First Presbyterian Church (Vallejo, California)

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First Presbyterian Church
38°6′49″N122°16′6″W / 38.11361°N 122.26833°W / 38.11361; -122.26833
LocationVallejo, California
CountryUSA
Denomination Presbyterian
Website www.firstpresvallejo.org
History
Founded1862
Architecture
Completed1954
Specifications
Capacity350 [1]
Administration
Synod Synod of the Pacific [2]
Presbytery Presbytery of the Redwoods
Laity
Organist(s) N. Ortiz

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

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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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