History records the year 1895 as one boasting several notable events on our tropical isle: the Moody Mansion and the Sealy Hutchings buildings were finished, following a remarkable winter snowstorm. And, famous film director King (Wallis) Vidor, director of War and Peace, the Fountainhead, and more than 70 other films, was born.

Let’s add one more: Westminster Presbyterian Church (WPC, as members term it) was founded.

A 3 a.m. call

Our guide to their history and celebration is Trish Beach, a member of the session (church board.) We’ll begin with a low point.

“My worst memory was that 3 a.m. phone call on Dec. 2, 2016, when I was told that there had been arson at our church,” she recalled. “But my best memory was the subsequent outpouring of love and support from this community, includi

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