Wednesday, November 19, 2008 East Central Illinois

First Presbyterian Church of Tolono celebrates 150 years

By Lynda Zimmer
Friday, June 27, 2008 11:05 AM CDT

Sunday afternoon will find the members of the First Presbyterian Church of Tolono holding hands in a circle around their church.

Times have changed. Shortly before the Civil War, the congregation was so at odds over slavery that it could not worship together.

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