Princeton Seminary Honors Churches in Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York for Lifetime Giving

Princeton, NJ, September 10, 2007–Princeton Theological Seminary will honor thirty-three of its “Congregations in Partnership” at a luncheon on September 19. These congregations’ lifetime contributions have significantly supported the Seminary’s mission of preparing students studying to become ministers and leaders in the church and in Christian ministry throughout the world.

Before the luncheon, the recipients will attend the Seminary’s 2007–2008 academic year opening communion service at 10:00 a.m. in Miller Chapel.

At the luncheon, Mary Lee Fitzgerald, chair of the Seminary’s Board of Trustees, will present each church with a plaque displaying a photograph of Alexander Hall, which was the first building built in America for use as a Presbyterian seminary and whose cornerstone was laid in 1815. Iain R. Torrance, president of the Seminary, will give a presidential address. Rosemary C. Mitchell, CFRE, interim vice president for seminary relations, calls the support of congregations vital to the Seminary. “We are a seminary that has prepared preachers, teachers, and scholars for congregational ministries for nearly 200 years, and we naturally have a long and important partnership with these congregations,” said Mitchell. “Their commitment and generosity to theological education has been substantial, and we want to take this opportunity to thank each one of them.”

The following churches will be honored:

            The Presbyterian Church of Basking Ridge, New Jersey

            The First Presbyterian Church, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

            Bloomfield Presbyterian Church on the Green, Bloomfield, New Jersey

            Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

            The First Presbyterian Church at Caldwell, Caldwell, New Jersey

            Second Presbyterian Church, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

            Trinity Presbyterian Church, Cherry Hill, New Jersey

            Ogden Memorial Presbyterian Church, Chatham, New Jersey

            The First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury, New Jersey

            Third-Westminster Presbyterian Church, Elizabeth, New Jersey

            Lawrence Road Presbyterian Church, Lawrenceville, New Jersey

            The Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville, New Jersey

            Mattituck Presbyterian Church, Mattituck, New York

            The First Presbyterian Church of Metuchen, New Jersey

            The First Presbyterian Church, Moorestown, New Jersey

            The Presbyterian Church in Morristown, New Jersey

            The Newtown Presbyterian Church, Newtown, Pennsylvania

            The First Presbyterian Church of New Vernon, New Jersey

            Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, New York

            Paoli Presbyterian Church, Paoli, Pennsylvania

            Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church, Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey

            Nassau Presbyterian Church, Princeton, New Jersey

            Neshaminy-Warwick Presbyterian Church, Warminster, Pennsylvania

            The Presbyterian Church in Westfield, New Jersey

            The Presbyterian Church at Woodbury, New Jersey

            The First Presbyterian Church of York, Pennsylvania

            Union Church, Pocantico Hills, New York

            United Presbyterian Church, Yardville, New Jersey

            Warren Point Presbyterian Church, Fair Lawn, New Jersey

            Wayne Presbyterian Church, Wayne, Pennsylvania

            West End Presbyterian Church, New York, New York

            Westminster Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, Delaware

Founded in 1812, the first seminary established by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, Princeton Theological Seminary has been educating women and men for ministry for nearly 200 years. Today it has 704 students studying in seven graduate degree programs. It is the largest of nine theological seminaries of the Presbyterian Church (USA).