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The History of
The Community Presbyterian Church of Littlerock


A few dedicated Christians founded the Littlerock Community Presbyterian Church. They first met in homes, and then at the Alpine Elementary School. The Church was chartered on February 20, 1931 by the Los Angeles Presbytery. When they had grown enough and diligently saved for property and building,

they built the present sanctuary (1942), which is now the Fellowship Hall. With different part time pastors and internists, they continued to grow. In 1957, they built a new Sanctuary, where worship services are held today.

For over 15 years, our church was yoked with the Presbyterian Church of Acton. All pastors and interns led worship at Acton at 9 a.m., then at Littlerock at 11 a.m. All this time the churches had not grown, but dwindled down until the membership at each church was in the teens. As soon as we both received full time pastors, we both started to grow.

On December 20, 1987 our Church signed an agreement to buy 5 acres of land at 87th Street East between Avenue U and Pearblossom Hwy. The price was $55,000. On April 18, 1988, the Deed was recorded for our new property. We are currently planning to build a new facility on this land.

The Reverend Doctor Robert and Luella Frisbee served our pastoral needs from 1985-1998. In May 1999, Rev. Bob became Pastor Emeritus of our Church by a unanimous vote of the Congregation.

We started a Hispanic Ministry in 1991 with Ismael Gonzales from Santa Ana, California and Mrs. Mercedes Cevallos. In July 1993, the San Fernando Presbytery brought the Reverend Angel Becerra and his family from Guatemala to expand Hispanic Ministries in the Antelope Valley. This fellowship went on to become an official new church development, and will soon be building its own facility in Palmdale. They currently meet on Sunday afternoons at 12 p.m., and have had great results in attendance. They also have several Bible studies meeting in different homes throughout the Antelope Valley.

The Reverend Doctor Krin J. Van Tatenhove was installed as our pastor on July 29, 2001. He came to us from Palm Springs, California.

As of October 1, 2005, our most resent pastor, Dr. Krin Van Tatenhove, has been called to serve another church. We wish him and his family all the best, and thank the Lord for his service to this church. We are now in the processes of looking for a new pastor.

November 19, 2006 we have accepted The Reverend Kevin “K.C.” Wahe as our new pastor.