In the foundation stone laid in 1956 in the front corner of our sanctuary are the following items:
- A Revised Standard Version of the Bible
- The 1956 church hymnal
- Some church bulletins of the time
- A copy of the history of the church, which was written by Dr. Fremont P. Wirth
- A yearbook of the “Women of the Church”
- A copy of Jesse Wills’ book, The Tower Sees 100 Years
- A list of the church members at the time
- An Oak Hill Chapel program of October 15, 1950
- A few sermons by Walter R. Courtenay
- A map of Nashville
- Old coins contributed by John H. Tipton
- Copies of the Tennessean, the Nashville Banner, Time and Life magazines and The New York Times