Everglades City in Collier County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Everglades Community Church
Established 1926
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 3, 2015
1. Everglades Community Church Marker
This building was completed by April 1940 on land donated in May 1939 by the estate of Barron Gift Collier, founder of the county which bears his name and its largest landholder. The congregation at that time was Presbyterian, officially established in 1926, and had met in various places in the city. Before then, various visiting pastors served the area, the first being the Reverend George W. Gatewood in 1888. One condition of the gift of land was that the structure be erected before October 1, 1940 and that the church be non-denominational. Both conditions were met when the dedication ceremony took place on May 5th 1940. The town was a Collier company town with buildings constructed of ship lap siding, a tin roof and flooring made of Dade Country pine. A fellowship hall and breezeway to the southwest was added in the late 1950s. The digital carillon was installed in 1990 and chimes hourly. On September 4, 2007, Everglades City proclaimed the church to be historically preserved because it provides links with the aspirations and attainments of the Citys pioneers and their descendants. The bell tower and narthex were
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Erected 2008 by Everglades City and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-649.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is October 1, 1940.
Location. 25° 51.435′ N, 81° 23.081′ W. Marker is in Everglades City, Florida, in Collier County. It is at the intersection of Copeland Avenue South and Broadway Street East, on the right when traveling north on Copeland Avenue South. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 Copeland Avenue South, Everglades City FL 34139, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Gulf Coast and in the Everglades. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture,
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 3, 2015
2. Everglades Community Church Marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Barron G. Collier (within shouting distance of this marker); A Gateway to Americas Everglades (within shouting distance of this marker); Collier County First Jail Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Hurricane Wilma (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Collier County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Laundry Building - Everglades Women's Club (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Railway Depot (about 700 feet away); Bank of Everglades Building (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Everglades City.
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 3, 2015
3. Everglades Community Church
Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2015, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 737 times since then and 36 times this year. Last updated on August 31, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 5, 2015, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
