Village Church

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History The Old Village Cumberland Presbyterian church was organized September 22, 1819 and is located five miles southeast of Norris City, Illinois. It is recognized by the Illinois State Historical Society as the oldest Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Illinois. In the early days, several families settled in a vicinity and it became customary to call their settlement “The Village.” The church is situated on a little knoll near the old graveyard which contains the remains of many of the old pioneer settlers. The first minister was Rev. David Macklin from Tennessee. Camp meetings were held regularly for 52 consecutive years, until 1874 when, for a year or so, no service was held. Many of th

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