Presbyterian Church

Historical marker location:

501 College Street, Bowling Green, Kentucky

( Inside grounds of Pioneer Cemetery.)

Presbyterian Church - Pioneer Cemetery, the earliest public burying ground in Bowling Green, was established in 1811. The Presbyterian Church was later constituted on these grounds on April 9, 1819 by Rev. Joseph B. Lapsley (1779-1823). His remains are interred here at the site of the original pulpit. Worship moved to a new edifice, designed by architect Hugh Roland, in 1837.

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Presbyterian Church - The Church relocated to State St. and Tenth Ave. in 1833. It was designed for worship and to house a successful female academy. Both operated until the Civil War, when a hospital occupied the structure. First and Westminster Presbyterian Churches joined at this site in 1949, exactly 34 yrs. ahead of the creation of the nat’l Presbyterian Church, (USA).

Dedicated November 3, 2019.

Bowling Green Cemeteries Presbyterian Church