PCUSA Affiliation

Faith United Presbyterian Church is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), a denomination rooted in the historic Christian faith and the Reformed tradition. We believe that God continues to reform the Church, calling us to grow in faith, love, and service as we seek to follow Christ in the world today. More information about the PCUSA can be found here: PCUSA Reformed Theology

Mission

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Our History

Sixty years ago Faith United Presbyterian Church was formed as the result of a merger of four separate Presbyterian congregations in Monmouth – Grace United Presbyterian Church, Second United Presbyterian Church, First United Presbyterian Church, and Ninth Avenue United Presbyterian Church.

When these two denominations united, the former First Presbyterian Church of Monmouth voted to change its name to Grace United Presbyterian. ​Shortly after that, two dynamic young pastors of the two largest congregations of UP churches in Monmouth, Rev. Donald Weems of Grace United and Rev. James Phillippe of Second United, suggested a merger of all five congregations of Presbyterian churches in Monmouth, including the West Side United Presbyterian congregation on South D Street. At first their efforts met with little enthusiasm, but eventually the financial merits of the idea took root and each of the five churches voted simultaneously in late 1963 on whether or not to join the merger. All approved except the West Side congregation.

A committee headed by the first president of Monmouth College, Dr. David A. Wallace, organized the Second United Presbyterian Church in 1862. Twenty former members of the First United Presbyterian Church became its charter members and named Dr. Wallace to be their pastor. Second United Presbyterian was built just a block south of the college campus, and the church and the college were thus linked together both geographically and spiritually.  Its sanctuary is now a part of present day Faith United Presbyterian Church. 

Because only the Grace and Second Church buildings were large enough to accommodate the combined 1200 membership of the four former congregations, choosing a permanent site was the first controversial matter to be decided.

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The Second Church’s proximity to the college was weighed against the newly refurbished and redecorated sanctuary of Grace Church. In 1967, three years after the merger, it was agreed that the Second Church building would become a part of the new home of what had by then been named Faith United Presbyterian.

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Under the agreement, the chancel and architecture of the former Grace Church was kept intact when the church was razed and rebuilt as the focal point of the new Faith Church Sanctuary.

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Ninth Avenue Church was revitalized as Jamieson Community Center in honor of the church’s first pastor.

The West Side congregation, which did not join the merger, purchased the former First United Church and renamed it Heritage United Presbyterian Church, now Heritage Bible Church. 

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Over the past 60 years, Faith United Presbyterian Church has been served by eight Ministers of Word and Sacrament — Rev. Robert Buttrick, Rev. Pat Butler, Rev. William Rice, Rev. Jerry Hazen, Rev. Dr. William Myers, Rev. Dr. Kathy Stoner-Lasala, Rev. Charles Cunningham, and Rev. Brandon Ouellette.

Session

The Session meets the third Thursday of the month at 5:00PM

Class of 2026

Jane Kellogg

Lolla Ballard

Craig Watson

Don Tomlin

Class of 2027



Kris Brown

Julie Armstrong

Karen Gibson

Mishelle Oaks

Class of 2028



Rachel Willis

Linda Baker

Aaron Kimzey

Brenda Runge

Deacons

The Deacons meet the second Thursday of the month at 4:00PM

Class of 2026



Janice Cunningham

 Bonnie Heflin

Alice Lawson

Audrey Utterback

Class of 2027



Tom Best

JoEllen Dollinger

Ed Melvin

Darlene Moffit

Class of 2028

Robert Blackford

Peggy Figle

Jerri Kitchin

Pam Youngblood