Rutherfordton Presbyterian Church

Coffeehouse Worship will be held on Wednesday, October 18 at 6:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall. Please bring your favorite dessert and join us for acoustic music and worship.

Our Annual Fall Festival will be held on Sunday, November 5 beginning at 5:00 PM at the church. Please join us for a wonderful time of activities, games, entertainment, and a delicious barbeque dinner.

Our Quarterly Prayer Vigil runs from Saturday, October 14 until Sunday, October 15.

Session Meeting
Monday, October 9 at 7:00 PM

New Members/Inquirers Class will begin on Sunday, November 5 at 10:00 AM.
Anyone who is interested in joining our congregation or just finding out more about ministry here at Rutherfordton Presbyterian is encouraged to
join Don for this series of 4 classes.

	In 1834 in the village of Rutherfordton, the county seat of Rutherford county, spiritual growth was of utmost importance to its estimated 450 residents, as well as to hundreds of others in rural areas. For this reason and others, a faithful group of Rutherfordton citizens petitioned Concord Presbytery to organize a church. The church was organized in 1834 by Rev. Daniel Lindley, D. D., and Dr. R. H. Morrison. Dr. Morrison was probably best known as the first president of Davidson College. Initial membership of the church was less than twenty, with the first pastor being a home missionary named Rev. J. M. Caldwell. The location of Rutherfordton Presbyterian has not changed since its organization. The land was donated to the church by a Jewish immigrant from Russia named William Thompson. He died in 1843 and is buried in the city cemetery. The first church building was a unique frame structure which housed the Female Academy on the first floor and the church sanctuary on the second floor. the Female Academy was chartered by the State of North Carolina in 1837. The Academy and the Presbyterian Church were co-owners of the building until 1885. The construction of the second church building, on the same site, began in 1877 and was completed in 1883. An additional wing was constructed in 1912. At this time a second steeple was added. This building served the congregation for some seventy years. The present sanctuary and education building was completed in 1952. In 2003, a new addition complete with a four-stop elevator, handicapped accessible restrooms, offices, and a meeting area known as the “Garden Room” was added to the Main Street side of the existing facility. The latest addition to our property is the former BB&T bank building on the West side of North Washington Street (across from the church). Purchased primarily to provide additional parking, the building has now been renovated and is serving as a recording studio.