Warrenton Presbyterian Church (Warrenton, Virginia)

Warrenton Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian congregation in Warrenton, Virginia that was organized around 1780.

Milestone Events

<ul><li>1771 Presence of Presbyterians in Fauquier County (German community).</li><li>c. 1780 Rev. Hezekiah James Balch, a graduate of the College of New Jersey (Princeton), organized at Fauquier Court-House the Warren Academy and was licensed by Donegal Presbytery to preach in Virginia and North Carolina.</li><li>1804 Rev. William Williamson, a Scotsman, opened a school at Middleburg and preached in Fauquier County. In 1809, he organized the united congregation of Middleburg and Fauquier Court-House.</li><li>1813 The “Brick Church” was erected on the south side of Main Street to serve both Presbyterian and Episcopalian congregations. The building was used by both denominations until 1849.</li><li>1827 Winchester Presbytery organized members south of Bull Run into a separate congregation named the Presbyterian Church of Warrenton.</li><li>1849 St. James Episcopal Church erected their building, and the Brick Church was destroyed by tornado.</li><li>1855 The present church site was purchased and a church building erected. The Warrenton congregation was combined with the Greenwich (Prince William County) congregation with one Session. The first minister was the Rev. John W. Pugh, who served until 1868.</li><li>1861-65 During the Civil War, the...
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