Takoma Park Presbyterian Church will host a number of events to celebrate Advent and Christmas. A list of these activities appears in this blog post.
There will be Advent Vesper services on three Wednesday evenings starting on December 4 in the newly refurbished chapel.
The Session of the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church calls a congregational meeting on Sunday, December 15, to elect elders and deacons for the upcoming church year.
Join TPPC and other congregations for an election night vigil down 16th street on Monday, November 4 starting at 5:30 PM.
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church will host Troop 33’s annual Pancake Supper Fundraiser featuring all you can eat pancakes, sausage/veggie sausage, apple sauce, and maple syrup.
We invite you to join the scouts on Saturday, November 9th between 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Don Patti Memorial Gym, at the Takoma Presbyterian Church (310 Tulip Avenue, Takoma Park, MD).
On October 26, violinist Marlisa Woods and pianist Steven Silverman will perform at Takoma Park Presbyterian Church.
Their program includes Gabriel Faure’s luminous A major violin-piano sonata Opus 13, and the D major violin-piano sonata Opus 26 of Dora Pejacevic.
The concert is at 7:30 pm. There is no admission charge, although donations are encouraged.
There are several opportunities this fall to grow and deepen our faith and discipleship. Please prayerfully consider participating in these activities, both at TPPC and in our community.
On Sunday, October 13 at 3 p.m., there will be a service for blessing the animals on the lawn in front of our church.
October 6 is World Communion Sunday. Also on this day we receive the Peace & Global Witness Offering.
On Sunday mornings September 15 and 22 (with the possibility of extending a third week to September 29 if more time is needed) starting at 9:30 AM, we will be reading and discussing the September 2024 special edition of The Presbyterian Outlook magazine on reparations.
To celebrate the beginning of another program year at Takoma Park Presbyterian Church and the return of worship to the regular 11 AM starting time, there will be a Welcome Back Potluck Dinner on Sunday, September 11 starting after worship in the TPPC Assembly Room.
The Session has called a Congregational Meeting for Sunday, July 14, immediately following worship, for the sole purpose of electing The Session has called a Congregational Meeting for Sunday, July 14, immediately following worship, for the sole purpose of electing new officers.
Starting Sunday, May 26, our worship services will begin at 10:00 AM. This will continue until September 1. On September 8, we will return to our regular 11:00 am service hour.
Over the next few weeks, there will be some events in worship to lead into summer.
The 2024 Takoma Park Presbyterian Church (TPPC) Native Plants and Gardening for Wildlife Celebration will be held Sunday, May 12, from 12:30-2:30 pm in front of the Church (corner of Tulip and Maple Aves). All welcome!
The Takoma Park Presbyterian Church Choir and Friends will present a service of celebration at on Sunday, April 14, at 11:00 a.m. This service will feature sacred music from largely British composers of the 20th Century.
TPPC will offer many opportunities for worship during Lent in 2024.
Photo by Brooke Lark on Unsplash
Please join us for a book study of Reparations: A Christian Call to Repentance and Repair by Duke Kwon and Gregory Thompson.
This hybrid class will meet in the church parlor and through Zoom at 9:30 AM on March 17th and 24th, and April 7th and 14th.
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church’s summer worship schedule for 2024 will start on May 26 and will last until September 1.
Worship will start at 10 AM.
Join long-time member and amateur historian, Jill Feasley, on Sunday, March 10th, from 9:30 - 10:45 a.m. as she discusses the 131-year history of Takoma Park Presbyterian Church. At the end of the talk, she will give attendees who are interested a behind-the-scenes tour of the church buildings.
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church will host two exciting events in February in honor of Black History Month.
The Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper and Talent Show are scheduled for February 13th starting at 6:30 PM in the Church Assembly Room.
The Annual Congregational Meeting of the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church will be held on Sunday, February 4, 2024, after worship.
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church invites the congregation and wider Takoma Park Community to three Sunday morning discussions of King’s 1964 Nobel Peace Prize Lecture “The Quest for Peace and Justice.”
Our annual Church Polar Bear Plunge team is forming up now in preparation for the February 10th dip in the Potomac River to fight climate change.
Photo by Blake Guidry on Unsplash.
We're excited to announce that this Sunday, January 7 at 9:30 AM Julian Bil with Community Peacemaker Teams will be joining us to talk about what's happening in Iraqi/Kurdistan.
Christmas Eve is always an eventful time at Takoma Park Presbyterian Church, particularly this year, with a morning and evening service.
Here are links to two galleries showing the beauty of our church in this special time of year.
There will be Advent Vesper services on three Wednesday evenings starting on December 6.
On Sunday, November 3, TPPC will be celebrating All Saints Day when we remember friends and family who have passed away. Their names will be read from the pulpit and the Deacons will have a table ready to display pictures of loved ones.