Rev Gregory Stevens tweeted that the city is as an "elitist s*** den of hate".
He went on to comment: "I hate 'social justice' in Palo Alto. What a f*****g joke."
He also complained about having to repeat everything at church council meetings where there are older people and said "I hate Palo Alto."
His twitter account has now been closed.
Palo Alto is a city in the San Francisco area of California, home to Stanford University.
Many of his tweets centred around his attitude towards the wealth of the area, such as claiming "'Kind capitalism' is a myth and our city is proof".
According to Silicon Valley website sfgate.com, Rev Stevens said he resigned to: "Help minimize the negativity focused on the good community work being done at the First Baptist Church of Palo Alto."
One city clerk, Beth Minor, wrote to the council saying: "Gregory Stevens comments should concern our community.
"Should a person that hates the City of Palo Alto, hates the Palo Alto Police Dept, hates Palo Alto residents, makes fun of our older citizens and ridicules another faith, be running a Palo Alto Community Center?"
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