The First Presbyterian Church in Vallejo is a historic

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. Founded in 1862 as an Old School congregation during the

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, it is now part of the Presbyterian Church (USA)'s Presbytery of the Redwoods. In 1954, the congregation consecrated the current building, which houses classrooms, offices, an auditorium, a social hall, a chapel, and a sanctuary. The building hosts programs for students at Vallejo Middle School, and also serves as seasonal concert space for the Vallejo Choral Society. The congregation is part of a group of

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and

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institutions that make up a local chapter of the

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Ministers

The first minister of the church was Nathaniel Klink, a pastor who graduated from

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in May 1851. 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

First Presbyterian Church in Vallejo website

References

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