Emmanuel Episcopal Church

 

235 S. Church St.

Grass Valley, CA

 

 

 

 

 

Two teenage girls, daughters of   miners, wanted to help build their church. Isabel Attwood and Jennie Jenkins rode horses through the foothills collecting gold nuggets from miners. The land was donated by Gold Hill Mining Company. The church members wanted a Gothic building. William Bettis designed the wooden Gothic church. Built in 1858, it is the oldest continuously used Episcopal church in California. Members of all ages are proud of their church and donate time and money to keep it nice.

 

 

 

 

Grass Valley United Methodist Church

 

236 S. Church St.

Grass Valley, CA

 

 

 



Isaac Owen first started preaching in 1852. This church first met in a wooden school house. On the land they use today, they built their first church in 1854. They built a beautiful new church with a 75 foot steeple in 1873. It burnt down in 1936. You can still see some artifacts in the entry way. The current building was dedicated in 1937. They placed the cornerstone from the old building at the entrance.

 



St. Patrick Parish

 

235 Chapel St

Grass Valley

 

 

Fr. John Shanahan started the parish in 1851. Fr. Tomas Dalton  bought  the current land in 1857. In 1859 they finished building the new building and turned the old wooden church into a school. The Sisters of Mercy came in 1863 to help with the school and  orphanage. The old church had problems because it had no foundation and was just bricks on soil. They dedicated the current church in 1950.  It has the windows and bell from the older building. 

 

 

 



First Baptist Church

 

300 Main St.

 Nevada City, CA

 

 

In 1850 Mr. Stamps and Mr. Lamden built a small building on this lot. It was used by many different churches. It had a dirt floors, and boxes and whiskey barrels for seats. This building burnt down a year later. It was rebuilt of brick and dedicated as a Congregational Church. It was used as a church until 1914. Then it was used as apartments and a mortuary. In 1954 the First Baptist Church bought it and restored the building.

 

Nevada City Methodist Church

 

433 Broad St.

Nevada City, CA

 

This church was found by Reverend Isaac Owen in 1850. It was first at the pioneer cemetery. It burnt down in the 1856 and 1863 fires. The building you see today was built in 1862. Fun fact on this church. Santa visits children here at Christmas. This church was in the hallmark movie "The Christmas Card".

 

 





St. Canice Catholic Church

317 Washington St.

 Nevada City, CA



On October 2, 1851 Father Shanahan bought the property for $100. Wooden churches built here burnt down in 1856 and 1863. It was first called St. Peters. In 1864 the current brick church was built. It was named after the cathedral in Kilkenny Ireland. St. Canice is the patron saint of the ship wrecked.