HISTORY OF MOUNT CARMEL CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
In 1827, Allen Bugg deeded 3 and ½ acres of the “old campgrounds” to T.E. Kirkpatrick, Clement Wall, Newton Wall, and W.W. Bond as trustees of the Mount Carmel Church, the first Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Williamson County.
The church was burned by Union soldiers during the Civil War. In 1913 the post-war building was damaged by a storm and the present church was constructed. Mount Carmel School, located next to the church, flourished until 1951.
The church is located in the Duplex Community. The community adopted the name Duplex in honor of John Lee’s famous pacer, which set a world track record for the mile. Early families in the area were Crutcher, Lee, McCord, Padgett, Short, Stephens, Thompson, and Warren. Many of those families’ descendants still attend today.
Mount Carmel is a member of the Columbia Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The denominational headquarters are based in Memphis. The Cumberland Presbyterian Church was founded on February 4, 1810, near Dickson, Tennessee, on the McAdow Farm that is now a part of Montgomery Bell State Park.
Our affiliation with the Presbytery provides additional resources and opportunities that we otherwise would not have as a small church, such as Christian Education training and youth and adult mission activities.
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