Who We Are

At Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church we seek to welcome newcomers with open arms and invite each one to find a place to call “home,” within the warm embrace of our church family.

BROADLY
We are the Church of Jesus Christ. Jesus called us His “Ecclesia,” His people who are called out of the world to both learn of God and serve God through His teachings. We are members of the Body of Christ throughout the world.

We are also Presbyterian. In the New Testament, “presbuteros” means “elder” and refers to the custom of choosing leaders and advisors from among the members of the church.

Presbyterianism is a denomination of Christianity which is democratically organized to embrace the faith common to all Christians. The local church is governed by elders who are elected from and by the congregation. Active elders make up the decision-making body called the Session.

The congregation of Palma Ceia is a member of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) We are in ministry and cooperation with many other Presbyterian churches and are members of The Presbytery of Tampa Bay.

http://www.creeds.net/reformed/creeds.htm

http://www.pcusa.org/oga/constitution.htm

PARTICULARLY
We are Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church, a local congregation, representative of the larger church, gathered in this place to do the work of Jesus Christ. PCPC was a established as a congregation in 1927. The sanctuary building was constructed in 1949.

Visitor and prospective member orientation is held monthly by the pastors and staff at a hospitality brunch. Contact Diane King for more information (813) 253-6047, ext 222.