| July 27, 1964 | Church site purchased by Presbytery of Potomac |
| January 1965 | Manse purchased |
| April 4, 1965 | First worship services held at Garfield Elementary School, Springfield, Virginia |
| January 1966 | Six Elders nominated, petition sent to Presbytery for organization |
| March 6, 1966 | Seventy-one members received to official church body |
| April 3, 1966 | Cornerstone Service for new church home on Carrleigh Parkway in Springfield |
| May 15, 1966 | The Reverend George N. Cayman called; first new members join |
| August 14, 1966 | First Service held at Kirkwood’s new building, now Fellowship Hall |
| March 31, 1968 | Congregation approved request to Potomac Presbytery of Cayman to dissolve his pastoral relationship to Kirkwood |
| November 24, 1968 | The Reverend G. Carswell called by the congregation |
| April 2, 1972 | Ground Breaking for the new sanctuary |
| Fall 1972 | Reverend Hughs accepted a call from a church in North Carolina and left |
| May 13, 1973 | The Reverend Tom A. Davidson called by the congregation |
| October 6, 1974 | Dedicated the new sanctuary for Kirkwood |
| 1975 | Split in the church |
| December 1986 | Reverend Davidson retired |
| Spring of 1988 | The Reverend David Campbell became pastor |
| April 1994 | Thirtieth Anniversary of Kirkwood celebrated |
| June 19, 1994 | Steven K. Arndt called as Kirkwood’s first Associate Pastor, assumed duties July 1994, ordained October 2 1994, departed Kirkwood June 1996 due to his military wife’s transfer to New Orleans |
| June 1995 | After completing training, the first Stephen Ministers commissioned |
| July 1997 | Scott Bean assumed duty as Kirkwood’s second Associate, ordained in August 1997, formally installed September 28, 1997, accepted a call in southern Virginia |
| August 1997 | Session established a Building Renovation Task Force |
| April 1998 | The Congregation elected Kirkwood’s first Board of Deacons |
| June 1998 | Youth Advisory Delegates elected and added to Session membership |
| October 1, 2000 | The Reverend David Campbell resigned |
| January 2001 | The Reverend Robert Harris began duty as Kirkwood’s Interim Pastor |
| January 2002 |
The Reverend Larry Lees called to be Kirkwood’s new pastor |
| September 2003 | Began Concerts from Kirkwood series with Miriam Albin Bradley as the founding Artistic Director. Funding made possible by memorial gifts in honor of Elaine Albin and Kay Benton. |
| January 2004 | Broke ground to begin major renovation |
| September 2006 | Kelly Ker Hackleman assumed responsibility as Artistic Director for Concerts from Kirkwood. |
| April 2007 | Dedicated renovated sanctuary, offices, restrooms, conference room |
| April 2007 | Celebrated 40th Anniversary of Founding of Kirkwood |
| July 2008, 9, 10 | Sent Ed Windhausen on mission trip to Zambia, Africa, in 2008, accompanied by Merissa Hock (’08), and by Breanne Boyle in (’10) |
| 2009 | Obtained grant from Presbytery to begin expanded Outreach campaign |