First Presbyterian Church of High Point history The First Presbyterian Church of High Point was founded on September 3, 1859 with eleven charter members and the Reverend Pleasant Hunter Dalton as its first minister. A church building was constructed on English Street at a cost $1,234 for the lot and building. Reverend Dalton served the church on two different occasions, and his ministry ran through Civil War days when the church building was used as a hospital for sick and wounded soldiers. As the church membership increased, the congregation realized the need for larger facilities. As a result, the existing Gothic sanctuary was constructed on a five acre lot on North Main Street. The sanctuary, the church’s third, was first used for a worship service on Easter Sunday, April 1, 1928.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 00:10:30 +0000
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