Big Spring Union Church

{{short description|Historic church in Tennessee, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Big Spring Union Church

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| image = Big-Springs-Primitive-Baptist-tn1.jpg

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| location = Lone Mountain Road, Springdale, Claiborne County, Tennessee

| coordinates = {{coord|36|25|20|N|83|31|28|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Tennessee#USA

| built = 1795

| architecture =

| added = May 29, 1975

| area = {{convert|3|acre}}

| refnum = 75001739{{NRISref|2009a}}

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Big Spring Union Church, also known as Big Springs Primitive Baptist Church, is a historic church in Springdale, Claiborne County, Tennessee.

The church was built circa 1795 or 1796, and was known at first as Big Spring Meetinghouse. A Baptist church was organized at the site in 1800. During the Civil War, it served as a hospital for both Confederate and Union Army troops.{{cite web |url=https://www.tnvacation.com/vendors/big-springs-primitive-baptist-church/ |title=Big Springs Primitive Baptist Church |publisher=Tennessee Department of Tourist Development |accessdate=December 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229123128/https://www.tnvacation.com/vendors/big-springs-primitive-baptist-church/ |archive-date=December 29, 2013 |url-status=dead }}

It is one of the oldest church buildings in Tennessee that is still in active use as a church. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. The church is on Lone Mountain Road, off Tennessee State Route 32. The Tennessee State Library and Archives holds a copy of the records of Big Spring Primitive Baptist Church for the years 1800 through 1948.{{cite web |url=http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/manuscripts/mguide06.htm |title=Guide to Manuscript Materials on Microfilm : MF. 500 - MF. 599 |publisher=Tennessee State Library and Archives |access-date=2013-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140123224640/http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/manuscripts/mguide06.htm |archive-date=2014-01-23 |url-status=dead }}