New Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church
{{short description|Historic church in Tennessee, United States}}
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = New Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church
| nrhp_type =
| image = New-Bethel-Cumberland-Presbyterian-Church-tn1.jpg
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| nearest_city = Greeneville, Tennessee
| coordinates = {{coord|36|11|43|N|82|53|1|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Tennessee#USA
| built = 1841
| architecture = Vernacular Greek Revival
| added = October 05, 1978
| area = {{convert|1|acre}}
| refnum = 78002592{{NRISref|2009a}}
}}
New Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church is a historic church building near Greeneville in rural Greene County, Tennessee, United States.
The New Bethel congregation formed in 1839 after 38 citizens of Greene County successfully petitioned the Knoxville Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church for the organization of a new congregation. The church building was constructed in 1841 on a {{convert|4|acre|ha|adj=on}} tract donated by John Harmon. Funds for its construction were donated by James Carter, a local resident who had aspired to join the ministry, but died before he could realize his dream.Robert Dalton, {{NRHP url|id=78002592|title=National Register of Historic Places inventory form for New Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church}}, 1978.
The building is of wood frame construction with rural Vernacular Greek Revival styling that stresses simplicity. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
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External links
- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/bluebird218/5548197333/ New Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church], by bluebird218 on Flickr.com
{{National Register of Historic Places}}
Category:Presbyterian churches in Tennessee
Category:Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee
Category:Churches completed in 1841
Category:19th-century Presbyterian church buildings in the United States
Category:Buildings and structures in Greene County, Tennessee
Category:Greeneville, Tennessee
Category:Wooden churches in Tennessee
Category:Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Greene County, Tennessee
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