In late 1984, the Presbytery of Southwest Georgia (which in 1988 became the Flint River Presbytery) selected the Rev. Mr. William D. (Biff) Coker as the organizing pastor of a new church development in the northeastern section of Valdosta. 

The first worship service was held in the Godfrey Center on Bemiss Road on December 2, 1984. Trinity was chartered and constituted with 107 members on December 8, 1985. Dr. David Lee Johnson became the Director of Music and his wife Susan the pianist in September 1986.  

 Members worshipped for the first time in the new church building on the current property on February 8, 1987, and the church has continued to grow in membership, service, and physical facilities.

On November 2, 2003, the congregation approved the terms of call of its second pastor, the Rev. Mr. Richard C. Hart, who began his ministry with Trinity Presbyterian Church on February 1, 2004.

Trinity is one of over 11,000 congregations of the Presbyterian Church (USA), claiming the heritage of the Reformed Tradition, confessing the sovereignty of God, and the unity of the Trinity. We are called as a church to glorify God in the proclamation of the Word and in the administration of the sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper. Our identity and our work as a church are drawn from the Scriptures and the creeds of confessions of the Reformed Church.

A basic tenet of Presbyterian Church (USA) government is that decisions are made by councils composed of ministers and ordained lay people (called Elders). The word "Presbyterian" comes from a Greek word meaning "elder." At the national level, decisions are made by the General Assembly to discern the will of Christ concerning the beliefs and policies of the Church and to have oversight over national and international missions. At the local level, Presbyterian ministers and churches are accountable to a Presbytery, an organization of all the PC (USA) congregations in a limited geographical area. Meetings of the various presbyteries are held regularly to give approval to pastors who are called to service, to organize cooperation among congregations, and to work on new church development. Several presbyteries form a Synod for the purpose of supporting Presbyterian colleges, orphanages, and retirement homes.

Trinity Presbyterian Church is a congregation belonging to the Flint River Presbytery  www.flintriverpresbytery.org,  the Synod of the South Atlantic, and the Presbyterian Church (USA). http://www.pcusa.org/.

We welcome and invite all those who are looking for a church home to unite with us as members. You may join by profession of faith, reaffirmation of faith, or transfer of membership. If you are interested in joining Trinity Presbyterian Church, we'd like you to know that there is a special place here just for you. For more information, please contact the pastor, The Rev. Mr. Richard C. Hart.