Rendition of the original
log church, built in the mid 1830's and burned in 1860 |
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Replica of the second building,
built in 1961 and burned during the Civil War |
The
third building, "The Little White Church," built
in 1866 at a cost of $343.00 |
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In 1929, The Little
White Church was moved nearer Murfreesboro Road and enlarged.
An annex was added to the rear of the building in 1948, providing
space for first indoor restrooms. |
The white metal cross was
donated to the church in memory of Cliffird Brown, who died
in an Air National Guard plane crash on July 23, 1950. It was
moved to the memorial garden when the old church was torn down
in 1987. |
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The present
day sanctuary was completed in October 1977 at the corner of
Murfreesboro Road and Hamilton Church Road. The Education Wing
(on left) was added in 1981 and the Fellowship Hall was added
in 1997. |