Nearly a
century of
loving this city
Memorial Presbyterian Church is a historic congregation in the heart of West Palm Beach with a simple conviction: God loves this city, and He is inviting us to join Him in its renewal. We believe our best chapters are still ahead.
People who
love this city
Memorial is led by a team of pastors, staff, and elders who love God and love West Palm Beach. Get to know the people who serve our congregation.
Born from
a prayer
A prayer for the city
On a Sunday afternoon, a small group of neighbors gathers to pray for West Palm Beach and her future. Out of that prayer meeting, a church is born, and the congregation builds its first sanctuary with its own hands.
Rebuilt after the storm
The devastating hurricane of 1928 destroys the sanctuary. The church family rebuilds it again, refusing to give up on its city through the worst of times.
Planted for the city
Memorial stands strategically planted between the Norton Museum of Art to the west, the Intracoastal Waterway to the east, and a growing downtown to the north, joining God in the renewal of West Palm Beach.
The next hundred years
Our hope is that the work of our church and our people will match God's imagination for this city over the next century.
God. City.
Story.
Created for connection
We believe we are called and created for connection, with God, with each other, and with ourselves. We experience this connection as a community through prayer, worship, discipleship, and communion. And God's grace works through our everyday lives too, in conversations with family, friends, and neighbors, in our work and in our play.
Called to West Palm Beach
We believe we are called to be present and to witness to God's presence in this particular place. God is already at work here, breathing life into our city and bringing renewal where systems and people are broken. Our task is to discern where God is already working and join in, so that all in our city may flourish.
Part of a bigger story
We believe every person's story matters, and that each of our stories finds its meaning within the ultimate story God is writing. At Memorial, we help one another understand and tend to our stories in the light of that greater narrative of redemption.
Memorial is part of the ECO Presbyterian Movement, churches extending across Florida, the nation, and beyond.
About ECO →Good to
know
How old is Memorial Presbyterian Church?
Memorial was founded nearly 100 years ago, when a group of neighbors gathered to pray for West Palm Beach. The congregation built its first sanctuary by hand and rebuilt it after the 1928 hurricane.
What kind of church is Memorial?
We are an evangelical Presbyterian church in the Reformed tradition, part of the ECO Presbyterian movement. Our worship is Scripture-centered and our community is warm and intergenerational.
What does 'a church for the city' mean?
It means we believe God has placed us in West Palm Beach on purpose. We seek to discern where God is already at work in our city and join in that work so that everyone here may flourish.
Can I visit if I'm not Presbyterian?
Absolutely. Memorial is a place for people at every point of the journey, including those exploring faith for the first time. Come as you are.
Come see what God is doing in West Palm Beach.
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