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The First Presbyterian Church had its origin in 1852/53 in preaching services conducted by the Rev. J. Addison Whitaker, then pastor of what is now the First Presbyterian Church of Glenolden. The official organization of the First Presbyterian Church of the Borough of Darby followed shortly thereafter, on October 1, 1854. On October 1 2017 the congregation celebrates 163 years of continuous service and witness to the love and grace of God.

The sanctuary building of the church was first occupied in 1857. The Sunday School building of the church, known also as the Baird Memorial Chapel...

The Olivet Presbyterian Church began meeting in the Fairmount neighborhood in April, 1855 as a Sunday school outreach of the Calvary Church.  When they outgrew their meeting space, they relocated to a chapel at what is now 22^nd and Wallace Streets. The congregation was organized as the Olivet Church on April 11, 1856 and a new and larger church building was erected at 22nd and Mt. Vernon Streets, financed by a $20,000 gift from Mr. Baldwin, and smaller gifts from other friends of the congregation. The chapel at Twenty-second and Wallace Streets was replaced by an...