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Patuxent Presbyterian Church in California Maryland is a Christian congregation of believers who are members of Presbyterian Church (USA). As part of a connectional church we also belong to the Synod of the Mid-Atlantic and to the National Capital Presbytery.
Although the Presbyterian denomination had been present in Southern Maryland as the Patuxent Congregation from 1643 until the church relocated to Upper Marlboro in 1704, and later to Hyattsville in 1874, for more than 250 years there was no church of the reformed tradition in this area. In 1956, the Patuxent Presbyterian Church was organized in St. Mary'sCounty (at the time it was known as First Presbyterian) and to this day is the only Presbyterian Church (USA) in the county. Meeting first in a local theater, the small group of dedicated people eventually, in 1958, built a church on land donated for the purpose in Town Creek. Over the years, many Navy families have helped to enrich the permanent congregation.
In 1988, in order to serve both St. Mary's and Calvert Counties, the church purchased the property on the corner of Kingston Creek and Route 4, just one mile from the Thomas Johnson Bridge. The Town Creek building was sold in December 1993, and the church was moved into a temporary location in Wildewood Center. The first service in the new building was held on December 24, 1995.