First Presbyterian Church of St. Paul

Andreas's 1882 history describes St. Paul's Presbyterian church as built in 1881 for upward of $4,000, the money raised by subscription within one year, with Thomas Darnall and A. L. Loder among the hardest workers. It called the building neat in design, with a large audience room, a minister's study, class rooms and parlors, and the society very large and flourishing under the Rev. Fred Johnson. Of the seven church buildings Andreas counted in Howard County, two were Presbyterian; the other stood at the Scotch settlement on Oak Creek.

What the plaque says

First Presbyterian Church of St. Paul The congregation was organized in 1879, eight years after the first homestead claim was filed in Howard County. The first church at this location, a frame structure dedicated in 1881, was destroyed by fire in February 1905. Construction of this building, the oldest church in town still at its original site, began in September 1905 and was completed in July 1907 at a cost of $15,000, including the furniture and organ. The bell now in use survived the 1905 fire. First Presbyterian Church Congregation Nebraska State Historical Society

Where it stands

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