Near McMinnville in Grundy County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Northcutts Cove Chapel
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 17, 2020
1. Northcutts Cove Chapel Marker
The Northcutts Cove Chapel is the oldest standing meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons) in the Southeastern United States. The building was constructed and paid for by local members, friends, and missionaries. John Tipton, a Church member in Northcutts Cove, donated the land on which the building stands.
The chapel was dedicated 24 October 1909 by Charles A. Callis, President of the Southern States Council of the Twelve Apostles. At the time of the building's completion, Northcutts Cove was headquarters for the Church's East Tennessee Conference. The chapel became a center for disseminating Latter-day Saint teachings in the state. It was the site of a three-day debate (24-26 October 1909) between Charles A. Callis and a Church of Christ (Campbellite) minister. Latter-day Saints considered the unbiased newspaper reports of the debate to be a fair representation of the Church as a positive, growing Christian religion.
On 18 April, 1979, the Northcutts Cove Chapel was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Erected 1986 by Chattanooga Tennessee Stake, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is October 24, 1909.
Location.
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Regionally, this marker is in Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau and in the Highland Rim. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Beersheba Springs Historic District (approx. 5.7 miles away); Welcome to Beersheba Springs (approx. 5.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.7 miles away); Welcome to Altamont (approx. 5.9 miles away); L.V. Woodlee House (approx. 5.9 miles away); Grundy County Confederate Memorial (approx. 5.9 miles away); Korean and Vietnam Conflicts Memorial (approx. 5.9 miles away); In Memory of LTJG William (Billy) E. Stulce (approx. 5.9 miles away).
Also see . . . The Building of Northcutts Cove Chapel and the Growth of Mormonism in Grundy County, Tennessee 1896-. A research paper by Randall J. Bunn, dated April 29, 1987. From the Church History Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (Submitted on May 25, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Additional keywords. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, LDS, Mormonism
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 17, 2020
2. Northcutts Cove Chapel Marker
Photographed by J.A. Lively
3. Northcutts Cove Chapel Marker
View of Church members posed in front of the Northcutts Cove meetinghouse, and a group portrait of missionaries serving in the East Tennessee Conference of the Southern States Mission, taken 24 October 1909, also at Northcutts Cove. The conference portrait includes Charles A. Callis, mission president. Courtesy of the Church History Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Photographed by J.A. Lively
4. Northcutts Cove Chapel
View of Church members posed in front of the Northcutts Cove meetinghouse, and a group portrait of missionaries serving in the East Tennessee Conference of the Southern States Mission, taken 24 October 1909, also at Northcutts Cove. The conference portrait includes Charles A. Callis, mission president. Courtesy of the Church History Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 17, 2020
5. Northcutts Cove Chapel centennial stone
Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,588 times since then and 92 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 25, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
