The mission of First Presbyterian Church is to glorify Jesus Christ and to be instruments of God’s healing, reconciling, life-giving presence in the world.

Construction was completed in 1905 using granite quarried from nearby Bishop Peak in the English Arts and Crafts style.

[2] Front Porch, (Presbyterians of Reasoned Christian Hope) is a ministry of the Santa Barbara Presbytery (PCUSA) in partnership with FPCSLO.

[3] In the Spring of 2008, the City of San Luis Obispo approved the construction of a Housing Project to supplement the ministry of Front Porch.

This project includes approximately 40 rooms, a ministry hall, a cafe, a kitchen, and a residence for the director and her/his family.