History: Huntingdon Presbytery – Rural roots still shine today
The heart of this presbytery has remained rural and small town. It remains generous and outward looking, maintaining overseas partnerships.
History: Presbytery of Lackawanna – Still reaching out to its brothers and sisters
Three presbyteries (Susquehanna, Montrose and Luzerne) were merged to form the Presbytery of Lackawanna.
History: Presbytery of Lake Erie – 200 years of disunity and unity
The earliest Presbyterian churches in Lake Erie were founded about 1800, but unfortunately none have proof of an exact date: Meadville claims 1800, Middlebrook 1799.
History: Lehigh Presbytery – Immigrant groups found new home in Lehigh
Eight different presbyteries were involved in sending missionaries, pastors and Sunday school teachers into the region now served by Lehigh Presbytery.
History: Presbytery of Northumberland – A long history of ethnic diversity
The first church established by the new Presbytery of Northumberland was Milton, established in November of 1811.
History: Presbytery of Philadelphia – The first presbytery of the United States
Created in 1706, the Presbytery of Philadelphia was the first one in the country. It eventually evolved into the Synod of Philadelphia in 1717.
History: Presbytery of Philadelphia – Jedediah Andrews, Philly’s first Presbyterian pastor
Jedediah Andrews came to Philadelphia in 1698 “to make Presbyterians.”
History: Pittsburgh Presbytery – Enduring changes for centuries
In 1781, the Synod of New York and Philadelphia approved the creation of the first presbytery west of the Allegheny Mountains. That area, which had previously been under the jurisdiction of the Presbytery of Donegal, was called the Presbytery of Redstone and it stretched as far west as “the setting sun.” This area would eventually…
History: Presbytery of Redstone – Paving the way to the “west”
The Presbytery of Redstone was organized on Sept. 19, 1781 by the Synod of New York and Philadelphia. While the current territory of the presbytery consists of four counties in the southwestern corner of Pennsylvania, the original landscape stretched from the Allegheny Mountains to the east, as far north as Lake Erie, to the south…
History: Presbytery of Shenango – Missional focus continues to define presbytery
Congregations are encouraged to participate in international partnerships in the Sudan/South Sudan, Egypt and the Dominican Republic. The Presbytery of Shenango is known for its relational culture, international commitments and missional focus.