About Us

Our History

Slate Ridge Presbyterian Church was formed in 1750 from the log church in the Barrens.

Over the years Slate Ridge has had strong leadership from 20 pastors deepening our members faith and commitment to community.

The original church was located in York County, PA being the first Presbyterian Church in Southern PA west of the Susquehanna River.

The current building is located in MD but only a few yards from the Mason Dixon Line.

The Rev. Ken Osborne retired from active ministry in April 2023. We continue to worship each Sunday with guest speakers and we are currently in search-mode.

Meet the Staff

Linda Jarvis

Secretary

Linda assumed the role of Secretary of Slate Ridge in January 2019 after retiring from a contracting position at the Edgewood Area of APG. She resides in Delta and is a 50-year member of Slateville Presbyterian Church, where she serves as organist and choir director. The congregation and community may remember that she was one of Eleanor Thompson’s organ students. Being a church secretary was always her post-retirement dream; she is thrilled that God found this job for her.

Bobbie Johnson

Organist

Barbara Johnson has been privileged to serve as the Slate Ridge organist since 2006. She participated in the music ministry of our church as assistant organist/pianist for many years prior.

Bobbie’s roots go very deep in Slate Ridge reaching back to her great grandfather, the Reverend A. Lewis Hyde, who served as pastor for 43 years. Her parents and grandparents were active life long members of our congregation. Bobbie was baptized here, grew up in the church, became a member 50 plus years ago, and was married to John in our sanctuary on a hot August day long before we had air conditioning. John and Bobbie’s children along with 3 of their grandchildren were baptized here.

As organist Bobbie tried to include a mixture of classical, contemporary, and hymn based numbers in her weekly selections. She appreciates the training she received from her teacher, our long time organist, Eleanor Thompson and makes regular use of music passed down to her from Eleanor’s repertoire. Bobbie hopes that her music provides an uplifting and devotional accompaniment to our worship experience. [/read]

The Slate Newsletter

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Ken Osborne

Pastor

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Linda Jarvis

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