First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh has been reaching out from the heart of this city into the hearts of this city for 235 years. There is a great heritage here. In its long history, our buildings have changed (four times), as have our senior pastors (only 14 of them). But over the past 235 years, the faithfulness of First Church has not changed. Today, we retain our historical, Bible-centered evangelical presence in Downtown Pittsburgh, lifting up Christ and building up people. Our members come from all areas of metropolitan Pittsburgh.

Our Sunday Morning Worship Service
The 10:45 a.m. Sunday worship hour is a beautiful, traditional Presbyterian service. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper is celebrated during this service on the first Sunday of every other month

The first floor of the sanctuary is handicapped accessible
Child care is available for infants and toddlers during Sunday School classes and the worship service.

Our Tuesday Noon Boost
During the Tuesday Noon Boost services held from September through May, an adult choral group leads this informal mid-week service.

First Presbyterian Church Choir
The Choir of First Church is an adult choir comprised of dedicated volunteer and professional singers from the greater Pittsburgh area. The choir sings two anthems each Sunday and presents special worship services and concerts during the program year.

A Brief History of the Organs of First Presbyterian Church
The first organ intended for First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh at 320 Sixth Avenue was destroyed by fire shortly before it was delivered and installed. It was valued at $27,000. As a replacement, the old organ from Point Breeze Presbyterian Church—which was being replaced with a new instrument at the time—was installed at First Presbyterian Church.

The second organ to be heard at First Church was built by the Hutchings-Votey Company of Boston, Massachusetts, and was the third largest church organ in the United States at that time (next only to St. Bartholomew's in New York and Woolsey Hall at Yale University). Its pipes occupied the entire rear wall of the sanctuary and it boasted a set of chimes that occupied its own room in the tower, some 20 square feet. The organ had 4,270 pipes, 4 manuals and included an echo division which sounded both into the sanctuary and the chapel. The screen for the echo division can still be observed over the balcony doorway on the Wood Street side of the sanctuary, near the high pulpit. The Hutchings-Votey organ was rebuilt several times, and eventually it was sold to a church in Barre, Vermont, where half of it was incorporated into a new instrument there.

The current 4-manual, 77-rank organ dedicated on November 13, 1988, was built by Casavant Frères of Quebec, Canada.

For information on our current and upcoming musical events and concert series, visit our web site.

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First Presbyterian Church
320 Sixth Avenue
PIttsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
Phone: 412-471-3436