Our congregation dates back to the arrival of Scots-Irish immigrants who came from Northern Ireland.
They had landed on the east coast and, having noted the influence of the Quakers in eastern Pennsylvania, they promptly moved west. They stopped at the intersection of Native American paths at the head of Moss Spring on the northeast corner of what is today the Borough of Greencastle. Beginning in 1737, this site became the meeting place for Sunday worship. The first Presbyterians were initially known as the East Conococheague Congregation. A modest house of worship was constructed on the Moss Spring site. The “Red Meeting House” replaced it in 1838. Approximately 100 families met in this house for worship.
The old Moss Spring cemetery still exists near the site of the church and is owned and maintained by our church. The current church building was completed on the corner of West Baltimore and Jefferson Streets in 1898. The Education wing and handicapped access facilities were added toward the end of the 1900s.

Our traditional style sanctuary features a pulpit front and center, where the Bible is placed, reminding us that the “Word” is the center of our study and worship. A beautiful marble baptismal font is usually to the left of the pulpit, where the Christmas tree stands this time of year. A carved Communion Table sits in front of the central pulpit. Our Moller organ was recently renovated and digitalized and has greatly enhanced our music ministry.
Rev. Dr. Matthew Anderson

Matthew Anderson was a Greencastle native who lived from 1848-1928. As a young man, he and his family worshipped with the Greencastle Presbyterian Church. Following the War Between the States, Matthew Anderson helped educate former slaves of the community in a mission school established by GPC. While continuing to worship with GPC, he also helped the African Methodist Episcopal congregation build a new church building and establish their congregation.
Graduating from Princeton Seminary in 1877, Rev. Dr. Matthew Anderson was one of the first three African-Americans to attain such status, and he was ordained by the Presbytery of Carlisle in 1878. Known for his passion for education and gifts for preaching, Anderson pursued advanced studies at Yale while at the same time preaching in New Haven, Connecticut. In large part because of his efforts, Berean Presbyterian Church was founded in Philadelphia in 1880, and then with the help of his wife, Caroline, the Berean Manual and Industrial Training School was founded in 1899. The foundation of this school was the belief that industrial and vocational education was a necessity for African-Americans leaving the south looking for a better life.