This church boldly embraces a collaborative call to live intentionally as followers of Jesus Christ,  sharing boundless love in a complex world. Grounded in God’s grace, we nurture kindness and compassion, advocate justice for all creation, and spark a new vision of spirited hope.

The message of Jesus and the work of the church are still relevant in the modern world. Concepts such as belonging, love, reconciliation, and care for God's world inspire our imagination and daily lives. The timeless message of new life presents a challenge for many churches in responding faithfully to God's call in the contemporary world. To address this challenge, the Faith United Church of Christ of Richmond Heights (Faith UCC) and Lyndhurst Community Presbyterian Church (LCPC) joined forces in January 2020 to explore the possibility of a common future.

Through shared experiences and a period of prayerful discernment, a Joint Working Group (JWG) was formed. The JWG worked together to create a new church that would honor the legacy of both congregations. On Ascension Sunday, May 29, 2022, the two congregations came together for a Service of Remembrance, Celebration, and Farewell at 575 Richmond Road in Richmond Heights. On Sunday, June 5, 2022, the Sunday of Pentecost and the birthday of the Christian Church, the new church held its first joint worship at 5312 Mayfield Road in Lyndhurst. This location would serve as the church's home for all worship and other functions.

After many months of hard work, the legal, logistical, and ecclesiological challenges were overcome, and the two congregations voted to approve the Consolidation Agreement and Constitution of the new Lyndhurst Community of Faith Church on December 18, 2022. The new church held its first meeting, where its officers and deacons were elected for their terms beginning in January 2023.

The formation of Lyndhurst Community of Faith Church is a testament to the power of shared experiences, prayerful discernment, and hard work. It shows how a new birth story can emerge from the merging of two legacy congregations. The message of Jesus and the work of the church continue to inspire and guide us, no matter the challenges we face.

Lyndhurst Community Presbyterian Church (LCPC) was founded in 1928 in what was then known as the Village of Lyndhurst. Along the narrow lane brick road, now Mayfield Road, there was not a single church in the community.

Wishing to share the good news to all, Dr. George A. MacIntosh obtained permission to hold a church service in the Village Hall on April 22. Forty-five persons attended this service, after which the group decided to form the Lyndhurst Community Church. The congregation thus launched and would meet in the Village Hall for the next 12 years.

The days of meeting in the Village Hall were coming to an end.  The Sunday school had grown so large that classes were held in the jail and in the garage housing the fire engine. Land was purchased across the street for the new home of Lyndhurst Community Church.  After a time of consultation and discernment, the church became affiliated with the Presbyterian denomination on March 2, 1930. The name was changed to Lyndhurst Community Church (Presbyterian).

In the decades since, LCPC grew with its hometown.  The graceful spire and white colonial building  was dedicated November 16, 1941.  On September 24, 1950, Bloomfield Hall was dedicated. This is an activities center with rooms for meetings and Sunday school classes. It also hosts banquets, stage productions, concerts, and other programs.

In the years of the Lyndhurst boom, LCPC members, led by Mrs. Betty Henchel, boldly addressed the need for community child care.  The congregation responded with a new mission to build a community day care.  Today the Childhood Enrichment Center is a fixture in Lyndhurst and has provided safe quality child care for generations.

Community continues to be our middle name; our congregation believes this is a prized characteristic.  Community is expressed in how we care for one another as well as creative care and service to the neighborhood and local schools.

The faith we hold to is founded on the endless story of God's longing to draw people near. Living out faith in our modern world, the people of LCPC cast a vision of God's work in the world. Our core values have been touchstones of God with us and us with God. These words have inspired all that we do: Behave Kindly, Worship Joyously, Learn Creatively, Care Constantly, Love Deeply, Dare Responsibly, Trust Radically, Live Gently, Forgive Freely, Serve Passionately, Accept Unconditionally and Go Boldly.

Faith United Church of Christ (Faith UCC) began as Richmond Heights Community Church, the first church in Richmond Heights, when eighty-two local residents gathered to worship under the leadership of the Reverend Mr. Charles C. Wallick, Ph.D., who had been called to serve the new church by the Congregational Union of Cleveland. The charter of the church, dated February 21, 1956, was presented to the congregation by the Moderator of the Congregational Union of Cleveland. The charter roster was closed when the 100th member joined on Sunday, July 1, 1956, and on November 4th, 1956 the church was officially received into the Congregational Christian Church community as Richmond Heights Community Congregational Church, with Richard St. John as its first Moderator.

In 1957, the Evangelical and Reformed Church and the General Council of Congregational Christian Churches voted to unite as the United Church of Christ (UCC). In that same year, a Basis of Union was explored by Faith Evangelical and Reformed Church and Richmond Heights Community Church (Congregational Christian), and on August 3, 1958, ground was broken for the first building at 575 Richmond Road. The building was dedicated on October 15, 1959, and that same year a new constitution for Faith United Church of Christ was adopted. 

On March 21, 1965, a Service of Dedication was held for a new sanctuary, built as an addition to the first building, and March 28 saw the dedication of the organ designed by the Moeller Organ Company and consisting of two manuals, 574 pipes and full pedal board.

In 1967, the one hundred and twelve members of Ninth United Church of Christ, formerly known as Ninth Reformed Church, after seventy-nine years at 74th Street and Lockyear Avenue in Cleveland, bowed to the changing times and conditions and closed its doors, and merged with Faith United Church of Christ. 

In 1969, the Faith Day Nursery School, later called Faith Church Preschool, Inc., was started under the direction of the Board of Christian Education. Licensed by the State of Ohio, it operated with a peak enrollment of about eighty students, enjoying a reputation of excellence within the community until its closure was forced by the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020.

In 1983 Trinity Congregational Church of Pepper Pike disbanded and their building was sold. Approximately 30 former members of Trinity Church transferred to Faith UCC, and some of the proceeds from the sale of their building were used to pay part of the salaries for Associate Ministers at Faith UCC for 11 years.

In 1990, Hope Congregational UCC of Euclid merged into Faith UCC. There were about fifteen families who joined us from Hope Church.