"I can do everything through him who gives me strength." (Philippians 4:13)

Our Future:

While valuing our strong heritage and traditions, Pelham Community Church is experiencing significant change and growth.  We have also added a second service at 11:00 am that is quite similar to the 9:30 service.

We believe that Jesus Christ is inviting us to follow Him on an exciting spiritual journey and challenging us to develop a dynamic ministry under strong leadership.

Our Past:

In the 19th century the Evangelical and United Brethren Churches had their beginnings in Pennsylvania and Maryland. By 1839 a circuit rider of the Evangelical Association began to serve the German-speaking settlers of the Niagara Peninsula.

Haist House at Centre St. & Memorial Drive by Marilyn Casson

In 1848 a congregation was established and prayer meetings were held in the log homes of David Haist and John Stirtzinger. Later, the congregation met in the Haist house at the corner of Centre Street and Memorial Drive. Some of the founding families of this "German Church" are still evident in the community and the congregation. The central portion of the sanctuary was built in 1865.

The Pelham Community Church celebrated 150 years of Christian faith and witness in this community in 1998. During that century and a half, the congregation made many building and capital improvements. We now celebrate the people over the years, nurtured in this Christian Fellowship, who have gone forth to serve in the professional ministry, as youth workers or staff associates, as youth missionaries, as lay leaders, and in outdoor ministries.

"It was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up." Ephesians 4: 11,12)