The Fourth Creek Meeting House in Statesville, North Carolina, was established around 1750. The first church on the present site was completed by 1756. The Rev. James Hall was the first regular minister. According to Hall’s Index of American Presbyterian Congregations, the Fourth Creek Presbyterian Church in Statesville, North Carolina, changed names to First Presbyterian Church, Statesville, in 1875.
The society holds records of the Fourth Creek/First Presbyterian Church which are of interest to genealogists. However, most of the records date from around 1830 on. We have learned from the church that most of the records prior to 1830 have been lost. We hold the following records on microfilm:
- Fourth Creek Presbyterian Church (Statesville, N.C.). Map of members’ homes (undated). (Call number: MFPOS 1789)
- First Presbyterian Church (Statesville, N.C.) Includes session minutes (1842-1902, 1911-1925). (Call number: MFPOS 1729)
If you are interested in borrowing the microfilm, please have the interlibrary loan (ILL) librarian at your local public or academic library contact us directly to submit the request on your behalf. We accept ILL requests by letter, email and fax. We loan a maximum of three reels per request for a four-week loan period. We charge a fee of $20.00 per reel, plus $5.00 for shipping. This material will be held on reserve for you and may only be used within the borrowing library. Please provide your ILL librarian with the catalog information provided above when making your request. Please tell the ILL librarian that requests cannot come from OCLC (Online Computer Library Center, Inc.) because we are not listed as a borrowing institution.
We also hold the following original records from the 19th century:
- Fourth Creek Presbyterian Church (Statesville, N.C.). Records, 1827-1869. Includes: session minutes (1841-1869), membership roll (1827-1865), annual membership report to presbytery (1830-1845). (Call number: 125340)
The First Presbyterian Church is an active congregation and may still have their recent records. You may wish to contact them directly:
Clerk of Session
125 North Meeting Street
Statesville, NC 28677
704-873-7244
www.fpcstatesville.org
email: sws@fpcstatesville.org