April 2015 – Page 5 – This Day in Presbyterian History

April 10: Fairview Presbyterian Church, Fountain Inn, SC [org. 1786]

A member church of the Presbyterian Church in America since 1974, Fairview Presbyterian Church in Fountain Inn,South Carolina, was established in 1786 and ranks as one of the oldest churches…

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April 9: Frederick W. Evans

Frederick W. Evans, Jr. was born on April 9, 1924 in New York City to the Rev. Frederick W. Evans, Sr. and his wife Grace. He was educated at the…

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April 8: First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, MS

The First Presbyterian Church of Jackson was organized on a Saturday afternoon, April 8, 1837 by the Reverend Peter Donan and four persons: Mrs. Margaret E. Mayson, Mrs. Susan Patton,…

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April 7: Rev. Thomas Edgar Hughes

Influences Often Unseen The Greensburg Academy, located in Darlington, Pennsylvania, was founded in 1802 by the Rev. Thomas Edgar Hughes. He was born on April 7, 1769, in York county,…

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April 6: Birth of the RPCES (1965)

In 1965 the 142nd General Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, General Synod, convened at Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, on April 2. On the same date…

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