New Providence Presbyterian Church, Academy, and Cemetery

New Providence Presbyterian Church, Academy, and Cemetery
Nearest city Surgoinsville, Tennessee
Coordinates 36°29′40″N 82°49′23″W / 36.49436°N 82.82295°WCoordinates: 36°29′40″N 82°49′23″W / 36.49436°N 82.82295°W
Area 18 acres (7.3 ha)
Architectural style Gothic
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 78002600[1]
Added to NRHP December 1, 1978

New Providence Presbyterian Church is a historic church in Surgoinsville, Tennessee, United States, affiliated with Presbyterian Church (USA).[2]

The New Providence congregation was formed in 1780 at the home of William Armstrong II in a settlement in Carter's Valley whose residents had come from Virginia, where they had belonged to another congregation called New Providence. The first services were led by the Reverends Samuel Doak and Charles Cummins. The first church buildings were log structures in Carter's Valley.[3] Until 1816, the church lacked its own minister, but was served by circuit-riding ministers who sometimes referred to New Providence as "Armstrong Settlement".[3][4]

An early school, Maxwell Academy, was established in 1816 and was associated with the church for many years.[3]

The present church building was completed in 1892-1893 and received an addition in the 1940s.[5] The church building, its cemetery, and Maxwell Academy were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. ↑ "New Providence Presbyterian Church". Presbyterian Church (USA). Retrieved March 15, 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "New Providence: A history of religion in Tennessee". The Rogersville Review. July 18, 2003.
  4. ↑ "The History of the Rogersville Presbyterian Church". Retrieved March 15, 2014.
  5. ↑ Albright, Barbara (July 19, 2013). "Homecoming at New Providence Presbyterian Church is scheduled for Aug. 4". Kingsport Times-News.

External links

Official website