Historic Church in Nashville TN

First Baptist Church has been a fixture in downtown Nashville for more than 190 years.... more

by Alina Skye

Title

Historic Church in Nashville TN

Artist

Alina Skye

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

First Baptist Church has been a fixture in downtown Nashville for more than 190 years.
The Baptist Church of Nashville (later First Baptist Nashville) was organized on July 22, 1820, in the Davidson County Courthouse.
The Civil War created special problems. First Baptist Nashville supplied more than one hundred soldiers for the Confederacy. The Union Army seized the church’s building, used it for more than two years, part of the time as a hospital, and wrecked the interior. Church finances suffered during the Civil War and Reconstruction.
First Baptist Nashville ministered to the African-American people of Nashville before, during, and after the Civil War.
First Baptist Nashville completed several building projects: its first educational building in 1928, a second educational building in 1955, an activities building in 1960, a remodeled chapel in 1962, and a new sanctuary and educational facilities in 1970. In 1988, the church voted to purchase the lot and building of Associates Capital and occupied this space in 1990. In 1997, the church constructed a large new parking lot. In 1999, First Baptist Nashville voted to purchase the Nashville Rescue Union Mission property for future development. The former Anchor Home building now houses the Downtown Ministry Center.

First Baptist Nashville continues to seek new ways to minister to its community. The downtown location provides unique opportunities to minister to the city of Nashville and surrounding metropolitan area in extraordinary ways. The church also maintains a commitment to missions in the United States and around the world, both through giving and going.

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September 24th, 2013