200 Years of First Presbyterian Church Columbus, Indiana

Paul J. Hoffman

Paul J. Hoffman
200 Years of First Presbyterian Church Columbus, Indiana [EPUB ebook]
Honoring Our Past – Building Our Legacy

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First Presbyterian Church of Columbus, Indiana, has fashioned a long and rich history since it was chartered on July 3, 1824, by circuit rider John M. Dickey, with 17 members in attendance. Its first elder was a wounded Revolutionary War veteran. The Rev. Ninian S. Dickey, son of John M. Dickey, and the church’s minister from 1853-1870, was a close friend of author Harriet Beecher Stowe, who wrote the book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The Rev. William R. Laws Jr. was elected moderator at the 1970 General Assembly, attaining the highest elected position within the Presbyterian Church.

But what really makes this congregation special is the good its done, and continues to do, in the community.

First Presbyterian Church, or its members of their own volition, have started many programs for the community’s common good.

In 1913, the Rev. Alexander Sharp Sr. helped organize the first Boy Scout troop in Columbus.

Harold W. Turpin, pastor here in the 1940s, organized the first chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous in Columbus,

The church opened the first preschool in town in 1954.

In the 1960s, a childcare center was opened in the church that eventually became Children Inc.

In 1972, the church helped start Y-Med, a program that allowed young mothers and mothers-to-be finish their education, giving both meeting space and financial assistance.

The Rev. Warner Bailey was the guiding force in the establishment of a shelter for battered and abused women. Organized in June 1979, it is now known as Turning Point.

Presbyterians were instrumental in starting the first homeless shelter in Columbus.

A group from First Presbyterian that had renovated a home for an elderly widow sparked the formation of Housing Partnerships Inc. in 1990 with other churches. HPI is now doing business as Thrive Alliance.

Hot Meals, offering food and fellowship for anyone in the community, has been conducted here each Friday evening since 1993.

First Presbyterian member Juana Watson was the first director of Su Casa, a Hispanic resource center that opened in 1999. First Presbyterian covered much of startup costs.

There are more.

The how and why these events came about, as well as what impact they’ve had on the community, are detailed in this book.

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A Congregation is Born

John M. Dickey, Organizing Minister

Our Founders

Our Early Days

Constructing Our Current Building

A Parade of Pastors

The Alexander E. Sharp Sr. Era

Following in Father’s Footsteps

Bill Laws: A Giant of a Man

A Growing Congregation in a Growing Community

A Major Building Project and Our First Female Ministers

The 21st Century

Our Bicentennial

Our Future

Our Ministers

About the Author

Over de auteur

Paul J. Hoffman had a 34-year career as a journalist, has written two non-fiction books, acted in community theater, and is the owner of Path Binder Publishing LLC. He was born in Madison, Wisconsin, and was raised in Wauwatosa, a suburb of Milwaukee. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. He worked at newspapers in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana, working as a sports writer, sports editor, news editor, and special publications editor. He resides in Columbus, Indiana. His first book, ‘Murder in Wauwatosa: The Mysterious Death of Buddy Schumacher, ‘ was published in 2012 by The History Press. ‘Wicked Columbus, Indiana, ‘ was published in 2017 by the same publisher.

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