Laurinburg Presbyterian Church, Laurinburg, NC - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

"Laurinburg Presbyterian Church was founded March 5th, 1859 by Scottish Highlanders in Laurinburg, N.C. with four members from Smyrna and Centre churches, and one year later three former members of Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church. Services were held in the local school building for several years, followed by relocation to a brush arbor on land purchased for church construction in 1863 on West Church St. In 1866 the building of a house of worship was initiated but finalized only after several years owing to harsh and impoverished post Civil War conditions. The Laurinburg Presbyterian Church pulpit was supplied erratically until January 1872 when the first full-time minister was called, the Rev. John H. Coble. He initiated a Sunday School and added a cupola with bell to the church roof in 1881. In 1888 the church acquired its first organ.

In 1899 the church occupied the new manse on McLaurin Ave. At this time construction plans had been developed for a large new church building of red brick and Gothic design. In 1906 the old white wood-frame church building was sold and moved to the Laurinburg Oil Mill for storage of cotton seed. During this time of construction the congregation met in the hall over the First National Bank building on the corner of Roper and N. Main Street. In July 1907 the church began to hold services in the Sunday School Auditorium of its new building. The first service was held in the new sanctuary on October 6, 1907. The dedication of the new building was delayed until March 1909 in order to coincide with the date of the founding of Laurinburg Presbyterian Church exactly 50 years earlier."

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Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 10/06/1907 Age of Church building determined by?: Church website If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Presbyterian If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 11:00 AM Street address of Church: 600 West Church Street Laurinburg, NC USA 28352 Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed

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