Original Church of God (Pulaski, Tennessee)

Original Church of God
Original Church of God, May 2014.
Original Church of God (Pulaski, Tennessee) is located in Tennessee
Original Church of God (Pulaski, Tennessee)
Original Church of God (Pulaski, Tennessee) is located in the United States
Original Church of God (Pulaski, Tennessee)
Location115 Gordon St., Pulaski, Tennessee
Coordinates35°12′34″N 87°1′41″W / 35.20944°N 87.02806°W / 35.20944; -87.02806
Arealess than one acre
Built1907
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSRural African-American Churches in Tennessee MPS
NRHP reference No.06000698[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 09, 2006

Original Church of God (Sanctified Church) is an historic church building at 115 Gordon Street in Pulaski, Tennessee. The brick structure was built in 1907.

The Original Church of God is a denomination aligned with the holiness movement; its membership is predominantly African American. The congregation in Pulaski, which formed in 1906, is the earliest known congregation of this denomination in Tennessee.[2]

The church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Heather Fearnbach (March 1995), Carroll Van West (ed.), "Church of God (Original) and Church of God", Historic Rural African-American Churches in Tennessee, 1850-1970, National Park Service, p. E16


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