The stone building today is not the same as the first church built in 1834. The congregation, which was formed in 1820, replaced it with a slightly bigger building in 1855, which was burned in 1857.

The Old Stone Church on Public Square will mark its 190th anniversary on Sept. 12, with a 10 a.m. worship service, followed by an outdoor festival of music and food on the Square.

And of Old Stone, says Moss, "During the period of the founding of Old Stone, church life, the spiritual life of Cleveland, was taking on a unique form." And making history.

If beauty is only skin deep, Ringgold's Old Stone Church can best be described as neat but homely, but if beauty truly lies within, this plain building could be likened to a supermodel. For merely ...

Rev. Ethan Osborn was arguably the most noteworthy pastor of the Old Stone Church in Fairton. He served as pastor from 1789-1844. He died in 1858, just four months shy of his 100th birthday.