First Presbyterian Church (Vallejo, California) Explained

First Presbyterian Church
Pushpin Map:California
Coordinates:38.1136°N -122.2683°W
Location:Vallejo, California
Country:USA
Denomination:Presbyterian
Founded Date:1862
Completed Date:1954
Capacity:350[1]
Presbytery:Presbytery of the Redwoods
Synod:Synod of the Pacific[2]
Organist: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.

Notes and References

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