In 1984 two couples met in the worship service of Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Deland. They had recently moved into the Daytona Beach area from other parts of the country, and were committed to forming a new congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) in the Daytona Beach area. They had both been active members and lay leaders of PCA congregations in their former home towns.
They secured the assistance of Immanuel’s pastor, Rev. David Boxerman, and also the Central Florida Presbytery’s Mission to North America Committee to form Coquina Presbyterian Church.
Rev. Lauris Vidal was called to plant the church, which began in private homes but quickly moved into rented facilities. Within six years the congregation had purchased its present 5 acre property and constructed two general purpose buildings as phase 1 of a city-approved building plan that included, in phase two, a sanctuary structure for worship. Rev. Vidal left in 1992, and Rev. Robert Orner was called as Coquina’s pastor. In 2001, our current Pastor the Rev. Neal Ganzel, was called to Shepherd Coquina Presbyterian Church.
During the first ten years of its start-up and initial development, Coquina members and financial support seeded the formation of two other nearby PCA churches: Spruce Creek Presbyterian Church in Port Orange, and Grace Presbyterian Church in Palm Coast. Today all three churches have entered new stages of their existence as we contend with the waining dedication to godly life through godly families.
Coquina Presbyterian Church, in particular, is in the process of reforming and refocusing its original plan on:
Coquina Presbyterian Church: A Discipleship & Family-Focused Church of the Presbyterian Church in America
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