History of Abington Presbyterian Church
Founded in 1714, Abington Presbyterian Church is the third oldest Presbyterian Church in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Seventy hearty pioneers banded together in a primitive settlement to worship God.
Abington Church gave rise to ten Presbyterian churches in the area, among them Grace Presbyterian Church in Jenkintown, Carmel Presbyterian Church in Glenside and Huntingdon Valley Presbyterian Church.
The program and ministries of the Church and its involvement in the community make “Old Abington Church” as much a force today as it was in its early years.
Abington Presbyterian Church Senior Pastors
- Malachi Jones
1714 – 1729 - Richard Treat D. D.
1731 – 1778 - William M. Tennent D. D.
1781 – 1810 - William Dunlap
1812 – 1818 - Robert Steel D. D.
1819 – 1862 - J. L. Withrow D. D.
1863 – 1868 - Samuel T. Lowrie D. D.
1869 – 1874
- L. W. Eckard D. D.
1874 – 1891 - L. S. Fulmer
1892 – 1894 - John R. Henderson
1895 – 1899 - Wm. Scott Nevin
1900 – 1903 - James W. Williams
1904 – 1918 - Harry H. Bird D. D.
1918 – 1926 - Roland B. Lutz D. D.
1928 – 1950
- John MaGill D. D.
1951 – 1967 - William J Evans D. D.
1968 – 1973 - Robert M. Hoag
1975 – 1989 - Edmund S. P. Jones D. D.
1991 – 1996 - Brent J. Eelman D. Min.
2001 – 2015 - Kirby Lawrence-Hill D. Min.
2017 – 2023 - Sudie Niesen Thompson
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