History
Northwest Presbyterian was founded in 1960 to serve the growing population of northwest Atlanta. The congregation first met for worship in the "Red Barn" which was located on the property at Northside Drive and West Conway Drive. Our first pastor was Dr. Chilton "Chick" Thorington, who led the congregation for 35 years until his retirement in 1995. Today, Chick is our Pastor Emeritus. Randoph "Randy" Calvo, Jr. was our second Senior Minister. He served our congregation from 1997 until April of 2007. On June 8, 2008, we welcomed our third pastor, Reverend Timothy T. Boggess to the pulpit.

Our church is governed by a Session comprised of Elders. Our Elders are elected by the congregation to three-year terms; they work closely with the pastoral and administrative staffs to carry out the work of the church. Our Session includes six teams:

Northwest Presbyterian Church is a member of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), a mainline Protestant denomination which traces its history to the 16th century and the Protestant Reformation. PC (U.S.A.) is currently the largest Presbyterian group in the country with 2.5 million members in 11,200 congregations. For more information, visit www.pcusa.org.

Session Members