Bear Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Bear Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church, also known as Bear Creek Community Church, is a historic church in an isolated rural setting in Marshall County, Tennessee, near the village of Mooresville.

Bear Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Bear Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Bear Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church is located in Tennessee
Bear Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Bear Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church is located in the United States
Bear Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Nearest cityMooresville, Tennessee
Coordinates35°25′23″N 86°55′55″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1897
NRHP reference No.85000667[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 28, 1985

The Bear Creek congregation was organized in 1814.[2] Its founder, the Reverend Samuel King, was one of the founders of the Cumberland Presbyterian denomination.[3]

The church building is a brick structure in a vernacular Victorian design.[3] It was built in 1897 and dedicated in 1898.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1] The church is privately owned and has been vandalized several times. After this last vandalism the church lost several of its historic windows. Alarms are being installed. It is not open to the public. Vandals will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Guide to Manuscript Materials on Microfilm : MF. 200 - MF. 299". Guide to Manuscript Materials on Microfilm. Tennessee State Library and Archives. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  3. "Bear Creek Community Church: A Preservation Plan". RootsWeb.com.


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