Concord Presbyterian Church

Concord Presbyterian Church in Carrick was originally formally started in 1831, but the Concord Cemetery dates back even further.

This page gives a summary of the history of the church.

In 1918 the new Concord Presbyterian Church was already built. The church built in 1884 was moved into what is now the parking lot behind the present church to make way for the construction of the present church. This photograph of the 5th Contingent taken in front of the church shows the juxtaposition of the two.

Photo donated by The Walde Family of Mt. Oliver.

In 1981 the Concord Presbyterian Church celebrated their 150th anniversary with a booklet documenting their history.

This is a photo from page 5 of the 1831 Concord Church.

This is a larger photo from page 5 of the 1884 Concord Church.

This is a larger photo from page 6 of the 1915 Concord Church.

Known locally as "The Black Church" it was so called because of the black stained walls from the smokey air in the City of Pittsburgh. It was cleaned in the 1980s to its orginal sandstone color.

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The following two pages, 14 and 15 describe the history of Concord Church. The history notes that the second church was rolled back into the current parking lot while the new 1915 stone church was being built. Afterwards Carrick High School used the 1884 church for lessons. That church burned down.

Not mentioned in the history is that Concord Elementary School's first one room school house was built on the back of the first church and this is why Concord Elementary School carries that name today.