First Presbyterian Church (Vallejo, California)
Church in California, USA
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The First Presbyterian Church in Vallejo is a historic church in Vallejo, California.
| First Presbyterian Church | |
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  First Presbyterian Church | |
| 38°6′49″N 122°16′6″W | |
| Location | Vallejo, California |
| Country | USA |
| Denomination | Presbyterian |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Founded | 1862 |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1954 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 350[1] |
Founded in 1862[2] 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.[3] In 1954, the congregation consecrated the current building, which houses classrooms, offices, an auditorium, a social hall, a chapel, and a sanctuary.[4]
The building hosts programs for students at Vallejo Middle School, and also serves as seasonal concert space for the Vallejo Choral Society.[5]
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.[6]
Ministers
The first minister of the church was Nathaniel Klink, a pastor who graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary in May 1851.[7] 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.
