▁city , ▁including ▁nearly ▁one - third ▁of ▁the ▁con greg ation ▁of ▁Christ ▁Church . ▁At ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁Ferr ill ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁Old ▁Epis cop al ▁B ury ing ▁Gr ound , ▁the ▁only ▁African ▁American ▁to ▁be ▁so ▁hon ored . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Christ ▁Church ▁supported ▁installation ▁of ▁a ▁monument ▁to ▁Ferr ill ▁at ▁the ▁b ury ing ▁ground , ▁celebr ating ▁with ▁a ▁joint ▁service ▁with ▁First ▁African ▁Bapt ist . ▁They ▁also ▁supported ▁appro val ▁of ▁a ▁state ▁highway ▁marker ▁for ▁the ▁site . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Christ ▁Church ▁named ▁its ▁community ▁garden ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁London ▁Ferr ill . ▁ ▁The ▁Bishop ▁Pro vis ional ▁of ▁the ▁Epis cop al ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Lex ington ▁is ▁currently ▁Mark ▁Van ▁Ko ever ing . ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁Christ ▁Church ▁ 1 7 9 6 – 1 9 8 9 ▁The ▁present ▁building , ▁the ▁fourth ▁to ▁occup y ▁the ▁site , ▁was ▁ere cted ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁and ▁en larg ed ▁to ▁its ▁present ▁state ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War . ▁James ▁Moore ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁re ctor ▁of ▁Christ ▁Church ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 6 . ▁He ▁began ▁to ▁hold ▁services ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁frame ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁present ▁site ▁of ▁Christ ▁Church . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁President ▁of ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁University ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 3 , ▁a ▁proper ▁church ▁building ▁was ▁constructed ▁of ▁brick ▁replacing