HISTORY OF RIVERMONT EPC

Since 2003, we have been a congregation of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church.  

Prior to that, we were a congregation of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A (PCUSA).

Our congregation was originally established in 1881 as the Third Presbyterian Church of Lynchburg. Our first meeting house was at the comer of Cabell and G Streets. We were the outgrowth of a mission Sunday School started on Daniel's Hill in 1873 by the First Presbyterian Church. 


In 1897 we moved to the corner of Rivermont Avenue and Cabell Street and changed our name to Rivermont Avenue Presbyterian Church . We moved again--into our sanctuary at its present location--in 1925 and dropped the word "avenue" from our name. 

 Our educational wing was completed in 1952, and the entire church building was extensively renovated and slightly expanded in 1981. 

In 1991 we completed a reception center for welcoming and spending time with one another, and additional space for Christian education, infant and young children's nurseries, youth programs, parking, the choir loft, and the pipes of the new organ.

In 2001, we initiated a process for dismissal from the PCUSA. After years of seeking to work for the renewal and reformation of the PC(USA), we came to the conviction that it was time to seek dismissal to another denomination which would unambiguously affirm the authority of Scripture and the historic essentials of Reformed evangelical faith.

In 2003,  we were dismissed by the PCUSA to the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, adding the word "Evangelical" to our name.