Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church - Port Gibson, MS - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

This church building was constructed in 1868 in the town of Rodney, MS. Rodney was once a booming river town just as Grand Gulf once was. In the late 1870's a school operated in the church also. By 1933, the population of Rodney had diminished to less than 100 and by 1957, only seven communicants remained at Sacred Heart. In February 1969, the Natchez-Jackson Diocese deeded the property to the Rodney Foundation for the most outstanding of the few remaining examples in Mississippi of carpenter gothic church architecture.

The building was donated to the State of Mississippi by the Rodney Foundation and moved to Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission in 1983. It has been restored to its original condition and is used as a non-denominational chapel by religious and other groups approved by the park.

Above from the Grand Gulf Military Park website, link.

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1868 Age of Church building determined by?: Other reliable source If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Roman Catholic If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM Street address of Church: 12006 Grand Gulf Road Port Gibson, MS USA 39150 Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Not listed Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: Not Listed Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed

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