We share a common history up to a point with Raccoon United Presbyterian Church which also continues in ministry to our community in Hopewell Twp.  Raccoon Associate Reformed Church was organized in 1823.  At the time of the union in 1858, the United Presbyterian Church was founded.  As a result of this union, the church name became Raccoon United Presbyterian Church.

     The place of meeting was, at first, in the different homes of the community.  The barn of William McCune, one of the organizers of the new church, became the central meeting place until a church home was erected.  It is estimated that around 1837 the new frame structure was underway on a lot on the opposite end of the cemetery from where the current church building now stands.  This church building served the congregation until 1867 when a second building (the one pictured above) was constructed.  This church building was on the site of the present church.

     Under Rev. Richard Ferguson's leadership in 1956, a fund raising drive to increase the church's facilities was undertaken. A new 260 seat sanctuary was constructed and dedicated in 1959.

     During the ministry of Rev. Robert Bradbury in the late 1970's, the church viewed with concern some of the changes being considered within the United Presbyterian denomination.  Ultimately, the church voted to leave the United Presbyterian Church in April of 1981.  The church then joined the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod in November of 1981.  This denomination was then taken into the Presbyterian Church in America by a process of joining and receiving in June of 1982.

     While it is good to look back and see God's blessings and provisions for His people in times past, it serves to encourage us to attempt great things for God's glory in the future.  We are excited for what the Lord has in store for us as we serve Him together.