The Union Church, also known as Union Congregational Church, is a historic

United Church of Christ The United Church of Christ (UCC) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination based in the United States, with historical and confessional roots in the Congregational, Calvinist, Lutheran, and Anabaptist traditions, and with approximately 4 ...

church building located in Avon Park, Florida. Construction began in 1890 and the first services were held in the not-quite-completed structure on September 11, 1892. The church was built on land donated by the founder of Avon Park, Oliver Martin Crosby, and his wife. Later the original crenellated

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was replaced with a steeple. In 1989, the church was listed as in ''A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture'', published by the University of Florida Press."''A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture'', 1989, Gainesville: University of Florida Press, p. 113, Union Church is an active congregation. The church property extends through to Jim Rodgers Avenue. Bill Breylinger has been the senior pastor for over 25 years.

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Union Church home page
Churches in Highlands County, Florida United Church of Christ churches in Florida Avon Park, Florida 1892 establishments in Florida Churches completed in 1892 {{Florida-church-stub