Second Presbyterian Church (Memphis, Tennessee) (1952)

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Second Presbyterian Church
Second Presbyterian Church, Memphis, Tennessee
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The current home of the church, built in 1952
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Second Presbyterian Church
35°07′24.5″N89°55′37.8″W / 35.123472°N 89.927167°W / 35.123472; -89.927167 Coordinates: 35°07′24.5″N89°55′37.8″W / 35.123472°N 89.927167°W / 35.123472; -89.927167
Location4055 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee
Country United States
Denomination Evangelical Presbyterian Church (United States)
Previous denomination Presbyterian Church in the United States
Churchmanship Evangelical, Reformed
Membership3287 (2013)
Weekly attendance1940 (2013) [1]
Website 2pc.org
History
Founded1844
Architecture
Architect(s) Walter H. Thomas, Harold E. Wagoner [2]
Completed1952
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Second Presbyterian Church of Memphis, Tennessee is a historic congregation, in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, located at 4055 Poplar Avenue. [3] Its former 1891 building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places but was sold by the congregation in 1952 when it moved to its current location. [4] The present building was designed by Walter H. Thomas and Harold E. Wagoner, and received the Second Award for Large Churches from the Church Architectural Guild of America . [5]

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References

  1. "2013 Annual Statistical and Financial Reports" (PDF). Evangelical Presbyterian Church. September 1, 2014.
  2. American Architects Directory (PDF) (First ed.). R.R. Bowker. 1956.
  3. "History of Second". Second Presbyterian Church, Memphis, Tennessee.
  4. Church, Barbara Hume; Dalton, Robert E. (July 12, 1979). "Second Presbyterian Church, Memphis, Tennessee". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  5. "News Announcement of New Fellows" (PDF). American Institute of Architects.