The church was founded in May 1799, and the first pastor was Joshua Leonard. The church itself was built in 1806, and was located up by the current middle school. The building was moved to its present location in the summer of 1828. For more information, please see Atwell's 1928 Cazenovia, Past & Present A Descriptive and Historical Record of the Village.

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In 1926, Reverand A. B. Schmavonian, our pastor then, was chosen as a delagate from the Syracuse Presbytery to the meeting of the General Assembly in Baltimore. At this meeting, a commission was appointed and charged with investigating causes of unrest in the Church due to controversies between fundamentalists and modernisits. The following year, in its report, the commission called attention to the broad basis of the Confession of Faith and advised Presbyterians to be tolerant of others.

Then in 1933, the commission recommended a wider use of the radio throughout churches, and the Session met with leaders of the other church organizations to arrange for friendly visitations. Records record this as a "Spiritual Recovery Movement" by the General Assembly that continued throughout the next decade as the church became very conscious of the actions of the General Assembly and the Presbytery. From time to time, our pastors have headed various committees of the Presbytery as well as the General Assembly.

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In October 1960, the Leonard Circle requested permission to hold a Republican Women's luncheon in the Meeting House. Permission was denied. The reason for the refusal was that the Session felt it would be inappropriate that year, particularly as there was a religious controversy between the Roman Catholic presidential candidate, Sen. Kennedy, and the Republican candidate, Vice President Nixon. During the Vietnam War, Cazenovia College students concerned about ending the Vietnam War were invited to be present in the Meeting House following a service to discuss the peace/war issues with any interested person.