Middletown Presbyterian Church - (610) 565-4080

Our Vision: To know Jesus and make Him known. Come join us each Sunday for family-friendly Christ-centered worship!

WELCOME!
We come together at Middletown to learn what it means to know
Jesus Christ and hope you will join us for a great worship and fellowship
experience.

History
Middletown Presbyterian Church is the oldest Presbyterian Church in Delaware County. It dates back to the early 1720’s, when “dissenters” began meeting, probably first in homes, and then built a log church. George Whitfield, the evangelist of the First Great Awakening, preached here in 1741.

John Tennant, son of the founder of the Log College, came as supply Pastor in 1729. The first installed Pastor was the Rev. Robert Cathcart, who served from 1730-1740. During his tenure, Dr. Isaac Watts presented the congregation with an inscribed copy of his hymns and Baxter’s Christian Directory.

In 1766, they built the stone church, whose walls still stand. A fire destroyed the interior in 1879, and it was rebuilt in the style of the times. Until that time, there was a high pulpit, box pews, and the entrance was probably on the south side, facing present Old Middletown Road.

In 1923 a new sanctuary was built. The original church was used for Sunday School. In the 1950’s, a Sunday School wing was added on the other side of the original church. In 1966, the sanctuary was doubled in size and the tower and administration wing were added. A project to add an elevator and renovate office spaces and Fellowship Hall was completed in 2011 along with a renovation of the sanctuary in 2013.

The graves in our cemetery go back to the very beginning of the
church. Among the notables buried there is Persifor Frazer, a Brigadier General in the Revolutionary War, and his wife, Mary Frazer.

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