Church of the Good Shepherd (Lynchburg, Virginia)

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Church of the Good Shepherd
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The Church of the Good Shepherd pictured in 2008
Church of the Good Shepherd (Lynchburg, Virginia)
37°24′43″N79°8′33″W / 37.41194°N 79.14250°W / 37.41194; -79.14250
Location1100 Court St., Lynchburg, Virginia
CountryUnited States
Denomination Anglican Church in North America
Website goodshepherdlynchburg.com
History
Founded2011
Dedicated1886
Architecture
Architect(s) John R. Thomas
Stanhope Johnson
Style Gothic Revival
Years built1884 (1884)
Administration
Diocese Mid-Atlantic
Clergy
Rector The Rev. Mike Kunzinger
First Baptist Church
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
NRHP reference No. 82004570 [1]
VLR No.118-0025
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 9, 1982
Designated VLRApril 21, 1981 [2]

The Church of the Good Shepherd (formerly known as First Baptist Church) is a historic Gothic Revival church located at 1100 Court Street, Lynchburg, Virginia.

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Architecture

The church is built of hard-pressed red brick on a rough granite foundation. The main facade of the church, facing Eleventh Street, and the two sides are centered with large rose windows framed within Gothic arches covered with hood moldings. [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1] It is also a contributing property to the Court House Hill-Downtown Historic District.

History

Construction on First Baptist Church began in 1884 and the church was dedicated in 1886. In the 1920s, Lynchburg architect Stanhope S. Johnson designed the complementary Sunday School annex. In 1941, the interior of the sanctuary was modified by Johnson, with the creation of a divided chancel. [3]

The building was home to the oldest Baptist congregation of Lynchburg, established in July 1815. [3] In October 2024, the building was given to the Church of the Good Shepherd, a 2011 church plant of the Anglican Church in North America. [4] [5] Church of the Good Shepherd had begun meeting in the building in 2022. [6]


References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 S. Allen Chambers (April 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First Baptist Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
  4. ↑ "1100 Court St". City of Lynchburg Parcel Viewer. City of Lynchburg. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Church of the Good Shepherd - Lynchburg, VA". Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic. September 28, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  6. ↑ "A Logo Story: Church of the Good Shepherd, Lynchburg, VA". The Messenger. Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic. November 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
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