A Brief History of Seattle Presbytery Church Growth

A Brief History of Seattle Presbytery Church Growth With thanks to Robert Welsh M.D., The Presbytery of Seattle 1858-2005 1867 1867White River 1868 1869Seattle First 1869Seattle First 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877Newcastle 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883Newcastle (dissolved) 1884 1885Renton FirstVashon (@ Burton) 1886 1887Seattle SecondWoodland (Clark County) 1888 1889Kent FirstLake UnionBallard FirstCalvary (Leschi)Woodland transferred to Olympia Presbytery25 189026 1891Vashon (dissolved)First United27 1892Calvary (Enumclaw)First PC Port Orchard28 189329 189430 1895Third Cumberland31 1896Westminster32 189733 189834 1899Lake Union (dissolved)35 190036 1901Brighton BeachLane Street37 1902GeorgetownInterbay38 1903Seattle Second renamed to Bethany 39 1904VashonOlympic CourtQueen AnneFirst PC Port Orchard renamed First PC of Charleston40 1905Third Cumberland renamed Cherry StreetLake Union reopens as a branch of Seattle FirstWoodland ParkFirst PC of BremertonFirst PC of Port Blakely41 1906York42 1907WabashJapanese South Park43 1908UniversityWest SideInterbay (dissolved)Lane Street (dissolved)44 1909Green LakeRolling BayPleasant ValleyAlgonaGreenwood45 1910Wallingford Mission BranchFoster TukwilaRainier BeachBlack DiamondYork PC becomes Mt. Baker Park46 1911Woodland Park ChartersWest Side ChartersMagnolia BluffCherry Street relocates and becomes Madrona47 1912South Park comes under care of SFPC48 1913 Lake Union & Wallingford Mission merge to become CentralCalvary (dissolved)49 1914Island CenterFormer Cherry Street renamed Grace50 191551 191652 1917Green Lake renamed Ravenna BoulevardCentral renamed Whitman Memorial53 1918Morningside54 1919Lake City55 1920BethelIsland Center (dissolved)56 1921Boulevard ParkLake BurienRose HillGardiner57 192258 1923Angle LakeHillcrest59 192460 192561 192662 1927Madison ParkAlgona (dissolved)Lakewood63 192864 1929First PC of Charleston renamed Summit Avenue65 1930Riverton Heights66 193167 1932Madison Park (dissolved)68 1933Olympic Court renamed Greenlake UPCWhitman Memorial renamed Central69 193470 193571 193672 193773 1938Ballard renamed Northminster74 1939Pleasant Valley (dissolved)75 1940Hillcrest becomes independent of SFPCBoulevard Park becomes independent of SFPC76 1941Lake City becomes independent of SFPCAngle Lake becomes independent of SFPCLake Burien becomes independent of SFPC77 1942SFPC Japanese Branch closes (due to internment)78 194379 1944Mt. View80 1945Magnolia Bluff renamed Magnolia, now independent of SFPC81 1946Greenwood becomes independent of SFPCRose Hill becomes independent of SFPC82 1947Lakewood becomes independent of SFPCJapanese PC reorganized, independent of SFPCMorningside becomes independent of SFPCSouth Park becomes independent of SFPC83 1948Lakewood (dissolved)Port Blakely (dissolved)Steel LakeGardiner (dissolved)84 194985 1950Morningside renamed Wedgewood86 1951Duwamish87 1952Beacon HillMercer IslandGrace (dissolved) merged with Madrona88 195389 1954John Knox90 1955Greenlake renamed Trinity91 1956Bellevue First92 1957Angle Lake renamed Southminster93 1958Inglewood94 1959First United renamed LaurelhurstNewportOverlake Park95 196096 1961Marcus Whitman97 1962St. Andrew98 1963Greenwood (dissolved)99 1964100 1965RedmondGA decision to stop prioritizing church planting101 1966102 1967Hillcrest joins PCAPine Lake103 1968104 1969105 1970106 1971107 1972Georgetown (dissolved)First PC of Bremerton (dissolved)South Park renamed New Hope108 1973109 1974110 1975111 1976112 1977Central Kitsap113 1978114 1979Korean Community115 1980South KitsapBoulevard Park leaves denominationRiverton Heights leaves denomination116 1981117 1982Bremerton Korean118 1983Maple ValleyIndonesian119 1984Sammamish120 1985121 1986122 1987Korean Glory123 1988Central renamed Wallingford124 1989Elim Korean125 1990Celebration126 1991Pyung AnChurch at the CenterKorean PilgrimCommunity (Federal Way)127 1992128 1993129 1994130 1995Soos Creek131 1996Laurelhurst (dissolved)132 1997Iglesia Restauracion (WF)133 1998Indonesian renamed to Indonesian Presbyterian, relocated to Wedgwood134 1999Vietnamese International (WF)Brighton (dissolved)135 2000Community (dissolved)Seattle CommunityPine Lake (dissolved)136 2001El Buen Pastor (now Centro Christiano Familiar) (WF)Soos Creek (dissolved)Kenyan International Community (WF)South Kitsap renamed Adventure of FaithPacto De Poder (WF)137 2002Beacon Hill (dissolved)138 2003First Taiwanese Presbyterian (WF)Pyung An chartersMision Hispana (WF)Christ our Foundation Filipino (WF)139 2004Ravenna Boulevard merges with WallingfordKorean Community moves to Bothell140 2005141 2006Church at the Center + Westminster = Capitol HillElim Korean (dissolved)Celebraton (dissolved)North PointUnion142 2007143 2008Black Diamond (dissolved)144 2009New Hope (dissolved)145 2010Duwamish (dissolved)White River (dissolved)146 2011High Road (MC)Bethel (dissolved)147 2012Honduran Church (MC)Jim Fox Group (MC)Latino Bible Group (TBA)Madrona renamed Madrona GraceRenton renamed Living Faith148 2013First TaiwaneseLiving Faith (dissolved)149 A Brief History of Seattle Presbytery Church Growth With thanks to Robert Welsh M.D., The Presbytery of Seattle 1858-2005 150