Our History

"Welcoming Everyone Since 1834!"


Even with a significant history—more than 180 years of ministry since its founding—the First Presbyterian Church of Whippany isn’t stuck in the past. We thank God for God’s faithfulness in working through the people of this church throughout our history and moving us ever forward. We’ve enjoyed a long ministry in the Whippany community, and we are so thankful that in times of community need, and in times of our own need as a church—like during significant floods, the Whippany community supports one another.


You may read about the story of God’s grace and mercy to this church in the late Barbara Thompson-Howell’s History of The First Presbyterian Church of Whippany.  Barbara was a longtime member of the congregation. 


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