Our History

Our church came into being on June 28, 1763, when the Presbytery of Dutchess County delegated the Rev. John Smith, of White Plains, to conduct a monthly worship service in homes in the Ossining area.

We put up our first church building in 1768 in the area now known as Sparta Cemetery. This first building was damaged in the Revolutionary War, and a new one was built in the village of Sing Sing, on the site of the present Trinity Episcopal church, in 1803. By 1814 there were 53 members on the church roll. Annual rental of pews was one source of income.

A new, larger frame building was erected on the same site in 1834, and by January, 1842, there were 100 members on the roll of the Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church. To accommodate further increases in the congregation, the present building was completed in 1870, with the high steeple on the south tower serving as a navigational aid for river traffic.

The building was extensively renovated and modernized in the mid-1950's, including the removal of the tall steeple and the addition of the Sunday school rooms.

We have recently completed a building restoration campaign  and we continue to be a vibrant part of the Ossining community.