Missions

Sharing God’s love through local and global missions: 

Local Missions: 

• The Matawan Food Pantry –serving over 70 families the last Saturday of each month at the Municipal Bldg
• Family Promise (helping the homeless) –collecting needed items, donations, and gift cards
• Mission events and Book Clubs–addressing racism, poverty, and social issues 
• Christmas Gift Giving
• CROP Hunger Walk–each October
• Blanket Sunday supporting CWS for community rebuilding
• Interfaith Dialogue groups
• Monetary donations to other local groups for social justice and peace.

Our Connections:

• The Presbytery of Central New Jersey
• Presbyterian Conference Center, Johnsonburg, NJ
•  Synod of the Northeast
•  A Five-for-Five church:
  • Presbytery Unified Mission Giving:
    • Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA)
    • Young Adult Volunteers in Northern Ireland
    • Regional Liaison for East Asia
    • Dora Hjalmarson for her mission work in Honduras
    • General Support towards Israel/Palestine peace
  • One Great Hour of Sharing Offering to fight hunger, disaster and rebuilding
  • Pentecost Offering supporting young volunteers and children at risk. We retain 40% for local causes.
  • Peace and Global Witness Offering to address injustice and to promote peace. We retain 25% for local causes.
  • Christmas Joy Offering to support racial ethnic schools and the assistance to retired church workers.