First Presbyterian Church, Bozeman, Gothic Revival church in downtown Bozeman, United States.
First Presbyterian Church is a stone church building in downtown Bozeman featuring pointed arches and vertical elements typical of Gothic Revival architecture. The interior glows with colored stained glass windows that cast changing light throughout the spaces.
Reverend Sheldon Jackson gathered clergy in 1872 to found congregations across Montana, and Bozeman's was among the seven established. The congregation met in Methodist and Episcopal churches until a small wooden church was dedicated in 1880. A larger building was planned from 1893, but an economic crisis delayed the cornerstone until 1908, laid on land donated by General Lester S. Willson. Architects Turnbull & Jones of Elgin, Illinois, designed the Late Gothic Revival church, dedicated on February 20, 1910.
The congregation was founded in 1872, one of seven Presbyterian missions established in Montana after Reverend Sheldon Jackson was tasked with gathering clergy for the region. Before the stone church opened, services were held in Methodist and Episcopal churches, and a small wooden church was dedicated in 1880. A pipe organ donated in 1910 was the first in Bozeman.
The church stands at 26 W. Babcock Street in downtown Bozeman, a short walk from Main Street. Access is generally tied to worship services and church gatherings, so confirm times before setting out. The 1908-1910 building is a working Presbyterian congregation, not a museum open all day.
The congregation began in 1872, when Reverend Sheldon Jackson gathered clergy to plant churches across Montana, Colorado, Wyoming and Utah; Bozeman was one of seven Montana foundations. Its first pipe organ, donated in 1910, was the first in Bozeman. The cornerstone was laid only in 1908 on land given by General Lester S. Willson.
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