Warren in Trumbull County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

First Presbyterian Church

Photographed by Jenn Wintermantel, May 19, 2013

1. First Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription. This congregation was founded in Warren November 19, 1803, by the Rev. Joseph Badger, who was serving as a missionary in the Western Reserve for the Connecticut Missionary Society of the Congregational Church. Rev. Badger was assisted at the first communion by the Rev. William Wick of Youngstown and the Rev. Samuel Tait of Mercer, Pa. The first church building on this site was constructed in 1832. The present building was dedicated in 1878.

Erected 1978 by 175th Anniversary Committee, Presbyterian Church, The Trumbull County Historical Society, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 2-78.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 19, 1803.

Location. 41° 14.291′ N, 80° 49.264′ W. Marker is in Warren, Ohio, in Trumbull County. It is on Mahoning Avenue 0.1 miles north of High Street NW, on the right when traveling north. This is a replacement marker, the original is in the gardens by the parking lot of the church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Warren OH 44483, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Western Reserve

and in the Mahoning Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Leicester King / The Underground Railroad on the Warren-Ashtabula Turnpike

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Kinsman House (within shouting distance of this marker); Trumbull County Civil War Memorial (about 300 feet away); Trumbull County Middle East Conflicts Memorial (about 300 feet away); Trumbull County Korean War Memorial (about 300 feet away); Trumbull County World War II Memorial (about 300 feet away); Lt. Douglas Webster (about 400 feet away); Trumbull County Vietnam Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warren.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Welcome To Millionaires Row (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . First Presbyterian Church of Warren Ohio. (Submitted on May 20, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Jenn Wintermantel, May 19, 2013

2. First Presbyterian Church Marker

Original First Presbyterian Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jenn Wintermantel, May 19, 2013

3. Original First Presbyterian Church Marker

Now located in the gardens next to the church

Photographed by Jenn Wintermantel, May 19, 2013

4. Original First Presbyterian Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,136 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 20, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.