Staff

Rev. Joaquin Anabe-Lopez

Pastor

Sandy

Office administrator

churchassist@fpc-cp.org

Dawn Dal Santo

Bookkeeper

Liz Washko

Pianist/organist

The First Presbyterian Church was established in 1844 in Crown Point, Indiana. The First worship services were held in an old, log building that housed the Lake County government, located on what is now the Courthouse square. In 1848, a new church was constricted on a donated parcel of land just south of the town square. Through the years, and in several different buildings on the same site, people of faith have gathered at the FPC to worship, learn, grow in faith and reach out in service in the name of Jesus Christ. 
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Our new building was completed in November, 2000. The new building adjoins the Christian Education building, which was built in 1962. Almost every day of the week , activities for children, youth, and adults take place within our walls.

At its core, however, our church is not a building of brick and steel, but a community of people who gather to experience and share the grace and love of God in Jesus Christ. It is our hope that you will feel welcome here and consider God's call become part of our family of faith. 

All are welcome to participate in the life of the Church, whether in worship, special events or fellowship activities. If you feel that you would like to make this your church home, we invite you to consider joining the First Presbyterian Church as an active member. Throughout the year we offer New Member Classes, where one can learn more about our congregation, the Presbyterian Church (USA), and what it means to become an active member of our family of faith.

​Through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, we trust in the one triune God, the Holy One of Israel, whom alone we worship and serve.

God comes to us in free and undeserved favor in the person of Jesus Christ who lived, died, and rose for us that we might belong to God and serve Christ in the world. Following Jesus, Presbyterians are engaged in the world and in seeking thoughtful solutions to the challenges of our time.

Presbyterians affirm that God comes to us with grace and love in the person of Jesus Christ, who lived, died, and rose for us so that we might have eternal and abundant life in him. As Christ’s disciples, called to ministry in his name, we seek to continue his mission of teaching the truth, feeding the hungry, healing the broken, and welcoming strangers. God sends the Holy Spirit to dwell within us, giving us the energy, intelligence, imagination, and love to be Christ’s faithful disciples in the world.

More than two million people call the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) their spiritual home. Worshiping in 10,000 Presbyterian congregations throughout the United States, they engage the communities in which they live and serve with God’s love.