Sinking Creek Baptist Church
| Sinking Creek Baptist Church | |
|---|---|
| Location |
2313 Elizabethton Hwy Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Baptist |
| Website |
sinkingcreek |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Watauga River Church[1] |
| Founded | 1772 |
| Founder(s) | Matthew Talbot |
Sinking Creek Baptist Church is a church located in Johnson City, Tennessee. It is considered the oldest church in Tennessee.[2]
History
Founded in 1772 by Matthew Talbot,[3] the church was originally named Watauga River Church after a local tributary.[4] Threatened by local native Americans, the church disbanded in 1776 and reformed the following year. In 1783 the original building was built with pews made of flat logs. A vehicle crashed into the church in 1965 and it was rebuilt.[5]
References
- ↑ Calloway, Brenda (1989). Jay Robert Reese, ed. America's First Western Frontier, East Tennessee: A Story of the Early Settlers and Indians of East Tennessee (illustrated ed.). The Overmountain Press. ISBN 0932807348.
- ↑ "Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park Announces 32nd Season of Liberty!". TN.gov Newsroom. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ↑ Peters, Jackie; Dawn Peters (2012). Carter County. Images of America (illustrated ed.). Arcadia Publishing.
- ↑ Barksdale, Kevin (2008). The lost state of Franklin: America's first secession. New directions in southern history (illustrated ed.). University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0813125219.
- ↑ Cochran (20 May 2004). "House Joint Resolution 1300" (PDF). Retrieved 17 November 2013.