In Service to God for Over a Century!

The Mayflower Congregational Church was organized over 100 years ago on November 29, 1891. Pacific Grove was largely a Methodist community at that time. The membership grew to forty people and was self supporting by 1893. The present structure was built in 1911 after a fire destroyed the original wood building in 1910. A separate building was built for the growing Sunday school program in later years.

The congregation grew over the next twenty-five years and became a solid church body within the community, giving generously to mission work. During this time the church obtained the first pipe organ on the Monterey Peninsula, and began the first modern Sunday school in the area. Furthermore, the church contributed $75,000 for local purposes and $15,000 to mission work, which was one-sixth of its total income.

During the mid 1940's the church membership grew to approximately 350 members. This membership remained through the 1960's.

The church withdrew from the Organization of Congregational Churches in 1953 and became a self-supporting, self-governing, non-denominational church, known as Mayflower Church of Pacific Grove.

The decades of the 70's and 80's saw the church enter a time of gradual decline. In 1989, the church body voted to become a part of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., and entered into the process of redevelopment.

Since then, God has drawn together a vital, growing family.