The First Presbyterian Church was organized in 1804, with twenty
members, The first elders chosen consisted of Joseph
Smith, Judge Alexander Browne and Adam
Forker. For two years the congregation was supplied with
occasional services by Rev. Samuel Tait,
then in charge of the churches of Cool Spring and Salem. In 1806,
however, Rev. Tait was called for one-half
his time, the remainder being devoted to Cool Spring. For seven years
this arrangement continued, but in 1813 the members of the Cool Spring
Church consented to worship at Mercer, and the pastor was thus enabled
to give one-half his time again to Salem. In 1826
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What
the History of Mercer County 1877 says about the First Presbyterian
Church of Mercer 
