ALL ARE WELCOME
Organizations and Activities:
Fallston Presbyterian Women (FPW) – Bible Study Group that meets the 4th Tuesday of the month. Contact the church office for location.
Senior Lunch – Held monthly. Contact Church office for location, date and time.
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 once per month.
Men’s Group – Fellowship Group meets regularly throughout the month. See Calendar for specific dates and activities.
Youth Group – Fellowship and activities. Meet on Sundays for activities and Wednesday for Bible Study
Al-Anon – meets every Wednesday at 8:00 pm in our Fellowship Hall
Music Team – Meet every Thursday 7:30 pm. We would love to have you join us to sing to the Glory of God.
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 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 a wisdom and courage to proclaim the gospel for the salvation of human kind 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.
History of Fallston Presbyterian Church
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 take 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 November, 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 November 1873 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 Hartford 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 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.
