Ocean View Presbyterian Church

The congregation's origins trace to the late 17th century, when this area was settled by people seeking religious freedom and economic opportunity, many of them of Welsh, French, and Scottish descent who followed the Protestant Reformed tradition of worship. For many years they traveled great distances to attend services. Formally organized in 1763, the congregation built Blackwater Presbyterian Church in 1767 a few miles west of this location. In 1856, the community's expanding population led to the establishment of a new church here on land provided by the Hall family, and the building's cornerstone was laid on July 5, 1856. That structure served the congregation until 1907, when the present sanctuary was built. Church facilities were later expanded with the construction of the George T. West Fellowship Center in 1974 and a new meeting hall in 2003.

Ocean View, Delaware · United States