The First Presbyterian-Church of Havana truly values its vital and mutually beneficial partnerships in ministry with several churches abroad, including:

Official Partner Churches:

Old First Presbyterian Church, Huntington, New York (USA): This is our longest continuing partnership. Old First is an active community, and we have welcomed several groups from this partner in ministry to our community. And over the years, many people from our congregation have been able to visit our brothers and sisters at their church on Long Island. The Pastor at this church is the Rev. Dr. Rick Raum and the chairperson of the Mission Committee is Lucy Fetterolf.
Web site: www.oldfirstchurch.com.

Iglesia Presbiteriana de Winnetka, Illinois: This church is located in Chicago’s North Shore suburban area. The Pastor is the Rev. Dr. Martha Greene. We especially enjoy our youth exchanges. Young people from Winnetka have come to paint our church and we hope to continue to move our relationship forward.
Web site: www.winpres.org.

New York Ave. Presbyterian Church, WASHINGTON DC. Pastor Rev. Dr. Roger Gench. This church has had a wonderful exchange program with our church, especially in the field of music.  Marilyn Seiber is the Chairperson of the Cuba Task Force.

First Hispanic Presbyterian Church in Tampa, FLA. The pastor of this church is the Rev. Julio Travieso. They have cooperated with our church in the last few years in the Hot Lunch Program of our congregation.

Relaciones con otras iglesias:

Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (USA): Located in Chicago’s busiest commercial district, Fourth Church is known as “A Light in the City.” It has developed a strong link with our church. Groups of adults and young adults have come to learn about our church and our reality. We have also been honored to welcome Fourth Church pastors as preachers at First Havana. We thank Revs. Buchanan and Joanna Adams and Mission Coordinator Vicki Reynolds for leading efforts to support our work.
Web site: www.fourthchurch.org.

Westminster Presbyterian Church, Gainesville, Florida (USA): LPart of the St. Augustine Presbytery, Gainesville Westminster has sent visitors here several times. Pastor Glenn Dickson maintains a strong interest in our partnership among his multi-ethnic congregation, which is heavily involved in ministering to the wider community. As defined by Westminster’s Session, our partnership means we pray for each other, share information about our activities, and visit when possible.
Web site: www.members.tripod.com/westminsterchurch.

First Presbyterian Church of Yakima, Washington (EUA): In 1950, Yakima Presbyterian Church had a partnership with First Presbyterian Church of Havana. We have reconnected with them and are happy to revitalize our pioneer partnership. We thank Yakima’s Director of Missions Mike Nixon for providing an effective link. The church Web site covers many of their programs including Hispanic Ministries.
Web site: www.firstpresyakima.com.

Otras relaciones:

Presbyterian Cuba Connection: Being part of the Presbyterian Reformed Church in Cuba, our church is linked with the Presbyterian Cuba Connection. This organization has the following objective: "Providing support, interpretation and advocacy for the life and witness of the Presbyterian Reformed Church in Cuba. Director: Rev. Dean Lewis.
E-mail: deanlewis@cybermesa.com.

Berlin Mission Work: They have visited us frequently.  They are very interested in the social outreach mission work of the church. The coordinator of the Berlin Mission Work is Cornelia Schatler.

Also, our church continues to develop church-to-church relationships via the Cuba Partnership Mission Focus Team of the Presbytery of Chicago, the Cuba Work Group is moderated by the Rev. Muriel Miller (www.chicagopresbytery.org) and the Cuba Work Group of the Presbytery of Long Island that is moderated by Martha Potter (www.cubaworkgroup.org).