First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro
| First Presbyterian Church | |
|---|---|
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| Basic information | |
| Location | 617 N Elm St, Greensboro, North Carolina, United States 27401 |
| Geographic coordinates | 36°04′52″N 79°47′26″W / 36.0812°N 79.7905°WCoordinates: 36°04′52″N 79°47′26″W / 36.0812°N 79.7905°W |
| Affiliation | Presbyterian Church USA |
| District | Salem Presbytery |
| Territory | Synod of Mid-Atlantic |
| State | North Carolina |
| Website | |
| Architectural 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] The 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.[3]
Recent pastors
- Dr. John A. Redhead began a 25-year pastorate in 1945. Dr. Redhead also spoke on the Protestant Radio Hour and Armed Forces Radio.[4]
- Dr. Joseph B. Mullin served from 1971 to 1988. The church's Mullin Life Center is named in honor of Dr. Mullin.[5]
- Dr. Jerold D. Shetler served from 1988 to 1998.
- On January 1, 2001, Dr. Sidney F. Batts became the church’s eleventh pastor.
Notable parishoners
- Janet Kay Ruthven Hagan, U.S. Senator from 2009 to 2015
- Thomas W. Ross, president of the University of North Carolina system from 2011 to 2016
- Mary Bonneau McElveen-Hunter, businesswoman and socialite, former U.S. Ambassador to Finland
Interior view of north-facing rose window inside First Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, NC
- John Motley Morehead, 29th Governor of North Carolina
- William Cunningham Smith, Former Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- Robert Paine Dick, United States District Court Justice
- William Crosby Dawson, U.S. Congressman
- John Adams Gilmer, U.S. Congressman
References
- ↑ http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=10453
- ↑ http://www.fpcgreensboro.org/visit/fpc-in-50
- ↑ http://www.visitgreensboronc.com/greensboro-history-churches#.VVVZa_lViko
- ↑ "Radio Days: The Protestant Hour". Presbyterian Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
- ↑ "Joseph Mullin Papers". UNCG.
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