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Worship Times The Mission of the First Presbyterian Church of Quincy, Florida is to call all people to a personal acceptance of and growing relationship with Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior; to provide a center for the worship of God and the teaching of Scriptures and Christian doctrine; to nurture Christian behavior through fellowship, spiritual growth, and a real and caring family attitude; to minister to the needy, poor and disadvantaged; and to support the total Mission of the Presbyterian Church.
HISTORY Presbyterian pioneers from the Carolinas and Georgia moved into the area which come to be know as Quincy. They gathered for worship, and in the year 1828, built a church which they called Philadelphia, about four miles north of Quincy. In 1833, the Reverend Mr. Daniel Baker organized a church in the village of Quincy—First Presbyterian. Eight men were ordained to serve as Ruling Elders. After a slow start to this church, it was reorganized in 1838 and new elders and deacons were elected. The first house of worship was erected on the corner of King and Madison streets in 1845. This church stood on that site until 1923. At that time, it was decided that a new church building was needed to meet the growing educational and worship needs of the congregation. The sanctuary we use today is that same structure, however, it was remodeled and rededicated in 1961. The Quincy Academy was acquired in the late 1980’s and serves as our Community Outreach Building. It currently houses our Food Distribution Program, Boy Scouts, and Habitat for Humanity
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