 | October 22, 1871 The First Presbyterian Church, under the leadership of Pastor Thomas Verner Moore, organizes a mission church near the Gulch for the growing west side of town beyond the Gulch. |
| October 22, 1871 Sunday School begins near 12th & Broadway as a mission of Nashville’s First Presbyterian Church, 3 months after the death of Thomas Verner Moore. |
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| June 6, 1872 Three trustees of the First Presbyterian Church buy property on Broadway for $4500 to locate the new church. |
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| August 5, 1872 The congregation breaks ground for the new church. |
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| November 23, 1873 In the midst of the Panic of 1873, Moore Memorial Presbyterian Church is formally organized with 45 founding members. |
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 | March 22, 1874 The permanent Moore Memorial building is completed, paid for and dedicated. |
| 1874 The Moore Memorial session votes to admit black members and provides separate seating for them. |
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 | 1874-1878 Frank D. Moore, the son of Thomas Verner Moore, pastor |
 | 1879-1890 James H. McNeilly, pastor |
| 1886 Moore Memorial’s Sunday School Building is completed. |
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 | 1891-1903 Angus McDonald, pastor |
| 1894 Moore Memorial hosts the PCUS (Southern Presbyterian denomination) General Assembly, just 20 years after its founding. |