Our History
June 3, 1920 - The first formal, written records about The People’s Church of Long Beach. A small group of Christian Protestants met to organize and develop a permanent, non-denominational Church to be located in the West End.
September 13, 1921 - The State of New York issued the Charter of Religious Corporation which officially created The People’s Church.
December 1921 - The land was purchased to build the church.
August 27, 1922 - The church laid the cornerstone.
January 14, 1923 - Services were held in the unfinished building.
July 8, 1923 - The church celebrated the first baptism in the nearly completed building.
August 25, 1923 - The building was formally dedicated as The People’s Church of Long Beach.
February 14, 1926 - The first of many brides walked down the aisle.
November 3, 1926 - Construction began to build the parsonage and garage.
April 1927 - The first Confirmation Class was taught.
October 7, 1931 - The entire church building was raised to create Sunday School rooms underneath with separate boiler rooms and a connecting passage between the Church and parsonage.
February 15, 1939 - A one car garage was erected at the parsonage and the old garage became part of the Sunday School rooms.
January 10, 1951 - A restaurant-style kitchen was created in the passageway between the old Sunday School rooms and new basement area.
September 8, 1996 - The City of Long Beach proclaims Sunday, September 8, 1996 as “People’s Church Day” to acknowledge the church’s 75th Anniversary.
“For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.”
Next 100 Years Building Restoration and Renovation Fund
We are working to ensure that our church building endures to serve our community as a place to worship, learn, grow, and celebrate together. We hope you’ll consider contributing to the Next 100 Years Building Restoration and Renovation Fund.
