Atwood Presbyterian Church has a long history. It began its ministry as a Mission Station in 1858. In 1859, the first communion was held in a school and was celebrated with 55 members who partook at the Lord’s Table. On May 23, 1861, the first Kirk session were elected. In the fall of that same year a quarter acre of land was purchased from Alex Middletime for five shillings for the purpose of erecting a church. It cost in the neighbourhood of $900 to construct. The opening services were held January 1862 and the Church was named Elma Centre Presbyterian Church.
The current building of white brick was erected in 1877 to accommodate a growing community. The whole contract amounted to $2,807.91. On September 16, 1877 the opening and dedication services were held. From The Record we read: “It was supposed that there must have been between 900 and 100 people at the morning service as the crowds could not get into the building, also at the afternoon and evening services the house was filled to overflowing. The people had come from distant villages and towns, such large crowds had never been seen before in Elma Centre.”
On December 1889 the name of the church was changed from Elma Centre to Atwood Presbyterian Church. Atwood Presbyterian Church celebrated 150 years of ministry in 2008.
(The history of Atwood Presbyterian Church was taken directly from Atwood Presbyterian Church – 150th Anniversay Edition)