Downtown in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Vine Street Christian Church

138 N Vine St.

Photographed by Shane Oliver, December 4, 2021

1. Vine Street Christian Church Marker Front

Inscription. Vine Street Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) traces its beginning to 1820 and the Baptist Church of Nashville. Formally founded eight years later, with 218 members, the church met near this site in an 1821 building on Church Street, then in 1889 moved to 138 North Vine Street (now Seventh Avenue North.) In 1957, the church moved to Harding Pike, where the historic congregation continues its ecumenical witness in the city and beyond.

(Rear shows an image of the previous church at 138 N Vine St.)

Erected 2021 by the Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 236.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 36° 9.71′ N, 86° 46.943′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of 7th Avenue North and Church Street, on the right when traveling north on 7th Avenue North. Located near the entrance to parking garage on 7th Ave N. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 181 7th Ave N, Nashville

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TN 37203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 walking distance of this marker: R.M. Mills Bookstore / Zibart's Books and Records (within shouting distance of this marker); The Bennie Dillon Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Doctors Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Castner Knott Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Campaign for the Vote (within shouting distance of this marker); Vine Street Temple (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Berger Building / WDAD Radio Station “Where Dollars are Doubled” (about 500 feet away); Ward's Seminary (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

More about this marker.

Vine Street Christian Church Marker Rear image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Shane Oliver, December 4, 2021

2. Vine Street Christian Church Marker Rear

The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County also erected a marker at the current site of Vine Street Christian Church on Harding Pike (US-70S).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Vine Street Christian Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Shane Oliver, December 4, 2021

3. Vine Street Christian Church Marker

View looking down 7th Ave N.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 598 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 24, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.