Union Presbyterian Church - Skipperville, AL
N 31° 34.089 W 085° 35.871
16R E 633063 N 3493422
Union Presbyterian Church is located on Dale County Road 13 west of Skipperville, AL. Typical of small, rural southern churches it only meets two Sundays per month.
Waymark Code: WMQN88
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 03/06/2016
Views: 2
From the historical marker:
Organized by John Warnock, East Alabama Presbytery, September 1843, its mother church being Pea River Presbyterian (Barbour County). Founders, who migrated from Scotland to Argura, North Carolina, and then to Union (Dale County), 1820-1840's, called the community Arguta. The Church was housed in log or frame buildings 1859, 1886, 1909 (burned 1910), 1910-1915. A Fellowship Hall was added in 1977.
Founders included George B. Keahey, Elijah Keahey, William Keahey, Neil Munn, Norman Cameron, John Keahey, James Keahey, Sr., Hugh McDonald, Archibald McEachern, Dougald McFadden, John Munn, Sr., Nancy Campbell, Margaret Keahey, Sarah Keahey (1), Sarah Keahey (2), Mary Keahey, Eliza Keahey, Martha Keahey, Margaret McDonald, Catherine McEachern, Mary McFadden, Eliza McGill, Mary Munn, Catherine Munn, Ann McFadden, Catherine McDonald. Early Pastors: Elon Martin, Duncan McCormick, Arthur Mooney, M. A. Patterson who served 15 years.
Presbyterian Denomination: Unknown
Status: Active House of Worship
Address:
3925 County Road 13
Skipperville, AL USA
36374
Date Built: Not listed
Architect: Not listed
Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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