Celebrate Fayetteville: Exploring the Greater Fayetteville Region

F I R S T P R E S B Y T E R I A N C H U R C H
First Presbyterian Church was organized in 1800 by Reverend John
Robinson. The first church structure was built in 1817 and burned
during the Great Fire of 1831. A new structure was built, incorporating
the surviving brick walls of the first building. The church’s wooden truss
roof is the only one of its kind in the state. The church’s steeple bell bears
a Latin inscription, which translated, means “I perished in the flames on
the 29th of May, 1831. I rose from the ashes through the generosity of
friends in the Second Presbyterian Church in Troy, New York.”
H A Y S T R E E T U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H
The first building built on the church lot was dedicated in June 1835.
The current church building is built in the Gothic Revival style and was
completed in 1908, marking the centennial of the official organization
of the church. The Sunday School building was built in 1924 and the
educational wing was constructed in 1953. The church’s windows, a rare
type of art, were made in England and formed in New York. An organ was
installed in 1978 that was built by Walter Holtkamp, Sr.
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Above: First Presbyterian Church.
Below: Hay Street United Methodist Church.
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