[1] Old Pine became known as the "Church of the Patriots"[2] because many of the parishioners such as John Adams, stood with George Washington.

The church counts those buried to include[4] The cemetery also includes medical doctors, lawyers, sea captains, silversmiths, stonemasons, tavern keepers, tradesmen, and everyday citizens from the Colonial era.

In 1978, Old Pine started its Saturday for Seniors (SFS) program to provide a weekend hot lunch and take-home snack for the city's elderly—a Philadelphia first.

With no charge and no means test, SFS has become a vital weekend home for more than 100 older people from all over the city.

In addition, it sends members to communities impacted by natural disasters: the Gulf Coast to help the clean-up and rebuilding effort in the wake of Hurricane Katrina; flooding disasters in Huntington, West Virginia and Towanda, Pennsylvania; Bayville, New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy.