Bethel Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church in Alcorn, Mississippi.

Location

The church is located in what is now known as Alcorn in Claiborne County,

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. It is one mile North of the Antebellum Canemount Plantation and nearly three miles South of the former Windsor Plantation, now known as the Windsor Ruins.Natchez Trace Travel
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History

The congregation was established in 1826. Its pastor was

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. The current building was built in the 1840s.

Heritage significance

It has been listed the National Register of Historic Places since 1978.

References

Presbyterian churches in Mississippi Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi Greek Revival church buildings in Mississippi Churches completed in 1828 19th-century Presbyterian church buildings in the United States Churches in Claiborne County, Mississippi 1828 establishments in Mississippi National Register of Historic Places in Claiborne County, Mississippi {{Mississippi-Presbyterian-church-stub