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Christiana Presbyterian Church

NC-173: originally installed in 2007. Known in its early days as the “Presbyterian Church at Christiana Bridge,” this congregation was organized in the 1730s. A church structure was built on this site soon after and a graveyard was established by the mid-18th century. Rev. Charles Tennent served as the first minister of the church, and […]



Head of Christiana Presbyterian Church

The first Presbyterian services in this area were conducted by Rev. John Wilson in 1706. Then pastor of New Castle Presbyterian Church, Rev. Wilson came every other Sunday to minister to the many residents of this area who had immigrated from Scotland and Ireland. In 1708, a modest log structure was erected on land owned […]