History
The roots of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Slate Lick go back over 200 years. People first started gathering for worship in 1798 and petitioned Redstone Presbytery for pulpit supply in 1799. The request was granted, and on October 15 of the same year, the first log cabin church was completed and called Fairfield Presbyterian Church. It wasn't until Sept. 6, 1919 that the current building was completed. It was built on the foundation of the previous sanctuary that had burned down.
The more recent history of this church goes back to about 1968 as a congregation of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod (RPCES). The name of the church at that time was the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Kittanning. The congregation worshiped in a couple of different temporary locations before obtaining the current property/building. In 1982, through a process known as “joining and receiving”, the churches that made up the RPCES were received into the Presbyterian Church in America. This, of course, included our congregation at the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Kittanning. In 1985 the congregation voted to officially change the name of the church so that it would more accurately reflect the geographical location of the property in Slate Lick, PA. The name chosen was “The Reformed Presbyterian Church of Slate Lick”.
The more recent history of this church goes back to about 1968 as a congregation of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod (RPCES). The name of the church at that time was the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Kittanning. The congregation worshiped in a couple of different temporary locations before obtaining the current property/building. In 1982, through a process known as “joining and receiving”, the churches that made up the RPCES were received into the Presbyterian Church in America. This, of course, included our congregation at the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Kittanning. In 1985 the congregation voted to officially change the name of the church so that it would more accurately reflect the geographical location of the property in Slate Lick, PA. The name chosen was “The Reformed Presbyterian Church of Slate Lick”.