By the grace and guidance of God, churches come into being and grow to usefulness by the vision, faith, and generosity of those who really love Christ and invest their talents, time and treasure His ongoing Kingdom.”
-Preached by Dr. John S. Land in his sermon on Sunday, May 29, 1956.

St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church is a distant offspring of First Presbyterian Church, which was located at the corner of Canal and Bourbon Streets. It is at this location where Reverend Sylvester Larned became the First Presbyterian Church’s first pastor. Though the denomination of the church at this time was Episcopalian, Reverend Larned preached there on Sunday afternoons until a new church was built for the Presbyterians at Lafayette Square.