Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church

Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church

Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church is a church in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania and is part of the PCUSA denomination. BMPC is one of the 20 largest churches in the denomination with over 3500 members.

The church was founded in 1873 and has become very well known on the Main Line for involvement in many community projects. The choir is also well known and has sung in Russia, Brazil, Cuba and South Africa.

The current pastor is Wesley Avram who succeeded Eugene C. Bay in 2006. Eugene Bay is now head of Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School

Notable Members

U.S. President Woodrow Wilson was a member of this church while he served on the faculty at nearby Bryn Mawr College

External links

* [http://www.bmpc.org Church website]


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