First Presbyterian Church of Miami on Brickell
The First Presbyterian Church of Miami was first organized in 1896. It is Miami’s oldest organized congregation. Services were held first in a tent and a year later replaced by a pavilion with a floor, doors and a shingle roof. Two years later, in 1898, Henry Flagler, the “father of Miami” constructed the first church building on the corner of S.E. Flagler and Third Avenue. The church was completed in 1900. In the 1926 hurricane the steeple of this building was destroyed and never replaced.
Image of original First Presbyterian Church on S.E. Flagler and Third Ave. photo from the Florida Photographic Collection
By 1947, the growth of Miami required that the church be relocated to its current location on 609 Brickell Ave. This building was completed in 1949 and additions in 1954 and 1964 completed the building as it is today. After Hurricane Andrew, the church was completely renovated.
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First Presbyterian Church of Miami Website
