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Welcome

Dear friends, members and visitors of First Presbyterian Church, welcome to the life, worship, mission and ministry of the Christian community. As a community of God's grace, we welcome you here.

In Isaiah 2: 1-4 the prophet shares a vision of a new age, when all nations shall come to worship God, and when weapons and attitudes of war and destruction are transformed into tools and actions of peace and prosperity for all. In his words and life, Jesus Christ announced that age to be dawning. As a Christian community, we believe that new age breaks into our world when we love God, and love each other as neighbors.

You are invited to share in that vision. And in doing so you bear witness to God's presence among us, and to God's future when the vision of Isaiah will be fulfilled.

Church History

First Presbyterian Church of Sharon was founded in downtown Sharon in 1844. In 1927, the congregation moved up State Street to our present location. In the years following, the congregation had a vision of ministry for the Shenango Valley and grew rapidly. In the turbulent years of the 1970s and 1980s with the decline of the steel industry and the closing of the Westinghouse plant, the congregation had a special ministry of care and hope.

Today a new vision of being a congregation of worship and mission is beginning to form. It’s a new dynamic vision of sharing in God’s mission for the community and for the world. It’s a vision of hospitality, joy and hope, as all people are welcome into a community that celebrates God’s grace.