Mission Statement

The First Presbyterian Church of Pompano Beach is a regional church community welcoming all people,striving to follow Christ, helping one another grow in the love of God, serving God's world locally and globally, and inviting others to share in our work and worship.

History

The First Presbyterian Church of Pompano Beach was born in a drive-in theater in 1954. Four years later, a 168 member congregation was worshipping at the Lighthouse Point Village Church, a 300-seat building near the marina. It styled itself as a community church until 1956 when it chose to identify with the Presbyterian Church, USA, and was received into what was then known as the Presbytery of South Florida.

Under the guidance of our first minister, Rev. Wyn Blair Sutphin, it quickly became the fastest growing church in the nation, with its congregation doubling every year. By 1958 attendance had grown to over 1,000, and this phenomenal increase in membership soon forced the congregation to plan, finance and build its present edifice.

The cornerstone of the present sanctuary was laid in 1959. The completed building was dedicated on November 6, 1960 and was first called "The Cathedral Church", no doubt because of its large seating capacity and the soaring steeple topped by a Celtic cross. Soon however, it became known simply as "The Pink Church", an obvious nickname for a church painted in an island color that blended with its Bahamian Colonial architecture.