Chestnut Street Presbyterian Church

Chestnut Street Presbyterian Church was a Presbyterian congregation formerly located in what is now downtown Louisville, Kentucky.

History

The church was incorporated under the name Chestnut Street Presbyterian Church on February 25, 1848^[1]. In 1876, the church's name was changed to Broadway Tabernacle Presbyterian Church.

Dr. A. B. Simpson pastored the church from 1874 to 1879. He would later found the Christian and Missionary Alliance.

Pastors

1849?-1858? Leroy Jones Halsey
1870-1874 Dr. Gilbert H. Robertson^[2]
1874-1879 Dr. Albert Benjamin Simpson^[3]

References

1. ^ Commonwealth of Kentucky (1876). Acts of the General assembly of the commonwealth of Kentucky, passed, Volume 1. Commonwealth of Kentucky. http://books.google.com/books?id=q1oyAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA286&lpg=PA286&dq=%22chestnut+street+presbyterian+church%22+louisville&source=bl&ots=rFpZelXvJ8&sig=zl-A5TtkBBN1PzTmLSsa5fPqPHg&hl=en&ei=pUk5S_rKBormM7bu9esG&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CA0Q6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=%22chestnut%20street%20presbyterian%20church%22%20louisville&f=false. Retrieved 28 December 2009. 
2. ^ The biographical record of De Kalb County, Illinois. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. http://books.google.com/books?id=sUgWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA543&lpg=PA543&dq=%22chestnut+street+presbyterian+church%22+louisville&source=bl&ots=rRgrdoq6II&sig=WOxETzfuf_Ywnw0FHZw8_xZgzD0&hl=en&ei=pUk5S_rKBormM7bu9esG&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CBcQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=%22chestnut%20street%20presbyterian%20church%22%20louisville&f=false. Retrieved 28 December 2009. 
3. ^ "The Christian and Missionary Alliance of New Zealand Timeline (1840-1900)". The Christian and Missionary Alliance of New Zealand. http://cmanz.org.nz/pages/about-us/timeline---1840-to-1900.php. Retrieved 28 December 2009.