Knox County, Tennessee Churches:

Past and Present

   Linda Higgins shares her visit to historic Little Flat Creek Baptist Church (includes historical overview)

   Read newspaper article about demolition of the old Atkin Street Welsh Church

   Excerpts from "Directory of Churches, Missions, and Religious Institutions of Tennessee: Knox County(WPA, 1941). Includes listings for church-based orphanages, newspapers, schools, etc.

   View "Historic Churches of Knox County, TN" - photos from the Library of Congress

   Read  "A History of McCalla Avenue Baptist Church" (1971)

   Read History of Second Presbyterian Church  (1818-1968)

   Read excerpts from  "Centennial Celebration of Island Home Baptist Church" (1960)

   Browse the Fourth Presbyterian Church (Knoxville) Yearbook (1928) -- includes names and addresses of communicants!

   Read  the incredible biographies from J. J. Burnett's Sketches of Tennessee's Pioneer Baptist Preachers (1919)

   View the 50th Anniversary pamphlet of First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Knoxville (1919) Includes historical sketch, clergy biographies and WWI soldiers

   Read Dr. J. G. M. Ramsey's   History of Lebanon Presbyterian Church  "In The Fork": Five Miles East of Knoxville, Tenn. (1918)

   Read First Presbyterian Church Centennial and Membership Roster (circa 1896)

   Many thanks to Margaret Gaylor for transcribing  the "Directory of Resident Members" of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Knoxville (1895)

   View Knox County church histories from Goodspeed's History of Tennessee (1887)Many early churches and church leaders are mentioned here!

   View a list of Knoxville churches in 1885 from Norwood's Knoxville City Directory (1885).  Includes address, pastors and meeting times!

   View photos of old Knoxville churches in our Knox County Photo Album

   Finding aids for church-related libraries and archives

   Review "Churches" section of Knox County Bibliography for published church histories, etc.


 

Links to Knox County congregations
with "Church History" pages online:
(please contact Rose-Anne for additions/corrections!)



Presbyterian:

 

 

 

History of First Presbyterian Church (Knoxville):
http://www.korrnet.org/1stpres/history.htm
A History of Second Presbyterian Church:
http://www.korrnet.org/spcwmst/spchist.htm
Photographic History of Graystone Presbyterian Church (USA):
http://www.korrnet.org/grayston/grayhist.htm 
(Note: includes South Knoxville Presbyterian Church - 1890-1918)
History of Bethel Presbyterian Church, Kingston TN:
http://www.korrnet.org/bethel/history.html
History of Beaver Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church:
http://www.korrnet.org/bccpc/history.htm
History of Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church (Knoxville):
http://www.cspc.net/history.html
History of Ebenezer Presbyterian Church (Knoxville):
http://www.korrnet.org/ebenezer/history.html
History of Lake Hills Presbyterian Church (USA):
http://www.ns.utk.edu/~white/history.html
History of Westminster Presbyterian Church (USA):
http://www.korrnet.org/wpc/history.htm
History of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Knoxville):
http://user.icx.net/~firstcpc/fewfacts.htm

 

Methodist:


 

History of Christ United Methodist Church - Knoxville:
http://www.korrnet.org/christum/history.htm
(Note: Part of the old Stoney Point Methodist Episcopal Church, South - organized in 1842.)
History of Church Street United Methodist Church (Knoxville):
http://www.churchstreetumc.org/heritage.html
History of First United Methodist Church - Oak Ridge:
http://user.icx.net/~fumc/history.html
History of Beaver Ridge United Methodist Church:
http://www.korrnet.org/brumc/history.htm
History of Lonsdale United Methodist Church:
http://gbgmchurches.gbgm-umc.org/lonsdaleumc/history.html
History of Middlebrook Pike United Methodist Church:
http://www.korrnet.org/mpumc/history.htm
Washington Pike United Methodist Church:
http://www.korrnet.org/wpumc/

 

Episcopal:

 

History of The Episcopal Church of the Ascension: http://www.knoxvilleascension.org/history.htm
History of The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd:
http://etdiocese.net/goodshepherd/history.htm
A Brief History of St. James Episcopal Church:
http://www.etdiocese.net/stjames/history.html
History of The Church of the Good Samaritan:
http://www.good-sam-church.org/history.html
St. John Cathedral, Knoxville
http://stjohnscathedral.org/

 


Lutheran
:

 


History of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church (ELCA):
http://www.korrnet.org/glorialc/about-us.html
(Note: includes information regarding Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church)
History of Peace Lutheran Church (ELCA):
http://www.peaceknoxville.org/history.htm


Baptist:

 


History of Gillespie Avenue Baptist (Church)
http://www.gillespieavenue.org/Gillespie_history_room.htm 
History of First Baptist Church (Knoxville):
http://www.korrnet.org/bccpc/history.htm
History of First Baptist Church (Concord)
http://www.fbconcord.org/fbcstory.htm
History of Arlington Baptist Church
http://www.angelfire.com/tn/arlington/history.html

History of Calvary Baptist Church (Knoxville)
http://www.knoxcalvary.com/History.shtml

History of West Hills Baptist Church (Knoxville)
http://www.westhillsbaptist.org/history.html

 


Christian
(Disciples of Christ):

 


History of First Christian Church:
http://www.achurch.com/125anniv.html
History of Gap Creek Christian Church:
http://www2.jbc.edu/gccweb/history.htm
History of Northside Christian Church:
http://www.korrnet.org/ncchurch/ns_history.html

 


Seventh-Day Adventist:

 


History of Knoxville First Seventh-day Adventist Church:
(Note: includes photos and lists of early church members)
http://www.knox1sda.org/about_us&links/history.htm