Church
Tenth Presbyterian Church (PCA), Philadelphia, PA
Theological posture
Confessional Reformed
Holds a Reformed confession (the Westminster Standards, the Three Forms of Unity or the 1689 Baptist Confession) as its standard.
Doctrinal basis. PCA congregation.
Points to weigh
- The list of ministers comes from the church’s own history page; the church has had changes of leadership, so confirm the current pastors on its site.
Classification and points to weigh are reformededucation.org's judgments from the sources listed below. They describe and do not endorse; confirm current details with the institution.
About
Historic center-city church known for consistent expository preaching and the Bible Study Hour program of James Montgomery Boice. Its SermonAudio page lists 1,754 sermons and a bilingual English/Spanish service among three Sunday services.
Details
- Denomination
- Presbyterian Church in America
- Location
- 12th and Walnut Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Founded
- 1829, the tenth Presbyterian church founded in Philadelphia; joined the PCA in 1982
- Pastors
- Past ministers include Donald Grey Barnhouse (1927–1960), James Montgomery Boice (1968–2000) and Philip Graham Ryken (1995–2010, per the church), later president of Wheaton College; its site names Jonny Gibson as installed pastor as of 2026
- Confessional standards
- Holds the Westminster Standards as a PCA congregation
- Website
- tenth.org/about/history/