The following sermon was delivered the evening of Sunday May 10, 1789 by John Witherspoon to a sizeable crowd in New York’s Old First Presbyterian Church (founded 1716). John Rodgers was the pastor, and he...
On September 16, 1620, the crew of the Mayflower weighed anchor to leave Plymouth, England. The Pilgrims gathered on board were anticipating a new homeland, better economic opportunities, and freedom to follow God’s...
William was born in Cumberland County, Virginia to Joseph and Joanna (Read) Hill, March 3, 1769. His father died when he was about five years old and after a few years his mother remarried. Her new husband was a widower...
Liberty Springs Presbyterian Church, in Cross Hill, South Carolina, is named for the spring on its property which was named by a soldier during the Revolutionary War. The church was organized two years before the...
Jonas was born to Hannah (Halstead) and John Coe March 20, 1759 in New Hampstead, New York. He was a grandson of Samuel Coe who emigrated from England about 1712. John participated in the Revolution with Jonas and four...
The entrance doors of churches are utilitarian devices that provide privacy and security while allowing passage from the outside of the building to the inside and vice-versa. They can be made of wood, fiberglass...
The image is a drawing of Savannah, Georgia, circa 1870, which was composed by its artist while viewing the city to the south from Hutchinson Island. Almost in line with the mast near the stern of the ship with two...
This is the first of a series of articles that will be posted occasionally on Presbyterians of the Past to provide information about the design of churches. It is hoped that these brief topical studies will be helpful...
In the colonial days of America congregations sometimes met outdoors for services because they did not have a building for worship. A group interested in having a church in their settlement gathered in the shade of a...
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