Our History
On May 20, 1954,
141 people walked across the stage of the Masonic Temple in Detroit to be received into membership in the new First Presbyterian Church of Farmington. The ceremonies were impressive, in that they were part of the convened 166th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the USA.
The first worship service of the mission church had taken place only the previous October in what was then the new Farmington High School.
A Presbyterian Church had been established more than a century earlier in Farmington -- in 1826, but it had failed to thrive and eventually was dissolved. The property for the new First Church was purchased in 1955. The five-acre site came complete with a residence, Knox House, which became the church offices. 
A small barn, never used as such, became the chapel. The first worship service there took place in October, 1955.
A new church building was formally dedicated in 1961 and an activities addition, or fellowship hall followed in 1972. In 1980, the congregation voted to expand and reverse the sanctuary, making it more comfortable and energy-efficient. During the 1990's, stained glass has been added at the front and side windows.
By the early 1990's, the church's needs had outgrown its office, school and fellowship space. This prompted the construction of a new wing, which was dedicated in May, 1994. As part of that program, the original Knox House residence was sold and moved to the corner of Ten Mile and Farmington Roads. The barn, or original chapel, had been decommissioned and removed from the property earlier.
