
The Community Presbyterian Church
is a union congregation of two St.
Maries churches - the Methodist Church, which was founded in 1900 and
the Presbyterian Church, founded in 1912.
In 1943 the two congregations formed a
federated church and met in the Presbyterian sanctuary at 830 College
Avenue. This continued until 1952 when the congregations merged and
formed the Community Presbyterian Church. The Rev. William Easson was
serving as pastor at that time.
In 1963, under the leadership of the
Rev. Winnfield Stevens, the congregation built the present sanctuary
and Christian Education building. The sanctuary is designed for
worship around the communion table. The circle of fellowship is
composed of the congregation, the choir and the minister with Christ
at the head of the table - represented by the cross. The huge cross
was hand-hewn from a cedar log by Elder Jack Dittman and the table was
hand-made by Rev. Stevens. |