Fallston Presbyterian Church 
600 Fallston Road, PO Box 54 
Fallston, Maryland 21047 
Telephone: (410) 879-PRAY 
Fax: (410) 803-0138 
  


Fallston Presbyterian - About Our Church 

Organizations:

Fallston Presbyterian Women - Bible Study Group that meets monthly

Senior Lunch - Potluck lunch held monthly on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 11:30 am.
                      Bring a dish to share and enjoy the fellowship of other Seniors.

Stephen Ministry -Stephen Ministry trains church members to provide confidential,
                           one-to-one   Christian care, to reach out with God's love to people
                           who are hurting, who are experiencing difficulties in their lives. This
                           group meets twice each month.
Youth Group - This group of high school students meets most Sunday evenings at 5:00 pm.
                      Bowling, movies, and a trip to a haunted mill are just a few of our activies.
                      A mission trip to help those less fortunate is held every two years.

Al-Anon - meets every Wednesday at 8:30pm in our Fellowship Hall


What We Believe:

  • We worship One God revealed through scripture as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
  • The scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are God's uniquely revealed and written Word, inspired by the Holy Spirit.  Scripture is the church's final authority in all areas of faith and life.
  • Jesus Christ, fully God and fully human,
    is Lord of All and the way of salvation.
  • Human beings, created in God's image, are saved from their sins not by works
    but by God's grace through faith in
    Jesus Christ as Lord.
  • In response to God's grace and mercy, we are called to holiness in all aspects of life. Therefore, we seek to live lives of Holiness which includes honoring the sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman; working for peace and justice and reconciliation; welcoming everyone into Christ's fellowship; generously sharing our resources and seeking to make disciples of all people.
  • The Holy Spirit, God's presence with us, gives us wisdom and courage to proclaim the gospel for the salvation of humankind and the exhibition of the Kingdom of Heaven to the world.
  • Fallston Presbyterian Church is called by Jesus Christ through the 
    Holy Spirit to share God's unconditional love with all.

Our History:
Fallston Presbyterian Church began through the efforts of Reverend Ebenezer D. Finney, a zealous young minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Bel Air. Reverend Finney wrote a brief history of the origin of Fallston Presbyterian Church, and these excerpts are taken from his writings. 

     “The Reverend E. D. Finney suggested to one of his elders, in the fall of 1872, the propriety of preaching in the neighborhood of Fallston occasionally on Sabbath afternoon. After some delay, he secured the use of the barroom in an unoccupied hotel (belonging to Mr. James K. Hamilton) situated at the crossing of Bel Air and Baltimore Pike with the Magnolia Road, about three-fourths of a mile from Fallston.” 

     “Notice being given, Mr. Finney, preached his first sermon in the barroom on the 17th of January, 1872 at three o’clock to a good large and attentive audience. The room not being large enough for the increasing audiences, a new church was soon talked (about).” 

     “In the month of June, 1873, a building committee was formed. Accordingly, one and one half acres in a beautiful wooded grove and most central to the congregation were given by Mr. James K. Hamilton, and it was there that the church was erected – a house 26 feet by 45 feet at a total cost of $1,890.00.” 

     “In the middle of October 1873, the new church and the new schoolhouse on the adjoining lot were completed. On the 23rd of November1873 the new church was dedicated. The house was crowded – many unable to get in. Divine services were held for ten days – preaching every evening at seven and one-half. The meetings were solemn and impressive and well attended.” 
The Fallston Presbyterian Church of Harford County, Maryland was formally organized on January 4, 1874. The Reverend E. D. Finney was unanimously elected stated supply for one year at the salary of $150., to be paid quarterly. Mr. James C. Robinson was duly elected as the first elder of the church. Reverend Finney faithfully served the church. Reverend Finney faithfully served the church until May 13, 1891. From that time until 1961, ministers from Franklinville or Chestnut Grove churches served. In 1961, Fallston Presbyterian Church officially separated from the Franklinville church and had its first full-time pastor, the Reverend Mr. Lawrence H. Jongewaard. The new sanctuary, given impetus by a bequest from Mary Sewell, was built in 1985-86 and dedicated in February 1987. Fallston Presbyterian continues to be a friendly place to worship.




We are called by Jesus Christ through the
Holy Spirit to share God's unconditional love with all.