First Presbyterian Church of Houston

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First Presbyterian Church of Houston

Once Attended by Sam Houston

5300 Main St
Houston, TX 77004
+1 713 620 6500
http://www.fpc-hou.org

Once attended by Sam Houston and his wife in 1845, this church has a long and interesting history. Begun in a pine building lit by whale-oil lamps, it dedicated a "new" building in 1896. That structure was destroyed by fire in 1932, but a determined congregation quickly rebuilt it. The church has a history of mission activity, raising over $20,000 in the early 1900s to build a wing onto the Tubercular Hospital nearby. During that same period of time, the church sponsored Dr. Allen Hutcheson as a medical missionary to China, the first of many missionaries from its own congregation.

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First Presbyterian Church of Houston photo by Richard & Rebecca Fi

First Presbyterian Church of Houston Photo: Richard & Rebecca Fi

First Presbyterian Church of Houston photo by run_rhino

First Presbyterian Church of Houston Photo: run_rhino