HISTORY OF FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
 
  • *  First organized in 1829.
  • *  Merged with Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church in 1839.
  • *  Reorganized as First Presbyterian Church in 1851.
  • *  Current sanctuary completed in 1924.
  • *  Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church merged with FPC in September 2000.
  • *  Over 350 members with regular visitors each week.
  • *  Part of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) with over two million members nationwide.
  • *  Governed by 12 elders forming a group called the Session