Nursery Care is available during worship. See the beautiful and historic stained glass windows of Third Church. Membership Prior to joining Third Church, prospective new members must attend three classes, each approximately two hours in length. The classes have several components that are designed to provide biblical and spiritual enrichment and give an overview of worship and the sacraments. Classes are led by the clergy staff and members of the new-member committee.
Individuals join by letter of transfer, reaffirmation of faith, or profession of faith.
Thus Third Church, at its very inception, was in the vanguard of the struggle against outworn dogmas and on behalf of a vital religion. One of the stories of our culture is that the early congregation decided on one Sunday to construct a church building, agreed to complete the project and meet in it for worship the next Sunday, and actually met that goal. Third has continued to be in the vanguard of movement and growth within the national Presbyterian Churches. In 1953, one of our members, Lilian Alexander presented a momentous proposal to Session to approve the ordination of women to the ministry. Click here to learn more about the history of Third Presbyterian Church.