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Our
History:
In July 1882 Don José Gurulé, a descendant of early Placitas
settlers, took his ox team to Bernalillo to haul freight. There he met
José Ynés Perea—the first Presbyterian Spanish minister ordained by
the Santa Fe Presbytery in New Mexico.
Rev. Perea accepted Gurulé's invitation to hold
services in Placitas, then left the work to be continued by John Menaul.
He organized an 80 member church which eventually dissolved.
The church was officially established February 24,
1894. After compelling sermons by J.Y. Perea and James Menaul, 95 people
voted to found Las Placitas Presbyterian Church with 39 charter members.
Menaul immediately ordained newly elected elders Francisco Trujillo and
Juan Baros, and Perea administered the Lord's Supper.
The new congregation met in the Mission School until 1930, when a
new building was finished, which we now know as the Upper Room. In 1984
the current Sanctuary and most of the Fellowship Hall were added. The
newest addition, including the Educational Wing was dedicated on May 15,
2005.
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 Mission
Statement:
Las Placitas Presbyterian Church is an
inclusive community of all ages gathering for worship, prayer, learning,
fellowship, and spiritual growth. As members of the body of
Christ, we celebrate God's grace in our lives and seek to extend God's
love and promise through service, outreach, education, music, arts, and
witness. We are committed to peace and justice in the world, and to care
for the earth as God's gift to humankind.
We cherish our origin as an early Spanish village mission church
and honor this heritage in all of our activities.
We are Presbyterian in theology and
governance, but welcome and support all people as they explore their
personal life paths, emphasizing Christ's word, "Where two or three
are gathered in my name, I am there among them."
- Matthew
18:20
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 Our
Spanish Heritage:
In
honor of our congregation's Spanish heritage, we include Spanish
elements in the liturgy in every service. The Spanish hymn is
usually from
the red hymn book. An English translation of the lesson read in Spanish
is printed in the bulletin.
Our
Commitments:
Las Placitas Presbyterian Church (LPPC)
is a part of The
Covenant Network of Presbyterians
which is a broad-based, national group of clergy and lay leaders working for a
church that is simultaneously faithful, just, and whole. We seek to support the
mission and unity of the Presbyterian Church (USA) in a time of potentially
divisive controversy. We intend to articulate and act on the church's historic,
progressive vision and to work for a fully inclusive church. We are committed to
finding a way both to live out the graciously hospitable gospel we have received
and to live together with all our fellow members in the PC(USA).
In 1998 the Session of LPPC adopted a Commitment
to Peacemaking, incorporating
peacemaking into the life and mission of the congregation. We believe
Christians do peacemaking because we are a people who know God's peace.
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