Central Christian Church Bell Tower - Fulton, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 51.876 W 092° 00.730
15S E 585701 N 4302214
Single bell still tolls when they call to service
Waymark Code: WMWXYQ
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 10/28/2017
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County of church: Callaway County
Location of church: MO-KK & MO-F, 2 miles W. of Fulton
Phone: (573) 642-3496
T-Plan Main Church built: 1881
I was unaware of this church also. Heading west to find the historic White Cloud Presbyterian church, and stumbled on this beauty.
This church is a T-Plan church, and has been altered with additions, and modern siding.
It is accompanied on this site with it's own cemetery. The cemetery from about 1885.
I found nothing specific on the tower or the bell.
"T-plan churches are characterized by their form and massing. They have a T-plan or Tshaped
footprint with a cross gable roof. Like other rural church types, these buildings
have a prominent front-facing gable. In most cases, the front gable has a large
Romanesque or Gothic arch window or groupings of three windows. The entrances are
located in the recesses created by the cross gable roof and are generally located in a small
entrance pavilion or are sheltered by a small porch or portico. Towers, similar to those
seen on the steepled ell type, are common though not universal. The survey identified six examples of the T-plan churches in rural Callaway County (see below). All but one has
been modified on the exterior. Common alterations include additions for classrooms or
social halls and the application of modern siding.
• Carrington Baptist, N. Side Hwy H, just W. of CR 325, Carrington
• Central Christian, 4670 SR KK, Fulton vic.
• Dry Fork Baptist, W. side CR 363 approx. ½ mi. N. of SRY, Guthrie vic.
• Grand Prairie Baptist, 104 N. Main St., Auxvasse
• Liberty Christian, S. side CR 744 approx ½ mi.W. of SR N, Shamrock vic.
• Old Auxvasse-Nine Mile Presbyterian, Pearl St. & CR 184, Williamsburg."
~ Rural Churches of Callaway County, page 16
"This church was the parent of Richland Christian Church, organized in 1873, with thirty members from the Fulton Church. Central Christian was also an outgroth [sic] of this church in 1880." ~ Early Church in Callaway County, Ruth Upp, 1976