First Christian Church

First Christian Church was organized in 1827 by Thomas Allen, John Gano, and six "brave and forthright" women. It was part of a movement led by Barton W. Stone out of the 1801 Cane Ridge Revival that promoted Christian unity on New Testament authority. Prominent from its beginning, the congregation hosted many early movement leaders, including Barton Stone and Alexander Campbell. Its first building at Eighth and Main St. was dedicated in 1828. Rapid growth required expansion, and a new structure on the same site was dedicated in 1858. During the Civil War, the building was used as a Union divisional headquarters. The present Romanesque building of native Kentucky stone was dedicated in 1902, and an education addition was dedicated in 1959.

Paris, Kentucky · United States