Our Denomination
The Orthodox Presbyterian Church was founded in protest. In the 1920s the majority of leaders in the northern Presbyterian Church in the United States voted that ministers should be permitted to understand key Christian doctrines as mere theories of biblical interpretation. Unwilling to support the mission of a church that repeatedly waffled on doctrines as significant as the virgin birth of Christ, his atonement, and his resurrection from the dead, members, deacons, elders, and ministers eventually formed a new denomination. The OPC turned 75 in 2011!
This Sunday
11:00 a.m. worship
"Slaves or Sons?" (Galatians 4:1-11) - Dan Clifford
6:00 p.m. worship
"All That Jesus Began to Do" (Acts 1:1-5) - Steve Brown
Sunday Schedule
| 09:45 a.m. | Sunday School |
| 11:00 a.m. | Morning Worship |
| 12:15 p.m. | Fellowship |
| 06:00 p.m. | Evening Worship |
History
Grace Presbyterian Church began life as a plant of Knox Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Silver Spring, Maryland. Under the supervision of the Knox session, a small group of members began meeting for worship in a private home in Vienna in January 1957. As their numbers grew from 1959-1964, the group met in local schools under the leadership of Knox associate pastor Robert Thoburn.
Finally in January 1964, seven years after the first group had begun meeting in Vienna, the church plant became a church. The current church property on Cedar Lane was purchased later the same year, and the original building was finished in 1968, with significant additions in 1976 and 2001.
The congregation has continued to grow through the years, but has maintained its focus on preaching, teaching, and fellowship. The church enjoys an active Sunday School program for children and adults, as well as Bible studies and fellowship groups. Grace has also become increasingly involved in mentoring seminary students and in training up new pastors in partnership with our denomination through our internship program.
Pastors of Grace OPC