Kay is standing at the manse where we lived in 73-75
We had a joyous time in Columbia, Tennessee this past w
eekend of June 29 to July 1. 2007 is the 200th Anniversary of the Zion Presbyterian Church, PCA. This was the weekend that they honored the previous pastors. The fellowship was great. Grandpa served the Zion Church 1973-75 as their Pastor. There were just a few families left since my wife Kay and I were there. It was great to have been invited to stay with George and Imogene Nelson. George is a brother in the faith and was one my officers. They opened their hearts and home to us and was shown around the city of Columbia, as they were celebrating the year as their 200th Anniversary. They have grown too and have made some beautiful changes.
Grandpa was the first pastor when the Zion Church entered the Presbyterian Church in America. The Church now has a "Campus" type ministry, with a school through 12th grade. The sanctuary shines beautiful with its organ pipes glowing and its stain glass windows. The pulpit still belongs to the faithful preaching of the Word of God. Their theme for the celebration was, "Celebrating 200 Years of Continuous Worship to the Glory of God." Some families came for a visit who where there in '73. Their pastor is J. Arch Warren. There were some 400 in attendance. Bagpipes were played by Todd Boswell to remind us of their Scottish heritage. The past pastors attending were Taylor McGown, Don Johnson, myself, Robert La May.
If you get a chance to stop by and visit Zion be sure you stop at the Museum on their campus. Grandpa enjoyed showing visitors the museum, one time a one-room school house where President Polk once attended. A brief historical sketch reads, "Zion Presbyterian Church is a unique landmark located near Columbia, Tenn.Scottish and Scott-Irish Presbyterians immigrated to South Carolina around 1731. In 1805 and 1806, eleven families of their descendants came to Maury County, Tenn. They organized Zion Presbyterian Church in 1807 and erected their house of worship in the center of their 5,120 acres of land purchased from the heirs of General Nathaniel Greene, a part of the 25,000 acres, now in Maury County, granted to General Greene
in 1784 for his in the Revolutionary War. These pioneer settlers erected the building of logs even before building their own homes. The second building served until 1849, when the present brick building was completed. The foundation is dry masonry, the timbers hand-hewn, the bricks molded and kilned nearby. Zion Church has served as the religious and social center of the community continuously to the present time. The concrete and brick annex was built and dedicated in 1973, the Brown-Fulton Building in 1991."
eekend of June 29 to July 1. 2007 is the 200th Anniversary of the Zion Presbyterian Church, PCA. This was the weekend that they honored the previous pastors. The fellowship was great. Grandpa served the Zion Church 1973-75 as their Pastor. There were just a few families left since my wife Kay and I were there. It was great to have been invited to stay with George and Imogene Nelson. George is a brother in the faith and was one my officers. They opened their hearts and home to us and was shown around the city of Columbia, as they were celebrating the year as their 200th Anniversary. They have grown too and have made some beautiful changes.Grandpa was the first pastor when the Zion Church entered the Presbyterian Church in America. The Church now has a "Campus" type ministry, with a school through 12th grade. The sanctuary shines beautiful with its organ pipes glowing and its stain glass windows. The pulpit still belongs to the faithful preaching of the Word of God. Their theme for the celebration was, "Celebrating 200 Years of Continuous Worship to the Glory of God." Some families came for a visit who where there in '73. Their pastor is J. Arch Warren. There were some 400 in attendance. Bagpipes were played by Todd Boswell to remind us of their Scottish heritage. The past pastors attending were Taylor McGown, Don Johnson, myself, Robert La May.
If you get a chance to stop by and visit Zion be sure you stop at the Museum on their campus. Grandpa enjoyed showing visitors the museum, one time a one-room school house where President Polk once attended. A brief historical sketch reads, "Zion Presbyterian Church is a unique landmark located near Columbia, Tenn.Scottish and Scott-Irish Presbyterians immigrated to South Carolina around 1731. In 1805 and 1806, eleven families of their descendants came to Maury County, Tenn. They organized Zion Presbyterian Church in 1807 and erected their house of worship in the center of their 5,120 acres of land purchased from the heirs of General Nathaniel Greene, a part of the 25,000 acres, now in Maury County, granted to General Greene
in 1784 for his in the Revolutionary War. These pioneer settlers erected the building of logs even before building their own homes. The second building served until 1849, when the present brick building was completed. The foundation is dry masonry, the timbers hand-hewn, the bricks molded and kilned nearby. Zion Church has served as the religious and social center of the community continuously to the present time. The concrete and brick annex was built and dedicated in 1973, the Brown-Fulton Building in 1991."
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