Centennial Painting by Bob Doubleday

From the collection of Stephen M. Lawson

2002 Centennial Celebration by Summit Avenue Presbyterian Church, Bremerton, WA

Sept. 18, 1892 -	First public meeting, with 25 in attendance voting to form a church and construct a building
Jan. 13, 1893 -	First church service, held in the public school with Rev. Thomas McGuire
Nov. 30, 1893 -	First service in new church building at Port Orchard (later renamed Charleston)
June 2, 1894 -	Articles of incorporation of the first Presbyterian Church of Port Orchard filed
March 2, 1902 -	Organized and chartered by the Presbyterian Church, with 18 charter members
Feb. 26, 1903 -	Port Orchard renamed to Charleston, and church became Charleston Presbyterian Church
March 14, 1923 -	First church building demolished in preparation for construction new building
Nov. 27, 1924 -	New church building dedicated with Rev. George W. Davis as minister
April 17, 1929 -	Renamed Summit Avenue Presbyterian Church, with Charleston part of Bremerton since 1927
August 8, 1965 -	Last service in second building, with construction of third building completed
Nov. 1, 1992 -	Last service in third building, with construction of fourth (and current) building

Centennial Painting by Bob Doubleday (1915-2003)

First church building as it appeared in 1902 (reduced from 7"x10" print of original)
Image formatted for use as Desktop Picture (1024x768 - 76KB) - Nice experience!
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