Who We Are
Who We Are
Trinity Presbyterian Church is a Gospel-centered church in Tampa, Florida with a great weekly gathering, teaching from the Bible, and ordinary people trusting Jesus.
About Trinity
Trinity Presbyterian Church is a family of believers in Jesus Christ who WORSHIP the Lord, TEACH biblical truth, FELLOWSHIP together and REACH OUT to others.
Meet our Pastor
Pastor Charlie became the pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church in July of 2022. At that time Pastor Charlie and his family moved to this area from Ruskin, FL where he was the pastor of Christ Community Church for 15 years. His wife Coco is a teacher at Cambridge Christian School. The Lewises have five children and two grandchildren. In this picture are his sons Chas, Trent and Jed and his daughter Emma.
Our Vision
“Trinity Presbyterian Church, A.R.P., is a family of believers in Jesus Christ who WORSHIP the Lord, TEACH Biblical truth, FELLOWSHIP together, and REACH OUT to others.”
What "Type" of Presbyterians Are We at Trinity?
We at Trinity Presbyterian Church are not a part of the “mainline” Presbyterian church in America (the P.C.U.S.A.) that has often been in the news in recent years for its stances on the issues of the day. We are a separate, conservative, Bible-believing, denomination, established in America in 1782.
We have “fraternal relationships” with other like-minded Presbyterian denominations in America, including the P.C.A., the O.P.C., and the E.P.C. We do not have a fraternal relationship with the P.C.U.S.A.
What is the history of Presbyterians in America and North Creek's denomination, the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (A.R.P.C.)?
There are a number of different Presbyterian denominations in America. all of whom essentially trace their heritage to the Protestant Reformation in Europe 500 years ago, and in particular the Reformation in the British Isles, especially Scotland.
In colonial America in the 1700s many of those of Scottish heritage got together to form one Presbyterian denomination, but some, like the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (the A.R.P.C.), our denomination, kept their separate heritage and history. At the Civil War, in the mid-19th century, the mainline denomination split north (calling itself the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.) and south (calling itself the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.).
In the early 20th century, due to “liberalizing” in the northern church, the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (O.P.C.) came into being. In the early 1970s, due to “liberalizing” in the southern church, the Presbyterian Church in America (P.C.A.) came into being. And in 1983, the old northern and southern denominations reunited to become the present day “mainline” P.C.U.S.A.
The A.R.P.C., Trinity’s denomination, has not been involved in that history of splitting and reuniting, but has existed continuously in America since 1782.
Our History