Tenth Presbyterian Church

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Tenth Presbyterian Church is a member church of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) in the heart of Philadelphia, PA. It has about 2,000 members and hosts about 1,400 people each week at its three Sunday services. Dr. Philip Ryken has served as Senior Minister since 2000, and has been on the church's staff since 1995.

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[edit] History

Tenth Presbyterian Church dates back to the early nineteenth century when Philadelphia was the second largest city in the country. The original Tenth Church, founded in 1829, was located on the northeast corner of Twelfth and Walnut Streets. It established a daughter church in 1855-1856 called the West Spruce Street Presbyterian Church on the southwest corner of Seventeenth and Spruce Streets. The two churches worked together, with the ministers exchanging pulpits each week. Due to membership decline in the original Tenth Church caused by population shifts, the two churches merged in 1893 at the Seventeenth and Spruce Streets location, taking the name of the older church (Tenth Presbyterian Church).

Tenth Church was designed by John McArthur, Jr., the architect who later had the distinction of being chosen to design City Hall. In 1893, the notable Frank Miles Day was hired to perform major alterations in the structure and the interior decoration.

[edit] Former pastors

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  • Thomas McAuley, D.D., LL.D. Senior Pastor. 1829-1833
  • Henry Augustus Boardman, D.D. Senior Pastor. 1833-1876
  • William Pratt Breed, D.D. Senior Pastor. 1856-1889
  • John De Witt, D.D. Associate Pastor. 1876-1883
  • William Brenton Greene, Jr., D.D. Associate Pastor. 1883-1892
  • James D. Paxton, D.D. Senior Pastor. 1891-1896
  • Marcus A. Brownson, D.D. Senior Pastor. 1897-1924
  • John D. McNeil, D.D. Senior Pastor. 1924-1926
  • Donald Grey Barnhouse, Th.D., D.D. Senior Pastor. 1927-1960
  • Carl E. Anderson. Assistant to the Pastor. 1941-1943
  • W. Henry Webb. Assistant to the Pastor. 1943-1947
  • Walter T. Riemann. Assistant Pastor. 1947-1952
  • Dwight Hervey Small. Co-Pastor. 1953
  • C. Edwin Houk. Co-Pastor. 1955-1960
  • Robert F. Scott. Assistant Pastor. 1960-1962
  • Mariano Di Gangi, D.D. Senior Pastor. 1961-1967
  • William L. Hogan. Assistant Pastor. 1962-1965
  • James Montgomery Boice, Th.D., D.D. Senior Minister. 1968-2000
  • Robert B. Ives. Assistant Minister. 1969-1970
  • Norman A. Koop. Student Assistant. 1972-1973
  • A. Clark Wiser. Assistant Minister. 1972-1973
  • Stuart D. Sacks. Assistant to the Minister. 1975-1978
  • Bradford E. Allison. Assistant Minister. 1982-1984
  • Linward A. Crowe. Assistant Minister. 1982-1988
  • Glenn N. McDowell. Assistant Minister. 1982-1992
  • Richard M. Wolfe. Assistant Minister. 1987-1989
  • Bruce A. McDowell, D. Min. Associate Minister (Missions). 1988-present
  • David S. Apple, Director of Mercy Ministries (Urban Missions). 1988-present
  • Jeffrey O. White. Assistant Minister. 1990
  • D. Marion Clark. Associate Minister (Executive Minister). 1992-1999; 2005-present
  • Carroll L. G. Wynne. Associate Minister (Youth and Family). 1993-present
  • Philip G. Ryken, Ph.D. Senior Minister. 1995-present
  • Adam L. Brice. Assistant Minister (Church Planting). 1999-2000
  • Richard D. Phillips. Associate Minister (Preaching). 1999-2002
  • Jerry McFarland. Assistant Minister (Pastoral Care). 2001-2007
  • Aaron D. Messner. Associate Minister (Preaching). 2003-2007
  • John Canales. Associate Minister (Executive Minister). 2003-2004
  • Paul Tripp. Associate Minister (Center City). 2007-present
  • Jonathan D. Olsen. Associate Minister (City Outreach). 2007-present

[edit] Ministries

Tenth runs many Ministries Other than its weekly church services to promote the Gospel.

  • Medical Campus Outreach-Medical Campus Outreach (MCO) is a ministry to medical and other health professional students on medical campuses in and around Philadelphia
  • MereBreath-MereBreath is a drama team that presents perspectives of the gospel through original productions. New productions begin each spring. The team performs both within and outside of Tenth.
  • Small Group Bible Studies-Tenth offers fellowship and ministry through small group Bible studies, discipleship groups, support groups, and prayer groups.
  • City College and Career- is a fellowship group for college students, helping them to be connected in the church and to grow spiritually during their college years.
  • ACTS Ministries is the mercy ministry of Tenth Presbyterian Church. ACTS was founded in 1983 out of concern for the poor and homeless residing near Tenth Church. ACTS presents the Gospel of Jesus Christ and His power to make broken people whole.

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