History of First United Presbyterian Church - Fayetteville (continued)

Meanwhile, the "Southern Church" (Presbyterian Church U.S.) organized the First Presbyterian Church of Fayetteville, in 1873. The first pastor, the Reverend Davies, was called in 1874 and afterwards a sanctuary was dedicated on the corner of College Avenue and Spring Street. The lot and building cost $1750. In 1904, when the new brick church was built, the original frame structure was moved to South College Avenue. Once there, the sanctuary became The White Chapel mission until 1939.

In 1953, these two congregations federated (combined) with the name First Presbyterian Church, and in 1956 they merged boards to form one congregation under the discipline of the "Northern Church." In May 1958, this denomination united with another Presbyterian body to form the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. The local congregation used this occasion to adopt its present name: The First United Presbyterian Church of Fayetteville.

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