Worship Services each Sunday at
8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m.

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The First Presbyterian Church is blessed to have a set of chimes installed in a 47 foot tall redwood and steel tower in the front of our Church. The tower contains (10) bells originally installed in the belfry of the old stone church which stood on the property on which our Church is now located. The chimes were originally played from a console located in a room below the belfry. The church still owns the bell console and displays it in our Chapel Lounge.

The bells for the tower were made by the McShane Bell Foundry of Glen Burnie, Maryland.

McShane Bell Foundry

The ten bronze bells were donated by Captain and Mrs. Robert Dollar and were dedicated on December 13, 1914. each Bell is engraved with a verse of Holy Scripture.

Bell 1 - "I was glad when they said unto me, let us go into the house of the Lord."

Bell 2 - "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men."

Bell 3 - "God is merciful to us and blesses us, and causes his face to shine upon us."

Bell 4 - "Let the people praise Thee, O God; Yea, let all the people praise Thee."

Bell 5 - "God shall bless us and all the ends of the earth shall fear him."

Bell 6 - "In Thee, O Lord, do I put my trust, Let me never be put to confusion."

Bell 7 - "Praise God from whom all blessings flow."

Bell 8 - "I am the light of the world."

Bell 9 - "My faith looks up to Thee, Thou Lamb of Calvary."

Bell 10 - "Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life."

The instrument, while frequently referred to as a carillon is more accurately a chime. A carillon having a minimum of 23 bells. The chime is a uniquely American adaptation of traditional European carillons.

Our organist plays the chimes from a small console located next to the Moller pipe organ in the sanctuary.

In 1971, the chimes were removed from the belfry for the demolition of the stone church. The chimes were safely stored for a later installation.

It was at a Christmas Eve Service in 1974 that then Pastor, Dr. Griffin told the congregation to listen and they heard the chimes sounding from the new bell tower. The tower was dedicated the following Easter.