First Presbyterian Church of Norfolk
First Presbyterian Church of Norfolk - Main Campus
AI Summary
Visitors will find a historic, active congregation—one of the oldest in Hampton Roads, founded before 1678 and meeting in its current 1912 facility—numbering over 3,500 members and partners. Worship blends traditional music in the historic sanctuary with a Chancel Choir and contemporary music led by a Director of Contemporary Worship alongside an organist, and services are available live online with past sermons on YouTube. The church is deeply involved in local and global outreach—partnering with the Urban Renewal Center and Tree of Lives (which supports a clinic in Kenya), operating a Saturday soup kitchen, participating in Rise Against Hunger (packing over 300,000 meals), and hosting public appeals like a Ukraine Relief Fund. Families are well supported with secure children's check-in and background-checked volunteers, nursery and children's sermons at services, plus youth camps and retreats; the congregation also offers spiritual growth assessments and downloadable guides, multiple giving options (including text-to-give 530-LOVE and legacy giving), and has been led by Senior Pastor Jim Wood since 1999.
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Blended
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- Name:First Presbyterian Church of Norfolk - Main Campus
- Street Address:820 Colonial Ave
- Address Line 2:(removed)
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Added location: First Presbyterian Church of Norfolk - Main Campus
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- Name:First Presbyterian Church of Norfolk
- Website URL:https://www.fpcnorfolk.org
- Summary:Visitors will find a historic, active congregation—one of the oldest in Hampton Roads, founded before 1678 and meeting in its current 1912 facility—numbering over 3,500 members and partners. Worship blends traditional music in the historic sanctuary with a Chancel Choir and contemporary music led by a Director of Contemporary Worship alongside an organist, and services are available live online with past sermons on YouTube. The church is deeply involved in local and global outreach—partnering with the Urban Renewal Center and Tree of Lives (which supports a clinic in Kenya), operating a Saturday soup kitchen, participating in Rise Against Hunger (packing over 300,000 meals), and hosting public appeals like a Ukraine Relief Fund. Families are well supported with secure children's check-in and background-checked volunteers, nursery and children's sermons at services, plus youth camps and retreats; the congregation also offers spiritual growth assessments and downloadable guides, multiple giving options (including text-to-give 530-LOVE and legacy giving), and has been led by Senior Pastor Jim Wood since 1999.
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Last updated: 4/20/2026