Deeply imbedded in the history of the settlement of Augusta County Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church welcomes you to the heart of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. The first settlers from the north were John Lewis who arrived in 1732 and William Beverley who was given a large land grant in 1736. The Scotch-Irish Presbyterians who followed lost no time in forming the Triple Forks of the Shenandoah Congregation and in petitioning the Donegal Presbytery for the services of a minister. Two centers of worship developed - Tinkling Spring and Augusta Stone Meeting Houses. We invite you to come Celebrate the difference Christ makes in our lives through ministry in our church, our community, and our world. We would be happy to have you become a part of our church family, and invite you to visit our worship services, classes and programs.
Tinkling Spring Church was officially founded in 1740.
The first meeting house was a log cabin measuring twenty-four by fifty feet.
This monument, which stands outside Fellowship Hall, reads "Sacred to the Memory of the Immigrants to this Valley who turned the wilderness into habitations". It lists the names of the original members who were assessed twelve shillings each to build the first meeting house.
