the Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga on June 21, 1840, under the leadership of missionaries who had previously served at the Brainerd Mission to the Cherokee. After the "Trail of Tears" the missionaries returned to Chattanooga and began to work among the English, Scots-Irish, and Welsh in the community and helped plant the new church. At first, the congregation worshiped in a log cabin. Its first purpose-built church, completed in 1845, was on the west side of Walnut Street near Third Street. That building was the home of First Presbyterian until the mid-1850s, when it was replaced by a new brick church building on the northeast corner of Seventh and Market streets. During the Union Army occupation of Chattanooga in 1863, that church was stripped to serve as a military hospital. For a period after the Civil War, worship services were held in the minister's home.
Through the years, the congregation grew. It adopted the "First Presbyterian" name in 1871, when Second Presbyterian Church was organized. From the 1880s until 1910, when its current building was opened, First Presbyterian was located at the southwest corner of Georgia Avenue and Seventh Street. There have been thirteen pastors of the church including notable clergy such as Thomas McCallie (whose sons founded The McCallie School), Jonathan Bachman (former Confederate chaplain, former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, 1910), James Fowle, and Ben Haden. Michael A. Milton served the church from 2001 to 2008, when he became president and professor of practical theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Reverend Michael Preg served as the interim pastor before the church called its current senior minister, the Reverend Timothy Tinsley.
...
Wikipedia