First Congregational Church (Terre Haute, Indiana)

First Congregational Church

First Congregational Church in summer
Location 630 Ohio St., Terre Haute, Indiana
Coordinates 39°27′57″N 87°24′33″W / 39.46583°N 87.40917°W / 39.46583; -87.40917Coordinates: 39°27′57″N 87°24′33″W / 39.46583°N 87.40917°W / 39.46583; -87.40917
Area less than one acre
Built 1902 (1902)-1903
Architect Trumbull & Jones
Architectural style Gothic Revival
MPS Downtown Terre Haute MRA
NRHP Reference # 83000157[1]
Added to NRHP June 30, 1983

First Congregational Church is an historic Congregational church located at 630 Ohio Street in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. It was built in 1902-1903 and is the second building to house the congregation founded in December 1834. It is a and is a neo-Gothic-style church constructed of buff colored brick with limestone trim and opalescent glass windows.[2]:Part 1, p. 20

FCC was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

Covenant

In the Love of Truth and in the Spirit of Jesus Christ, We Unite for the Worship of God and the Service to Humanity. We agree to differ... We resolve to love... We unite to serve...

Organization

FCC is a member of the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches (NACCC) and the Midwest Association of Congregational Christian Churches.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Alan Goebes (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Historic Resources of Downtown Terre Haute (Part 1)" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Alan Goebes (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Historic Resources of Downtown Terre Haute (Part 2)" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01.


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