About Us

First Presbyterian Church of Lansdowne looks to be a place where LOVE is always the focus.

Our Mission

The First Presbyterian Church of Lansdowne is a community of believers who depend on the Holy Spirit to guide us as we strive with eyes wide open to embrace change. We seek to nurture and support our congregation and all who intersect with our church in their individual and corporate journeys of faith. We further choose to be a beacon of hope and acceptance to everyone in our community, acting as we believe Christ would have toward the stranger, the outcast, the scorned, and the shunned. We welcome and embrace everyone. We are called to demonstrate the love of Christ.

“…you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

— Mark 12:30-31

Three issues that have great significance to FPCL:

  • 1. LGBTQ+ individuals & families

    We fly a gay pride flag and have openly gay members serving on the governing boards of our congregation. Any limits on their participation are not compatible with FPCL's ministry.

  • 2. Role of women in ministry

    We have women serving on the governing boards of our congregation. In essence, any distinction between the roles men and women can play within the church is not compatible with FPCL's ministry

  • 3. Immigration

    We strongly support the legal immigration of people into the United States and strongly oppose efforts to keep out those fleeing persecution of any sort. Opposition to legal immigration is not compatible with FPCL's ministry.

As a congregation, we look to be:

  • Strong support for LGBTQ+ community

  • Strong support for immigrants and refugees

  • Strong insistence on women’s equality

  • Strong support for “Black Lives Matter”

  • We have adopted the PCUSA’s commitment to Peacemaking and energetically endorse that commitment.

First Presbyterian Church of Lansdowne is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church (USA)

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