Warren Memorial Presbyterian Church

Warren Memorial Presbyterian Church pictured in a postcard ca. 1928.

Warren Memorial Presbyterian Church was a Presbyterian congregation formerly located in what is now downtown Louisville, Kentucky.

History

The church was incorporated under the name Chestnut Street Presbyterian Church on February 25, 1848.^[1] In 1875, the church purchased land on the southwest corner of 4th and Broadway and began the construction of a new building. The following year, the church's name was changed to Broadway Tabernacle Presbyterian Church. The name was changed again to Warren Memorial Presbyterian Church in 1882.^[2][3]

Dr. A. B. Simpson pastored the church from 1874 to 1879, and he later founded the Christian and Missionary Alliance.

Pastors

• Leroy Jones Halsey (1849?–1858?)
• Dr. Gilbert H. Robertson (1870–1874)^[4]
• Dr. Albert Benjamin Simpson (1874–1879)^[5]

References

1. Commonwealth of Kentucky (1876). Acts of the General assembly of the commonwealth of Kentucky, passed, Volume 1. Commonwealth of Kentucky. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
2. "Warren Memorial Presbyterian Church". The New York Observer. May 16, 1912.
3. Rev. Edward L. Warren, D.D. (1896). The Presbyterian Church in Louisville. Chicago.
4. The biographical record of De Kalb County, Illinois. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. 1898. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
5. "The Christian and Missionary Alliance of New Zealand Timeline (1840-1900)". The Christian and Missionary Alliance of New Zealand. Archived from the original on May 13, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2009.

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