Our Chancel choirs will resume rehearsing on Thursday, September 8th at 8:00 p.m. in the choir room. Join us! Check the music page for schedules!
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Watch the play by children and youth, shown March 20 in the 10:30 service, and listen to Pastor Natalie’s response to the final question!
FPC Matawan is looking for a new Part-Time Music Director. For more information and how to apply click here.
Celebrating Black History Month Mission Commission Profile of the Week The material here is compiled mainly from Centraljersey.com news articles and a few other sources noted in the references [1-6]. Philip N. Gumbs grew up in Cliffwood, New Jersey. After graduation from high school, he joined the US Army Air Corps during World War II.…
Celebrating Black History Month Mission Commission Profile of the Week The material here is compiled mainly from Mycentraljersey.com and a few other sources noted in the references [1-6]. Do you know that March 31 each year is Thomas Mundy Peterson Day in New Jersey? The State Legislature passed a resolution on April 3, 1998, and…
Celebrating Black History Month Mission Commission Profile of the Week The material here is compiled mainly from BlackPast.org, Wikipedia and a few other sources noted in the references [1-6]. Gloucester was born as a slave with a given name Jack in Tennessee. He was a young believer gifted with the ability to evangelize and convert…
Celebrating Black History Month Mission Commission Profile of the Week In our church’s modern history, Charles Frost is thought to be our first African American Organist and Director of Music at the First Presbyterian Church of Matawan from 1973 to1976 when he was in Graduate School at Westminster Choir College in Princeton (now part of…
Celebrating Black History Month Profile of the Week Our old church records (membership registry, session minutes, or annual reports) do not typically indicate any race of our members, so it is quite difficult to identify African Americans in our church community. Nevertheless, after talking to a few knowledgeable members, we believe that Charles L.T. Dryden…
Beth was recognized for her 25 years of service to the Youth Ministry, and her man, many contributions to the Music Program, during coffeehour after church on Nov. 21. Watch a video tribute from current and former Youth Group Members!
Thanks to all who organized and walked, and all our 85 donors — we shattered our personal all-time record! A portion of the collection will help 15 local food pantries, including our own. We also picked up a van of donated food. How blessed we are for such giving and caring people!