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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH / UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH : This series of photos are from the First Presbyterian / United Presbyterian Church in Rockford, Minnesota. The church was originally named the First Presbyterian Church when it was built in 1864 as a replica of Reverand Hunter's home church in England. The wood came from Butternut and Oak trees in the area. Pews were hand hewn and swing on irons. Chandeliers were kerosene lamps and came from the Salem Lutheran Church. Now they are electric. Metal rods that you can see in some photos are used to keep the walls up. The beautiful cross is a copper and wooden cross. It was put in the church in 1968 when the Methodist Evangelical Church and the First Presbyterian church united. The name was then changed to The United Presbyterian Church. The copper cross was in the Methodist church and the wooden cross was made by a member of the First Presbyterian Church. This church was built with pegs. You can see a peg that was saved when remodeling took place. The backs of the pews swing either facing towards the alter or the rear of the church. It use to be that if a meeting took place in the towns church the seat backs were turned to face the rear of the church.
*Information was obtained from the First Presbyterian Church's history book.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH / UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

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