Newport Presbyterian Church - Newport, MO
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N 38° 35.312 W 091° 06.949
15S E 664102 N 4272800
Site of first county courthouse,
Waymark Code: WM13FKT
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 12/02/2020
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County of church: Franklin County
Location of church: Newport Rd & Bluff Rd., 1 block N. of MO Hwy 100, Newport
Phone: (636) 239-3371
Built: 1854
"New Port Presbyterian Church has long been a center for worship in the community. The
church was organized on January 7th, 1844 as a member congregation of the
Presbyterian Church U.S. (Southern Presbyterian Church) and of the Old School,
requiring that its ministers be educated overseas rather than in the United States. New
Port is quite possibly the oldest church in Franklin County that has never moved or
closed its doors. The main sanctuary was built in 1854, with bricks fired on the church
grounds. In 1992, the congregation added a fellowship hall and remodeled the main
sanctuary.
"In 1983 it became apparent to the congregation that the Presbyterian Church U.S. was
preparing to merge with its sister denomination, the Presbyterian Church of the United
States of America (P.C.U.S.A.). The congregation strongly disagreed with the P.C.U.S.A.
teaching concerning abortion and felt the P.C.U.S.A. did not teach the Bible as God's
Word. The membership voted unanimously to withdraw from the P.C.U.S., and, later that
year, joined the Presbyterian Church in America (P.C.A.) The P.C.A. was begun by
churches who withdrew from the P.C.U.S. for the same reasons. We are a small, friendly,
Bible-believing church and invite you to come worship with us and see for yourself." ~ Newport Presbyterian Church