The First Presbyterian Church of
Champaign, Illinois
Champaign ( ) is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 88,302 at the 2020 census. It is the List of municipalities in Illinois, tenth-most populous municipality in Illinois and the fourth most populous city in ...
is the oldest church in Champaign.
History
The history of Champaign, the
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, Illinois, or University of Illinois) is a public land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United States. Established in 1867, it is the f ...
and First Presbyterian Church are interlinked, even though First Presbyterian Church congregation organized 17 years prior to the University of Illinois receiving its charter. At that time, Champaign was little more than a swamp known as 'West Urbana'.
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In 1867, a Presbyterian congregation of 137 erected the current sanctuary, the distinctive second floor "Upper Room" being considered a testament to their vision. In the same year the State of Illinois chartered the Illinois Industrial University (which later came to be known as the University of Illinois).
See also
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List of Presbyterian churches in the United States
References
External links
First Presbyterian Church of Champaign Web SiteCity of Champaign Web SiteUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Main PageCity of Champaign Maps
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1850 establishments in Illinois
Buildings and structures in Champaign, Illinois
Presbyterian churches in Illinois
Religious organizations established in 1850