Manchester RPC

Organization date:circa 1795

Location:New Kensington, Pa.

Presbytery:Alleghenies

Membership:37 communicant, 12 baptized

Pastor:Vince Scavo

Website:www.ManchesterRPchurch.org

Our History

The Parnassus/Manchester congregation has existed in some form since 1795 (as a society, then two yoked congregations, and later as a single congregation which moved from one site to the other).

In 1958, the congregation was worshiping in the Parnassus neighborhood of New Kensington. That year they built a chapel on the “old” Manchester site, about 10 miles away from Parnassus, to serve as a mission Sabbath school. They expanded this chapel by adding on what is now the main meeting hall.  The congregation moved to this Manchester site from Parnassus in 1961.  The chapel now serves as a fellowship hall and is used ...