The Farragut Museum opened a new temporary exhibit, “Cornerstones of Community: Churches of Farragut,” on Thursday, May 7. The exhibit details the history of churches in Farragut. The exhibit will be open through Sept. 8 with hours 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free.
“Churches play a vital role in any community, and we wanted to focus on Farragut’s churches, how they were established, and how they made an impact in our Town. We asked our local churches to participate in the exhibit by loaning us items such as hymnals, old bulletins, special cups, vases, etc., and we’d share the stories,” said Kristi Vining, Historic Resources Coordinator for the Town of Farragut.
There are approximately 20 churches in the town limits of Farragut, from Concord Baptist Church, which was received into the Tennessee Baptist Association in 1891, to the under-construction Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which, when completed, will be one of only three temples in Tennessee.
Included in the exhibit:
- The original pulpit, used 1887-1964, from Virtue Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
- Bulletins and photos from Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church, established in 1860, will be displayed.
- Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church, founded in 1984, loaned a beautiful banner.
- Faith Lutheran Church’s original charter, signed in 1977, is available to read. Concord Methodist Church, established in 1865, shared a Bible dated 1877.
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