First Presbyterian Church (Jackson, Mississippi)

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First Presbyterian Church of Jackson
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First Presbyterian Church of Jackson
32°19′05″N90°10′41″W / 32.318°N 90.178°W / 32.318; -90.178
Location1390 North State Street, Jackson, Mississippi
Country United States
Denomination Presbyterian Church in America
Previous denomination Presbyterian Church in the United States
Churchmanship Evangelical, Reformed
Website www.fpcjackson.org/
History
Founded8 April 1837 (1837-04-08)
Administration
Presbytery Mississippi Valley
Clergy
Senior pastor(s) Rev. David Strain

The First Presbyterian Church is a historic congregation currently housed at 1390 North State Street in Jackson, Mississippi. It was founded in 1837. [1]

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Description

First Presbyterian Church is the largest Presbyterian church in Mississippi and a flagship and founding congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America. Its communicant membership is over 2,500. [2]

With 3,100 members, it has become the largest Presbyterian congregation in Mississippi and one of the largest in the United States. It has played a significant role in the establishment of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), and the congregation has remained one of the flagship congregations of that denomination. [3] Its pastor at the time,[ when? ] Rev Donald Patterson, was Chairman of the Steering Committee for a Continuing Presbyterian Church and preached at the inaugural PCA General Assembly. [4]

The church played a significant role of establishing the Winter Theological Institution in 1962, which became Reformed Theological Seminary. [5]

In the 1950s and 1960s, FPC excluded black people from the sanctuary. [6] The church published a statement of repentance over this in 2016. [7] The minister and some members of FPC were very influential in the 1992 formation of Mission Mississippi, an ecumenical racial reconciliation initiative. Soon afterwards, however, there was a backlash against the organization within this congregation, dues to the church's historic resistance to the civil rights movement. [8] [9]

Ligon Duncan served as Senior Pastor from 1996 to 2013.

Doctrine

The congregation adheres to the Westminster Confession of Faith. [10]

The church describes itself " A steadfast witness to historic Reformed Christianity for over 175 years".

It is a member of the Mississippi Valley Presbytery. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Our History". First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, Mississippi. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Database of Megachurches in the U.S." Hartford Institute for Religion Research. 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  3. ↑ "A Brief History of First Presbyterian Church". First Presbyterian Church. 13 September 2007. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  4. ↑ "Rev. Donald Patterson: December 11, 2023". PCA50. Presbyterian Church in America . Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Our History". First Presbyterian Church. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  6. ↑ Zylstra, Sarah Eekhoff (5 December 2023). "Why Ligon Duncan Is Still Building Institutions". The Gospel Coalition . Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  7. ↑ Strain, David (18 May 2016). "Session Statement on Racial Reconciliation". First Presbyterian Church. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  8. ↑ Slade, Peter Gordon (2006). "Open Friendship in a Closed Society: Mission Mississippi and a Theology of Friendship". University of Virginia. p. 4. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  9. ↑ Slade, Peter (2009). "Open Friendship and Justice". Oxford University Press . Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Our Beliefs". First Presbyterian Church. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  11. ↑ "The Presbytery of the Mississippi Valley :: Churches". Msvalley.org. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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