Flagstaff in Coconino County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Flagstaff Presbyterian, Federated Community, Mexican Methodist Mission and United Methodist Churches

Flagstaff Presbyterian Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 7, 2010

1. Flagstaff Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription. Flagstaff Presbyterian Church
1892 - 1916
Flagstaff Federated Community Church
1916-1927
Mexican Methodist Mission – El Divino Redentor
United Methodist Church 1927-present

The First Presbyterian congregation of Flagstaff was organized in 1891 and built this church on San Francisco and Cherry Streets. Although unfurnished, services began the following year. In 1916 Presbyterians and Methodist joined to become the Flagstaff Federated Community Church. In 1927 the building was given to the Mexican Methodist Mission and moved to this site. It is Flagstaff's oldest surviving church.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Erected by Flagstaff Federated Community Church and Arizona Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Hispanic Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.

Location. 35° 11.573′ N, 111° 39.019′ W. Marker is in Flagstaff, Arizona, in Coconino County. It is at the intersection of South San Francisco Street and West Dupont Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South San Francisco Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 319 South San Francisco Street, Flagstaff AZ 86001, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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Regionally, this marker is in Flagstaff & High Country

and in Hopi.

It is also in the American Southwest,

in the Mountain West,

in Colorado Plateau,

and at the Four Corners.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Historic Basque Handball Court (approx. 0.2 miles away); Downtowner (approx. ¼ mile away); "The Gandy Dancer" (approx. 0.3 miles away); Transcontinental Railroad Centennial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Railroad Depot (approx. 0.3 miles away); The McCormick Rose (approx. 0.3 miles away); Two Spots (approx. 0.3 miles away); American Elm (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Flagstaff.

Flagstaff Presbyterian, Federated Community, Mexican Methodist Mission and United Methodist Churches Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 7, 2010

2. Flagstaff Presbyterian, Federated Community, Mexican Methodist Mission and United Methodist Churches Marker

United Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 7, 2010

3. United Methodist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,586 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 21, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.