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Christ Church is a historic church on MS 553 in
Church Hill, Mississippi Church Hill is a small unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Mississippi, United States. It is located eight miles east of the Mississippi River and approximately 18 miles north of Natchez at the intersection of highway 553 and Church Hil ...
.


Description and history

The building was designed by architect J. Edward Smith in the
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style. The brick building is covered in stucco that is scored to simulate
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. This stucco was original salmon colored. The nave is rectangular with four
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on each side with narrow lancet windows between
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es. It was built in 1858 for the first
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congregation in Mississippi. This was their third church building and bricks from the second church (1829) were used in its construction. The first had been a
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built under the guidance of Rev. Adam Cloud who had been expelled for preaching in the area by the
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when the area was part of
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. The church was occupied by soldiers of the Union Army in 1864 during the
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. The property was added to the United States
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on May 6, 1977.


See also

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History of Mississippi The history of the state of Mississippi extends back to thousands of years of indigenous peoples. Evidence of their cultures has been found largely through archeological excavations, as well as existing remains of earthwork mounds built thousand ...
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History of religion in the United States Religion in the United States began with the religions and spiritual practices of Native Americans. Later, religion also played a role in the founding of some colonies, as many colonists, such as the Puritans, came to escape religious persecuti ...
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Mississippi __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Mississippi. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson Co ...


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External links

* Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi Gothic Revival church buildings in Mississippi Churches completed in 1858 19th-century churches in the United States Churches in Jefferson County, Mississippi National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, Mississippi 1858 establishments in Mississippi Episcopal church buildings in Mississippi {{Mississippi-church-stub