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 The Presbyterian Church was
organized in 1825, with a membership of thirty-one. Robert
Mann and Samuel Webster were elected
ruling elders. For a few years it was connected with the old Salem
Church, on the Mercer road, the two forming a pastoral charge. From the
existing records of the church it appears that the following named
members were the pioneers of this organization: Robert
Mann, Mary Mann, Samuel Webster, Susannah Webster, Polly Christy, Annie
Robinson, Polly Robinson, Martha Lyon, Margaret Williamson, Eliza
Latimer, Lydia Cossitt, Elizabeth Haver, Catherine Haver, Jane Heastings,
Adam Wier, Mary Ann Wier, Mary Woods, Rebecca Woods, William Woods,
Polly Potter, Susannah Potter, Elizabeth Bean, Lettie Bean, William
Stinson, Martha Stinson, Jane Brown, Rachael Porter, Rebecca Alexander,
John McLaughlin, Lavina McLaughlin and Hannah
Robinson. The first services of the new congregation were held in
private houses, then in a log structure, which was erected in 1830, and
used by the Methodists of the community. In 1833 a brick building
somewhat smaller than the present one, was erected on the present site,
and served for over sixteen years, when it became unsafe, and was torn
down, after which the present edifice was begun. The latter has been
remodeled once (in 1870), and has also undergone several repairs.
Following is a list of the pastors of the congregation since its
inception: Revs. James Alexander, 1828-34; James
G. Wilson, 1836-42; Henry Webber,
1843-44; L. W.
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The
First
Presbyterian Church of Greenville, early 1900s.
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What
the History of Mercer County, 1877 says about the First
Presbyterian Church Greenville 
