Presbyterian Church
N 33° 14.981 W 094° 59.429
15S E 314567 N 3680733
State Historical Survey Committee Medallion and Plate at the Greenhill Presbyterian Church, 350 CR 1660, in the Greenhill community, northwest of Mt. Pleasant, TX.
Waymark Code: WMYY0R
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/08/2018
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All the plate says is "Presbyterian Church Established 1860". The
Findagrave entry for George Washington Gilpin, the first settler in northeast Titus County and who is buried in the adjacent Greenhill Cemetery, notes that he and James Nickolas Morgan erected the building between 1870 and 1872. While there is a sign outside the church, there is no indication that it is still being used for regular services, although it appears that the First Presbyterian Church of Mt. Pleasant occasionally uses the sanctuary for special events. The sanctuary is also a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
The church's founder, the Rev. Edward Hollister Green, gave his name to the Greenhill community, and he is also buried in the Greenhill Cemetery. A Texas Historical Marker at his grave reads:
(Born Madison County, Ala., May 14, 1827; Died Titus County, Texas, Nov. 12, 1863)
Son of James W. and Elizabeth (Bass) Green. Educated at Centre College, Danville, Ky., and New Albany Theological Seminary, Ind. Licensed and ordained in Memphis Presbytery, preached 1853-59 in Tennessee. Came to Texas; founded church here Sept. 23, 1860. Held pastorate until his death.
He married Catherine Hall of Tipton County, Tenn., 1850. They had a son and two daughters.