Diamond Jubilee: First Presbyterian Church of Santa Cruz, California

A 1964 program and history of the First Presbyterian Church on its 75th anniversary. Details the significant events and members over time, the current roster of leaders in the church, and the planned gatherings over three days of June.

Notables: F. D. Seward, San Jose Presbytery, Samuel A. Cornelius, C. Warren Van Camp, Darrow Palmer, A. G. Seigle, B. Franklin Janes, Thomas Davis Ewing, Seafarers and Couples Clubs, Gene Rowley, Nina Palmer, Palmer Hall, Vera Garrod, Annie McCaskill, Frances McCaskill, Jane Stallings, Mabel FitzGerald, Mabel Ebert, Jacob Boyd Andrews, David Stewart Banks, Alexander Eakin, Calvin C. Herriott, O. E. Hart, Edward C. Philleo, Herman B. Mayo, Melvin L. Laybourn, Warren D. More, Charles Warren Van Camp, Benjamin Franklin Janes, Albert G. Seigle, Thomas F. Gardner, Thomas D. Ewing, Sam Binsacca, William Dodge, Ivan Ickes, Robert Lyons, Dr. Bryon Adams, I. L. Comstock, Dr. Norman Robinson, Harold van Gorder, Warren Carter, Marian Hilts, Kendall Hoffman, Robert Hope, Alan Hansen, Basil Arnold, Jack Clifton, Thomas Butler, Donald Glaum, Edward Barnes, Raymon Goodrich, Robert Rudolph, Anna Hope, Clifford Todd, Gerald Towner, Erwin Davis, Thomas McMillan, Ralph Reed, Alvin McCommon, Glenn Walters, David Archer, Gary Fowler, Kenneth Jarvis, Marvin Glaum, Gorman Woody, Linda Orr, James Emerson, Norman Walters, Jean Fowler, Dean Keesler, Nora Quick, Dan Hurt, C. J. Whiteside, J. E. Gillespie, David Broom, Hugh Parshall, Ada Samson, Jean Mitchell, Jack Bennett, Carol Bennett, Jim Greig, Mary Lee Greig, Keith Parmelee, Kay Parmelee, Verel van Gorder, John Burmeister, Edwin F. Taylor
Creator: First Presbyterian Church of Santa Cruz
Date: 1964-06-05
Type: PROGRAM; BOOKLET
Coverage:
  • Santa Cruz
  • 1960s
  • 1930s
  • 1880s
  • Churches
  • Christianity
  • Presbyterianism
  • Clubs
  • Events
  • Architecture
  • WWII
  • WW2
  • World War II
  • World War 2
Identifier: MS-SANTA CRUZ-CHURCHES PRESBYTERIAN-09

Citation

Cruz, First Presbyterian Church of Santa. “Diamond Jubilee: First Presbyterian Church of Santa Cruz, California.” 1964-06-05. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/141875. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.