Who We Are
Welcome to Life Tabernacle, 800 Randolph Road, Silver Spring, MD 20904. We are thankful for your interest in First Presbyterian Church. The First Presbyterian Church of Siler Spring has been a steadfast witness to historic, Reformed, Christianity for over 175 years.
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What We believe
Welcome to the website of First Presbyterian Church of Jackson, Mississippi. We are thankful for your interest in First Presbyterian Church. The First Presbyterian Church of Jackson has been a steadfast witness to historic, Reformed, Christianity for over 175 years.
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Our History
1837 – 1841
The First Presbyterian Church of Jackson was organized on a Saturday afternoon, April 8, 1837 by the Reverend Peter Donan and four persons: Mrs. Margaret E. Mayson, Mrs. Susan Patton, and John Robb and his wife, Marion.
The organization meeting was held in "the Old State House," Mississippi’s first capitol, a small two-story structure on the northeast corner of E. Capitol and N. President Streets. Peter Donan continued as the church’s pastor for four years.
There were no elders for two years, no deacons for six years, nor a Presbyterian house of worship for nearly nine years. In the first two years of its existence, the church had but three new members.
1837 – 1841
The First Presbyterian Church of Jackson was organized on a Saturday afternoon, April 8, 1837 by the Reverend Peter Donan and four persons: Mrs. Margaret E. Mayson, Mrs. Susan Patton, and John Robb and his wife, Marion.
The organization meeting was held in "the Old State House," Mississippi’s first capitol, a small two-story structure on the northeast corner of E. Capitol and N. President Streets. Peter Donan continued as the church’s pastor for four years.
There were no elders for two years, no deacons for six years, nor a Presbyterian house of worship for nearly nine years. In the first two years of its existence, the church had but three new members.
1837 – 1841
The First Presbyterian Church of Jackson was organized on a Saturday afternoon, April 8, 1837 by the Reverend Peter Donan and four persons: Mrs. Margaret E. Mayson, Mrs. Susan Patton, and John Robb and his wife, Marion.
The organization meeting was held in "the Old State House," Mississippi’s first capitol, a small two-story structure on the northeast corner of E. Capitol and N. President Streets. Peter Donan continued as the church’s pastor for four years.
There were no elders for two years, no deacons for six years, nor a Presbyterian house of worship for nearly nine years. In the first two years of its existence, the church had but three new members.
Meet Our Team
Art McClellan
Lead Pastor artmcclellan@ortegaumc.orgArt McClellan is the Lead Pastor at Ortega UMC. Art celebrates the many wonderful ways Ortega UMC lives into and shares our Vision – Connecting Christ, Church, and Community, and our Mission – Connecting every person, in every generation, in every place with the love of Jesus Christ.
Art is an eighth-generation Floridian with family roots in Tallahassee that date to the early 1800’s and whose grandmother was born and raised in Jacksonville on the banks of the St. Johns River. He is a graduate of Florida State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management. Prior to attending seminary, Art worked as a staff analyst with the Florida Legislature and a manager with the Florida Institute of CPAs.
Art’s second career call to ministry came after many years of joyfully serving Christ’s Church in many non-clergy roles of worship and leadership. Along with his wife Faith (yes, that’s her real name) and their three young children, Art attended Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky to earn his Master of Divinity degree.
Art McClellan
Lead Pastor artmcclellan@ortegaumc.orgArt McClellan is the Lead Pastor at Ortega UMC. Art celebrates the many wonderful ways Ortega UMC lives into and shares our Vision – Connecting Christ, Church, and Community, and our Mission – Connecting every person, in every generation, in every place with the love of Jesus Christ.
Art is an eighth-generation Floridian with family roots in Tallahassee that date to the early 1800’s and whose grandmother was born and raised in Jacksonville on the banks of the St. Johns River. He is a graduate of Florida State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management. Prior to attending seminary, Art worked as a staff analyst with the Florida Legislature and a manager with the Florida Institute of CPAs.
Art’s second career call to ministry came after many years of joyfully serving Christ’s Church in many non-clergy roles of worship and leadership. Along with his wife Faith (yes, that’s her real name) and their three young children, Art attended Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky to earn his Master of Divinity degree.
Art McClellan
Lead Pastor artmcclellan@ortegaumc.orgArt McClellan is the Lead Pastor at Ortega UMC. Art celebrates the many wonderful ways Ortega UMC lives into and shares our Vision – Connecting Christ, Church, and Community, and our Mission – Connecting every person, in every generation, in every place with the love of Jesus Christ.
Art is an eighth-generation Floridian with family roots in Tallahassee that date to the early 1800’s and whose grandmother was born and raised in Jacksonville on the banks of the St. Johns River. He is a graduate of Florida State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management. Prior to attending seminary, Art worked as a staff analyst with the Florida Legislature and a manager with the Florida Institute of CPAs.
Art’s second career call to ministry came after many years of joyfully serving Christ’s Church in many non-clergy roles of worship and leadership. Along with his wife Faith (yes, that’s her real name) and their three young children, Art attended Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky to earn his Master of Divinity degree.