Presbyterians have been serving the residents of Franklin for over 200 years at the Corner of Fifth and Main.

The original church on this site was established in 1842 by the first Presbyterians in the Franklin area and was designed in the Romanesque Revival style that was popular at the time. In 1905 it caught on fire and suffered severe damage.

Despite this, many of the original items from that first house of worship were preserved and are still in use today. While the original stained-glass windows were destroyed by the intense heat of the fire, the current windows are faithful reproductions of those designs. Amazingly, the original church pews were rescued by those early congregants during the fire, and they are still used in the sanctuary today.

Additionally, the original bell is still operational and hanging in the current bell tower to this day. In the years that followed, the church was beautifully reconstructed, and this building exists today as the historic architectural cornerstone you see at “Five Points”;  In 2001, through the generous financial donations in memory of past charter members, Historic Franklin Presbyterian Church welcomed the installation of a Schoenstein organ – the first installation in the state of Tennessee, seconded only by its sister commissioned site at the Schermerhorn Symphony Hall in downtown Nashville.

In 2006, all church facilities were completely renovated to modern-day code requirements. In 2013, a severe windstorm caused significant damage to the roof and Sanctuary interior which forced immediate renovations to these locations. In keeping with historical accuracy, the original slate roof was replaced with a distinctive architectural composition shingle and heavy-gauge copper flashing and gutters, as well as a construction of a new Celtic cross symbolizing Christ as the rising sun and the light of the world.