Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church was established in 1912 in Severna Park, Maryland. With more than 1,500-1,800 members,^[1] it is the largest congregation in the Baltimore Presbytery, and among the largest 1.02% of Presbyterian churches in the United States.

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Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church
39°4′18″N 76°32′41″W
Location	611 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd Severna Park, Maryland 21146
Country	United States
Denomination	Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Membership	2,250
Website	www.woodschurch.org
History
Former name(s)	Severna Park Presbyterian Church
Founded	June 23, 1912
Founder(s)	Frank Churchill Woods
Administration
Synod	Synod of the Mid-Atlantic
Presbytery	Baltimore
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)	Rev. Randall Bush
Pastor(s)	Rev. Nancy Lincoln-Reynolds
Laity
Director of music	David Merrill (Music and Arts)

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Woods Church was founded by eight organizing members in 1912. The pastor served the first six months without pay. The first church services were held in the local public elementary school. The first church building was financed with the help of a grant from the Baltimore Presbytery and a loan from the General Assembly through their new church development agencies. It was twenty-five years before the church reached a membership of about 150.^[1]

Woods is built on a 4-acre campus and hosts a church building and pre-school.^[2] The church also hosts an art gallery which shows work from local and national artists.^[3]

Woods is a Presbyterian Church (USA) Earth Care Congregation. In 2021, they were one of the five winners of the national Interfaith Power & Light (IPL) Cool Congregations Challenge.^[4]