First Presbyterian Church (Vallejo, California)

First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church is located in California
First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
38°6′49″N 122°16′6″W / 38.11361°N 122.26833°W / 38.11361; -122.26833
LocationVallejo, California
CountryUSA
DenominationPresbyterian
Websitewww.firstpresvallejo.org
History
Founded1862
Architecture
Completed1954
Specifications
Capacity350[1]
Administration
SynodSynod of the Pacific[2]
PresbyteryPresbytery of the Redwoods
Laity
Organist(s)N. Ortiz

The First Presbyterian Church in Vallejo is a historic church in Vallejo, California.

Founded in 1862[3] as an Old School congregation during the Old School–New School Controversy, it is now part of the Presbyterian Church (USA)'s Presbytery of the Redwoods.[4] In 1954, the congregation consecrated the current building, which houses classrooms, offices, an auditorium, a social hall, a chapel, and a sanctuary.[5]

The building hosts programs for students at Vallejo Middle School, and also serves as seasonal concert space for the Vallejo Choral Society.[6]

The congregation is part of a group of Solano County and Napa County institutions that make up a local chapter of the Industrial Areas Foundation.[7]

Ministers

The first minister of the church was Nathaniel Klink, a pastor who graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary in May 1851.[8] He was the stated supply for the congregation: he was not installed by the congregation as pastor, but was assigned by the presbytery to preach at the church.

References

  1. ^ "Facilities For Rent". First Presbyterian Church in Vallejo. 16 September 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Home". Presbytery of the Redwoods. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Who Are We?". First Presbyterian Church in Vallejo. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Congregations". Presbytery of the Redwoods. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Facilities For Rent". First Presbyterian Church in Vallejo. 16 September 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Messiah Sing-Along". Young Broadcasting of San Francisco Copyright © 2012 All Rights Reserved. December 3, 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  7. ^ Irma Widjojo (2013-04-29). "Solano-Napa institutions band together to tackle community problems". Vallejo Times Herald. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  8. ^ "Rev. Nathaniel B. Klink". Solano County Biography. Retrieved 2012-12-16.


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