The Presbytery of St. Augustine was founded in 1985 after the merge of the Suwannee Presbytery (PCUS) and the Northeast Florida Presbytery (UPCUSA).

The presbytery currently has 63 churches in the surrounding counties of northeast Florida in Duval, Clay, St. Johns, Taylor, Hamilton, Suwannee, Levy, Columbia, Alachua, Bradford, Marion, Nassau, Putnam and Flagler counties. The presbytery also has two new church developments underway in Fleming Island and the World Golf Village.

The presbytery has over 150 minister members and over 20,000 congregational members.

The Presbytery of St. Augustine is a member of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) and is within the Synod of the South Atlantic.

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has approximately 2.4 million members, 11,100 congregations and 14,000 ordained and active ministers. Presbyterians trace their history to the 16th century and the Protestant Reformation. Our heritage, and much of what we believe, began with the French lawyer John Calvin (1509-1564), whose writings crystallized much of the Reformed thinking that came before him.

For over 30 years, Gainesville Community Ministry has provided emergency help and hope to families and individuals who are in crisis and lack the basic necessities of life.

We provide practical assistance to the elderly, the disabled, and recipients of public assistance, as well as the "working poor" who are vulnerable to economic crises and have fallen between the cracks of other programs.