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Carmichael Presbyterian Church Celebrates 100th Anniversary

Carmichael Presbyterian Church celebrates its centennial this year—100 years of service in the local community.

What started as a Sunday school planted in Carmichael Colony by three determined mothers in 1918, was officially organized as Carmichael Community Church in 1923 under Rev. J.W. Babcock. (Rev. Samuel Holsinger became the first “called pastor” in 1925, the same year the organization began its affiliation with the Presbyterian Church.)

The church used Carmichael Elementary School on Sutter Avenue as its first home. Eventually outgrowing that location, the church found a new home along Marconi Avenue on land donated by H.A. Hobbs in 1927. The new sanctuary, still in use today, was completed in 1951. The church changed its name to Carmichael Presbyterian Church in 1964.

Over the decades, the church has “played an integral role in the growth and development of the community,” says Karen Orlando, a member of the