The Susquehanna Valley Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in America has desired for a number of years to establish a church and church planting movement in Reading, that will proclaim the grace of the Lord Jesus and bring the transforming love of God as revealed in Jesus Christ.

Christ Presbyterian Church in Reading is that church. Their vision is to be:
“A Christ-centered, worshiping Christian community, full of grace and truth, drawing the nations to Christ at the human crossroads of Greater Reading”.

The opportunities in this area are many:

• – Reading is the largest city in the Susquehanna Valley Presbytery (5th largest in PA) with a metropolitan area of over 400,000 people known as “The Green Diamond.”
• – The Reading metropolitan area has less than a 4% evangelical presence (compared with approximately 19% in the metro area of neighboring Lancaster, PA). There is no PCA presence in Berks County.
• – The city of Reading has an ethnically diverse population: 1.5% Asian, 11% African-American, 37% Hispanic and 48% Anglo.
• – Five colleges and universities are in and around the city of Reading.

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