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First Presbyterian Church is a historic church building at 1903 Church Street in
Galveston, Texas Galveston ( ) is a Gulf Coast of the United States, coastal resort town, resort city and port off the Southeast Texas coast on Galveston Island and Pelican Island (Texas), Pelican Island in the U.S. state of Texas. The community of , with a pop ...
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History

A Presbyterian congregation met in Galveston as early as 1839, when Reverend John McCullough delivered sermons there. In May 1840, McCullough with two other ministers and an elder established a Presbytery. The Presbyterian congregation was organized in 1840 with the assistance of missionaries from the United States, and it met in a wooden church building from 1843 to 1872, the first church building in Galveston. The current Romanesque building was constructed in 1872 and is considered one of the best examples of
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in the region. It was designed by Nicholas J. Clayton, a prominent early Texas architect. The church was added to the
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in 1979. Currently, the congregation is affiliated with the
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, the Synod of the Sun, and of New Covenant Presbytery. File:First Presbyterian Church Galveston interior.jpg, Church Interior File:First Presbyterian Church Galveston Dedication Stone.jpg, Dedication Stone


See also

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Galveston County, Texas This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Galveston County, Texas. There are 10 districts, 74 individual properties, and four former properties listed on the Nation ...
* Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Galveston County


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Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas National Register of Historic Places in Galveston County, Texas Churches completed in 1872 19th-century Presbyterian church buildings in the United States Churches in Galveston, Texas Presbyterian churches in Texas {{GalvestonCountyTX-NRHP-stub