College Hill Presbyterian Church

College Hill Presbyterian Church College Hill Presbyterian Church (PCA) is a church family centered in Christ and located in Oxford, MS. Join us for worship at 10:30am on Sunday. denomination.

College Hill Presbyterian Church, located just outside Oxford, Mississippi at College Hill, is an historic church and a member of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This fellowship of Christians was organized as a local church on January 11, 1835, in the home of Alexander Shaw, one of the early Scot-Irish settlers in North Mississipp

i. Originally the church was named Neriah Church, but shortly thereafter it was redesignated Ebenezer Church. In 1836 members migrated to this area and on January 11, 1841, the church was renamed College Presbyterian Church in recognition of the founding of the North Mississippi College. In 1842 the congregation paid $400 for 23 acres (93,000 m) on which to construct a public place of worship. The sanctuary, built in 1844 under the direction of Francis Timmons, is the oldest Presbyterian structure in North Mississippi and the oldest church building of any denomination in the Oxford area. Constructed of bricks fired on the site, the building was completed in 1846 at a total cost of $2,809,75. The pulpit, the pews, and the pew gates are the original furnishings. Events of interest include the encampment of these grounds by Union troops of General Grant and General Sherman, and the marriage of author William Faulkner. The church is thought to be the model for some settings in Faulkner's novels. The church cemetery contains a number of unmarked Union soldiers' burial sites. The Session's original minutes, dating back to the 1835 organizational meeting, are safeguarded in a local bank. In more recent times, the ministry of the church began an outreach to the students of the nearby University of Mississippi under the pastor Jack C. Oates [need dates] while he was a graduate student and part-time pastor at College Hill Presbyterian along with two other churches, Hopewell Presbyterian and Abbeville Presbyterian, comprising a three church field under the auspices at that time of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. The ministry continued to grow while Tom Tyndall served as pastor to the three church field, then just to College Hill Church from 1973-78. In the summer of 1977 the PCUSA cited the church's outreach to students as one of two outstanding small church ministries in the denomination. Under both Jack Oates and Tom Tyndall, the church held "Christian Life Conferences" that featured well-known Christian scholars speaking both to the church and invited to speak at various classes held on the campus of Ole Miss.

Are you looking for a church home, or just want to learn more about College Hill? Join us for our Inquirer’s class! Our ...
09/08/2026

Are you looking for a church home, or just want to learn more about College Hill? Join us for our Inquirer’s class! Our first class is September 13th at 9:30am. We would love to see you there!

09/08/2026
Meet our officer candidates! These men have completed their officer training and testing, and we will be voting as a con...
08/07/2026

Meet our officer candidates! These men have completed their officer training and testing, and we will be voting as a congregation to elect them on August 23rd. Flip through and get to know them a little!

We love Created For A Purpose!!!
06/16/2026

We love Created For A Purpose!!!

If you weren't there last night for Pastor Ryan's talk on our philosophy of corporate worship, here is a graphic that su...
05/07/2026

If you weren't there last night for Pastor Ryan's talk on our philosophy of corporate worship, here is a graphic that sums up the gist of it: worship in the Reformed tradition, informed by our church's story, conversant with the cultural present and continually formed by our church's present.

Join us this Sunday as we host our annual church picnic on the grounds of CHPC!🌸Event: Dinner on the Grounds 🧺Where:📍339...
04/22/2026

Join us this Sunday as we host our annual church picnic on the grounds of CHPC!🌸

Event: Dinner on the Grounds 🧺
Where:📍339 CR 102 , Oxford, MS
When: 🗓️ Sunday April 26th, directly following our 10:30 worship service 🤗
What to bring: Yourself, a friend (or two), and your favorite side/dessert to share!🌅

Bring a friend!! No Sunday school, we will dedicate this time to signing the beams of our new sanctuary with Scripture and finishing setting up for the event.

See you there 💐 🧺

STAFFING ANNOUNCEMENTWe are pleased to announce that Joseph Adams has been hired as our new Youth Ministry Director. Jos...
04/10/2026

STAFFING ANNOUNCEMENT

We are pleased to announce that Joseph Adams has been hired as our new Youth Ministry Director. Joseph will serve in this role part-time while continuing in his primary position as Director of Operations at Regents School of Oxford, following a model similar to Jeffrey’s. We are thankful for the way the Lord has provided in bringing Joseph to us and are excited for the ways he will shepherd and invest in our students.

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339 County Road 102
Oxford, MS
38655

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+16622345020

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