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Falling Waters Presbyterian Church is a PC(USA) congregation that believes we are bound together by a common faith and a common task as part of the one, universal church. We believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God. We believe in the Trinity in which the grace of Jesus Christ has first place as the foundation of our knowledge of God’s sovereign love and our life together in the Holy Spirit. We celebrate two sacraments: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper–Holy Communion. We are committed to the church’s mission and see ourselves as part of the body by which Christ continues the blessing of His earthly ministry. Presbyterians traditionally emphasize that Christian faith and life are not rigid, but are always being reformed by God’s word. Our pastor, the Reverend Dr. John W. Cushwa is available to answer questions or talk with anyone. Please call the church at 304-754-8211 or e-mail us at fwpcusa@gmail.com. Visit our church’s website for additional news: www.fwpc.info.
Brief History
Resting at the lowest end of the Shenandoah Valley, Falling Waters Presbyterian Church was organized in 1745 just south of the ford of the Potomac River at Williamsport, MD. In 1796 the place of worship was moved from the bend of the Potomac to Spring Mills. The present brick structure was built in 1834 after a fire had destroyed the wooden edifice. Our congregation includes students, parents, babies, elder generations, and families of all types of diverse interests and experiences. We believe the Good News of Jesus Christ; therefore, God calls us to welcome all in the name of Christ and to share this good news with everyone. As disciples of Jesus Christ, we worship a knowable God and study the Bible’s witness to God’s saving work in our lives and in the lives of others. As a result, we experience in our relationships and personal lives a love that heals, a hope that sustains, and a forgiveness that brings peace. We are Christians–living, learning, sharing, and growing within a fellowship unique in the world. We invite you to join in our family and in our journey toward our fulfillment and spiritual joy in Jesus Christ. We are a congregation deeply committed
to a vision of God's openness
to all people in our wonderful diversity, to the spiritual
nourishment of both the head and the heart, and to making a
difference in our community and world. We invite you to
worship with us, or simply stop by to view our New England style
sanctuary, here you will find friendly people, a place of
hospitality and spiritual nurture.
Falling Waters Presbyterian Church Mission Statement
Jesus taught us “to love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your mind, with all your soul and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourselves.” We, as members of the body of Christ and Falling Waters Presbyterian Church, strive to be an extended family reaching out to one another, our community and the world. In accordance with the constitution of PC(USA), we endeavor to achieve: “The great ends of the church which are the proclamation of the gospel for the salvation of humankind; the shelter, nurture and spiritual fellowship of the children of God; the maintenance of divine worship; the preservation of the truth; and the promotion of social righteousness; and the exhibition of the Kingdom of Heaven to the world.” In offering ourselves to this sacred mission, we will show the way of Christ so that the community and the world in which we live may learn “to do justice, love mercy, and to walk humbly with God.” - - Micah 6:8
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...that
someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all
seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of all shrubs and
becomes a tree…” -Matthew 13:31-32