First Presbyterian Church (Vallejo, 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
Location Vallejo, California
Country USA
Denomination Presbyterian
History
Founded 1862
Architecture
Completed 1954
Specifications
Capacity 350[1]
Administration
Presbytery Presbytery of the Redwoods
Synod Synod of the Pacific[2]
Clergy
Minister(s) H. H. Deck
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 (U.S.A.)'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 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.

External links

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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