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The Bicentennial

For the next couple of years, we'll be celebrating the bicentennial of our congregation. We have created a virtual museum to highlight some of the wonderful parts of our history. Please take time to visit as the museum grows.

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The Basics

First Presbyterian Church is a member of the Living Waters Synod and the Presbyterian Church USA.

Basically, Presbyterians follow the Reformed theology and believe in representation of members and ministers in church leadership. To read more, check out Presbyterian 101.

As for our church, we meet on Sunday mornings at 8:30 and 11:00 for worship and at 9:30 for Sunday School. If you come in the door on Spring Street, someone is sure to be nearby to help you find your way. Our nursery is for children 5 and younger. During the second service, the children who want to participate in Children's Church leave the sanctuary after the Time for the Children.

The youth choir practices on Sunday afternoons, followed by a great time at Youth Group, with dinner provided. Wednesday afternoons and evenings are busy at First Pres, and Wednesday is a great time for you to get to know some of the members on a more personal level. Activities begin for elementary children at 5:00, dinner begins at 5:30, and classes and choirs are busy throughout the evening. If you show up, you're sure to find you fit right in.

If you like an older church with a mixture of new and old ideas, you'll enjoy worshiping with us.

The church was founded on April 10, 1812, near Murfree Spring in what was to become known as the town of Murfreesboro. The original church building was erected in what is now part of the Old City Cemetery on Vine Street and was used during the War Between the States as a hospital, first by Confederates and then Union forces. The original building was destroyed. A new building site was chosen and a building erected in 1867. It was damaged in the 1913 tornado, and major repairs and design changes were made to the roof and structure. The work was completed by 1914. The office area and Sunday school rooms were added in 1959. A new common room with additional classrooms, parlor, elevator and kitchen was completed in 1998 for $1.6 million. Because the church is situated two blocks from the city square and courthouse, available expansion room is limited to the adjacent property on the block. One adjacent house and lot were purchased in 1995 for the new building built in 1998, and another property was purchased in 2003 and is used as rental property.