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Leverington Presbyterian Church was founded May 9, 1878 with 67 charter
members. For months prior to that date, the Reverend Samuel Philips,
then Pastor of Roxborough Presbyterian Church, had been holding services
in Lyceum Hall at Ridge and Lyceum Avenues. In large measure, the
charter members transferred from the Roxborough Presbyterian Church
and the First Presbyterian Church of Manayunk.  On Sunday, June 9, 1878,
the first Sunday School session was held in a white canvas tent pitched
on a lot on Leverington Avenue. The floor of the tent was the bare
ground. They sat on wooden chairs and sang hymns to the accompaniment
of a little cottage organ. On October 23, 1878, a furious storm took
place that blew down the tent and tore half of it to shreds. The congregation
moved back into Lyceum Hall where they held services until 1879. In
the meantime, the church took possession of the lot on the corner
of Leverington and Ridge Avenues, which the Trustees had purchased
for $3,100. Work began on a chapel December 7, 1878. The first church
edifice was dedicated on October 19, 1880.   Over
the years, the congregation grew and the present gothic Church and
Sunday School structure was opened on Sunday, September 18, 1927.
This time of dedication was marked with great jubilation as members
of the Sunday School joined in a solemn procession from the old structure
at Leverington Avenue to the new building at Ridge Avenue and Hermitage
Street. Through the years, Leverington has been nurtured and grown in Christian love. We have endeavored to be known as "The friendly church that cares." |