The Congregation then had a house of worship that was used until 1859 In 1838 the congregation erected a frame building at about 215 South Market Street, in back of the Reinhart Building. Sometimes they met in two cabins close together with the front doors open, and the preacher would stand out in the street out in the street and preach to people in both cabins. It was called, " The Presbyterian Church of Deer Creek," which title it retained until the 22nd day of January, 1833, when, by unanimous consent of the membership, it was changed to the name, " First Presbyterian Church of Delphi, Indiana," the name it has today.īefore church buildings were built, some congregations would meet in the woods, using stumps and blocks of wood for seats. Their efforts were successful, for on the 23rd day of May, 1828 the first organization of a Presbyterian Church on the upper Wabash was consummated. James Thompson, were appointed to establish a church in Delphi. The Methodists in 1826 started a church, and in 1828 a group became interested in a Presbyterian Church. In 1828, the area that is now Delphi, Indiana, had been settled for just a few years, and after the rigors of building cabins and clearing land, the people turned more and more to the idea of having permanent churches in this area.
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With new lands to be settled, and new challenges for the missionaries, we now begin our journey through 150 years of Presbyterian history in Delphi, Indiana. The early decades of the 19th century were marked by a growing optimism of the American People about the future of the nation.