First Presbyterian Church (Jackson, Mississippi)

First Presbyterian Church of Jackson
The First Presbyterian Church of Jackson
First Presbyterian Church of Jackson
32.318°N 90.178°W / 32.318; -90.178
Location	1390 North State Street, Jackson, Mississippi
Country	United States
Denomination	Presbyterian Church in America
Previous denomination	Presbyterian Church in the United States
Churchmanship	Evangelical, Reformed
Website	www.fpcjackson.org/
History
Founded	8 April 1837
Administration
Presbytery	Mississippi Valley
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)	Rev. David Strain

The First Presbyterian Church is an historic congregation currently housed at 1390 North State Street in Jackson, Mississippi. It was founded in 1837.

Description

First Presbyterian Church is the largest Presbyterian church in Mississippi and a flagship and founding congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America. Its communicant membership is over 2,500.

With 3,100 members, it has become the largest Presbyterian congregation in Mississippi and one of the largest in the United States. It has played a significant role in the establishment of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), and the congregation has remained one of the flagship congregations of that denomination. The church played a significant role of establishing the Winter Theological Institution in 1962, which became Reformed Theological Seminary.

Doctrine

The congregation adheres to the Westminster Confession of Faith.

The church describes itself " A steadfast witness to historic Reformed Christianity for over 175 years".

It is a member of the Mississippi Valley Presbytery.