Our Story
We are a church plant that was first conceived back in 1846, when Methodist-based workers organized a missionary post in Lancasterville, Pa (a few miles away from Plymouth Meeting).
In 1861, the mission was moved to Plymouth Meeting, where the small fledgling congregation met in a saddle shop.
A number of years later, the congregation was formally organized in the summer of 1874 consisting of 18 “charter members.”
The original stone building that sits on Germantown Pike began construction in 1876.
Over the years, the church grew and became a light in the heart of the Plymouth Meeting.
Our heart is for the busy yet lonely suburbs; the brokenhearted; the burnout; for those feeling disenfranchised.
Our heart is for the spiritually homeless and those seeking to know God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.
We are a community that longs for simplicity and belonging.
We value relationships both with God and with each other.
We’re okay with the fact that people are broken and desire freedom and refreshment from God.
We believe that if we listen carefully, we can hear something deep inside express a hunger and thirst for God.
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We are associated with the Evangelical Congregational Church
We are Evangelical.
(No, that doesn’t mean that we are just a bunch of white Republicans who watch Fox News.)
If we could distil evangelicalism down to its simplest definition: it means we are people of good news.
The term “evangelical” comes from the Greek word euangelion, which means “the good news” or “the gospel.” Thus, our faith focuses on the “good news” of salvation brough to sinners by Jesus Christ.
As a movement, evangelicalism’s diversity ranges across geography, race, politics, education and economics. In the words of the Bible, Plymouth Meeting Church is among ‘a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language’ (Revelation 7:9)
We have a high view of Scripture and we want to read it literarily.
We believe that lives need to be transformed through a “born-again” experience and the life-long process of following Jesus.
We want to express and demonstrate the good news in missionary and social reform efforts.
We stress the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross as making possible the redemption of humanity.
We are Congregational
We recognize that our congregation (i.e. faith family) is unique, and we own the responsibility of being a healthy body, and we intentionally, actively and collectively pursue God’s mission.
We don’t have a “hierarchy” telling us what to do. We employ our gifts and callings to the glory of God.
Though we are congregational, we are not independent.
We strive for connection with other churches and use relationships and resources for the Kingdom of God.
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We, as Plymouth Meeting Church see the early church practices found in the New Testament of the Bible as a vital spiritual resource for today.
At the same time, we also exist in the unique context of the Philadelphia suburbs.
We are a church that has ancient roots, a strong local context, and we are enthusiastically biblical.
We are a church WITHIN Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania.
We are a church that is IN-WITH the people of Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania.

An old photograph of our church building.