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| location         = 1728 S Hull St, [[Montgomery, Alabama]]
| country          = [[United States]]
| denomination     = [[Presbyterian Church in America]]
| previous denomination = [[Presbyterian Church in the United States]]
| churchmanship    = [[Evangelical]], [[Reformed church|Reformed]]
| membership       = 1300
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| website          = {{URL|http://www.trinitypca.org|trinitypca.org}}
| former name      = Central Presbyterian Church
| founded date     = July, 1891
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| architect        = [[Harold E. Wagoner]]
| architectural type = [[Georgian revival]]
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| years built      = 1952
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| presbytery       = Southeast Alabama
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| seniorpastor     = Bill Clark (interim)
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'''Trinity Presbyterian Church''' in [[Montgomery, Alabama]] is a flagship and founding congregation within the [[Presbyterian Church in America]], PCA. Trinity has about 1,300 members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stat.pcanet.org/ac/directory/directory.cfm|title=Church Directory|website=Stat.pcanet.org|accessdate=19 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="trinitypca.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.trinitypca.org/discover/our-beliefs/|title=Our Beliefs - Trinity Presbyterian Church|website=Trinitypca.org|accessdate=19 November 2017}}</ref>
== History ==
It was founded by members of the First Presbyterian Church in Montgomery, Alabama in July 1891 as Central Presbyterian Church in downtown Montgomery. The congregation grew rapidly from 32 members to over 400. In 1893 the church building was completed at Lawrence and Washington Streets. In 1909 the church moved to the Garden District of Montgomery and adopted its current name, Trinity Presbyterian Church.  The new sanctuary building was completed in 1913 on the corner of Hull Street and Felder Avenue.
In 1951 the sanctuary was burned. Two firemen were killed during the blaze. Original walls remained however. The congregation rebuilt it soon after the fire, using the Georgian style of architecture. It was designed by the famous architect [[Harold E. Wagoner]], and was completed in 1952. The Chancel reflects the return to the classical design of the European architecture. The pulpit has wood carvings of ancient [[Christianity|Christian]] symbols. The cassavant organ was installed in 1985.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trinitypca.org/worship/sanctuary/|title=Sanctuary - Trinity Presbyterian Church|website=Trinitypca.org|accessdate=19 November 2017}}</ref>  In 1970 the [[Trinity Presbyterian School]] was formed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trinitywildcats.com/about.cfm?subpage=879038|title=Mission & Philosophy|website=Trinitywildcats.com|accessdate=22 May 2015}}</ref>
During the 1950s and 1960s, the church was the largest Southern Presbyterian congregation in Alabama and played a significant role in opposing [[Desegregation in the United States|desegregation]] and the [[Civil Rights Movement]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Stephen Haynes|title=The Last Segregated Hour: The Memphis Kneel-Ins and the Campaign for Southern Church Desegregation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fzuT4WkuiBUC&pg=PA47|date=2012-11-08|publisher=OUP USA|isbn=978-0-19-539505-1|page=47}}</ref> In 1965 the church refused to admit a mixed-race group to hear a sermon by [[Leighton Ford]], a [[Billy Graham]] associate.<ref>{{cite book|author=Joel L. Alvis|title=Religion and Race: Southern Presbyterians, 1946 to 1983|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XF_YCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA98|date=1994-03-30|publisher=University of Alabama Press|isbn=978-0-8173-0701-1|page=98}}</ref>  In 1973 Trinity Presbyterian left the [[Presbyterian Church in the United States]] over its growing [[theological liberalism]] and became a charter member of the [[Presbyterian Church in America]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trinitypca.org/discover/history-of-trinity-presbyterian-church/|title=Trinity Presbyterian Church: Our History|website=Trinitypca.org|accessdate=22 May 2015}}</ref> The congregation is a member of the Southeast Alabama Presbytery of the PCA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sealp.org/759719|title=Church Directory|website=Sealp.org|accessdate=22 May 2015}}</ref>
==Doctrine==
It adheres to the [[Westminster Confession of Faith]], the [[Westminster Larger Catechism]] and [[Westminster Shorter Catechism]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trinitypca.org/discover/frequently-asked-questions/|title=Trinity Presbyterian Church: Frequently Asked Questions|website=Trinitypca.org|accessdate=22 May 2015}}</ref> as well as the [[Apostles Creed]] and [[Nicene Creed]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trinitypca.org/worship/worship-resources/ |title=Trinity Presbyterian Church: Resources |accessdate=2014-04-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219042642/http://www.trinitypca.org/worship/worship-resources/ |archivedate=2014-02-19 }}</ref> Trinity describes itself as [[Protestant]], [[Reformed church|Reformed]], [[evangelistic]], [[Presbyterian]], [[Grace (Christianity)|grace]]-oriented, [[Kingship and kingdom of God|kingdom]]-minded and [[Confessionalism (religion)|confessional]].<ref name="trinitypca.org"/>  The church affirms the existence of the triune [[God]], the deity of [[Jesus Christ]], the bodily resurrection of Jesus, and total [[biblical inerrancy]].
The current interim pastor is Bill Clark.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trinity Presbyterian Church: Our Staff |url=https://www.trinitypca.org/discover/our-staff/ |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605082554/https://www.trinitypca.org/discover/our-staff/ |archivedate=2023-06-05 |accessdate=2023-09-07}}</ref>
==Missions==
The church is involved in several missions in Alabama, [[Idaho]], Georgia, [[Kentucky]], [[Tennessee]], [[Mexico]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Peru]], [[Colombia]], [[Chile]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[England]], [[Spain]], [[Belgium]], [[Ukraine]], [[France]], [[Athens]] ([[Greece]]), [[Budapest, Hungary]], [[Germany]], [[Asia]], [[Taiwan]], [[Australia]] and around the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trinitypca.org/missions/our-missionaries/ |title=Trinity Presbyterian Church: Know: Our Missionaries |accessdate=2015-05-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227100313/http://www.trinitypca.org/missions/our-missionaries/ |archivedate=2015-02-27 }}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.trinitypca.org}}
[[Category:Presbyterian Church in America churches in Alabama]]
[[Category:Churches in Montgomery, Alabama]]
[[Category:Christian organizations established in 1891]]
[[Category:1891 establishments in Alabama]]
[[Category:Georgian Revival architecture in Alabama]]
[[Category:Churches completed in 1952]]
[[Category:Harold E. Wagoner buildings]]