IPJA: Born of the vision of the heart of a shepherd who saw a church in the Jardim America before even considering opening some work in the region. His name is Rev. Americo Gomes Coelho, whose Social Action of our church is named. The idea grew and 7th Presbyterian Church of Belo Horizonte decided to open a preaching point on Pipeline Road 76, at Brother Daniel Roza. The work grew and became a congregation in 1984. Along with the Sierra Presbyterian Church, a few years later, decided to work in the same neighborhood in his brother's house Odias Severino de Souza, who also went on to become one congregation. The First Presbyterian Church of Belo Horizonte, decided to work in a neighboring district of New Switzerland. Ali formed a congregation in a rented house under the leadership of Elder Paul Fávaro Medes. Hence arose the idea of uniting the three congregations and in the near future to organize a church on the site. In July 1995 the First Presbyterian Church took the lead and directed the union of three congregations. In total there were 58 people between adults and children. In May the following year, well ahead of schedule, the Presbyterian Church in Garden America was being created. Four priests and six deacons elected by about fifty-three members professed in his first meeting led by the Executive Presbytery of Belo Horizonte. As planned, the First Presbyterian Church took over the negotiations and expense by buying a lot for the building where we gather today to praise the Senhor.A First Presbyterian Church was instrumental in the birth of the Presbyterian Church in America Garden. We praise God for his life and his ministry of planting churches in large Belo Horizonte.

programming of the Week
SUNDAYS
Prayer meeting - at 8:00 pm
Sunday school - 9:00 pm
Worship Night - 19:00 pm
TUESDAYS
Tuesday in nursing homes - at 19:30 pm
THURSDAYS
Bible Study - at 19:30 pm

Park Presbyterian Church  had its origin as a congregation of the Associate Presbyterian Church in 1853.  For several years before that time the pastor of the Four Mile Associate Presbyterian Church came to Beaver to hold services at various locations for several families in the Beaver area.The first permanent church for the congregation was built in 1861, a brick building that remains today as an apartment building.  The present church, a brown stone building overlooking McIntosh Square was completed in 1905.  It included the first pipe organ ever to grace the worship service for the Beaver congregation.  The Education Building addition was added in 1931.  It was begun in the fall of 1929, just as the stock market crash occurred and the Great Depression set in. The Beaver congregation became the First United Presbyterian Church of Beaver with the merger in 1858 of the Associate Presbyterian and the Associate Reformed Presbyterian denominations to form the United Presbyterian Church of North America.  As a result of the subsequent merger with the Presbyterian Church in the United States in 1953 the congregation became a member of the Beaver-Butler Presbytery of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.  When the Presbyterian Church in the United States rejoined the denomination in 1958 the Presbyterian Church (USA) became the name of our denomination.The Beaver congregation changed its name in 1959 to Park United Presbyterian Church of Beaver to avoid confusion with the First Presbyterian Church in the same community.  In 1984 the “United” was dropped from the official name.

Sixteen pastors have been called and served Park Church in its 155 years of existence.  As a testimony to the stability of leadership, only five permanent pastors have served since 1913.

Sunday Mornings

 Sunday School - 9:30 am

• Adults & Youth: 9:30 am - 10:30 am

• Preschool thru Grade 5: 9:30 am - 10:40 am

• Nursery care available starting at 9:15 am for children ages six (6) weeks to two (2) years.

Worship - 10:55 am

Nursery care available for children ages six (6) weeks through five (5) years (not including those in kindergarten).