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OUR MISSION AT CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
By God’s grace and the leading of the Holy Spirit, Central Presbyterian Church seeks to
Engage one another in a transforming and worshipful relationship with Jesus Christ;
Equip disciples for Christian fellowship, growth, and service;
Extend Christ’s love to the world!
What’s Happening Now At Central Presbyterian Church
Upcoming Worship
We invite you to attend worship in person in the Sanctuary at 10am each Sunday. The 8:30 Chapel service will return after Labor Day. Recent services may be viewed on our YouTube channel.
WAVE, Central’s contemporary worship service, is worshiping outdoors during July. WAVE will meet at 5 pm on July 14, 21 & 28. If the weather is bad, the service will move into the air-conditioned auditorium.
The entire main floor of Central Church is handicapped accessible via the glass doors facing Elm Street (our main entrance). The Sanctuary is equipped with an audio-assist system for those with hearing difficulties.
A Summer Read before the Author Visit
The Central Church Book Group invites you to join them when Arthur Vanderbilt II comes to talk about his book, “Fortune’s Children.” Read the book over the summer and come to hear Arthur speak about the Vanderbilt family on Friday, September 20 at 7:30 in the Fellowship Room.
commUNITY Camp Registration is Open
Registration is open for Summit’s commUNITY Camp, to be held at Central the week of July 22-26. Camp will be mainly outdoors, and children and leaders will be placed in camp pods for the week. Campers and leaders will travel to different stations outside for stories, crafts, dancing and games. **Before and after care are available!** Register here: https://vbspro.events/p/events/c94dee
After Camps are available for the afternoons:
Sports, cooking, STEAM: https://vbspro.events/p/d43c6f
Theater camp: https://vbspro.events/p/4b9db3
Confirmation Classes Begin Sept. 8
Confirmation Class, open to ninth graders or older, will start on Sunday, September 8, at 11am in the Youth Center. The class will meet regularly through April, with a Confirmation Breakfast in early May, where the participants become members of the church. Email Pastor Deborah at DHuggins@centralpres.org with any questions.
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Read The KEY - Central's Newsmagazine
The Summer Edition of the KEY is here! Read Central’s quarterly newsmagazine, which contains articles about our missions, church life, finance, and so much more. Click here to read.
Eport Tutoring Program Seeking Adult and Teen Volunteers
Eport Tutoring is Central’s longest-running mission – over 54 years so far! Central is seeking volunteers for Tuesday evenings October to April to help with snacks, check-in, and supervision (adults) and high school students to act as tutors to the elementary students from Elizabethport who are bussed to Central for the program. Please contact Pastor Deborah Huggins at DHuggins@centralpres.org if you can help.
WAVE Worship Summer Schedule
WAVE, Central’s popular contemporary worship service, has announced its Summer Schedule. WAVE will meet outdoors on the church lawn (indoors in the air conditioning if the weather is poor) on July 14, 21, and 28 at 5pm. A free super will be served, and the Praise Band will supply music, while one of our pastors delivers a special sermon. Check it out!
Pastor Nominating Committee Elected
At the Congregational Meeting held on June 9, 2024, Central elected eight members to serve on the Pastor Nominating Committee, which will search for, interview, and nominate candidates to be our next senior pastor. Those members are: Bill Anderson, Casey Diekman, Jeff Gaylord, Leah Griffith, Alicia Kilduff, Noni Macpherson, Jessica Mills, and Drayton Wise.
Stewardship 2024: Pledge Form Link
Stewardship 2024 pledge forms are available via this link to the Google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2vYz1uDgCh6U1KWDQ2BAHxO5KhJecWQPWd7fuvkkHRlXMqg/viewform?usp=sf_link
Rally Day: September 15
Rally Day, Central’s program year kick-off, is scheduled for Sunday, September 15, and will usher in the first day of Sunday School, the return of the Motet Choir, and brings a church-wide picnic immediately following the 10am worship service. See you there!
Central Presbyterian Ministries
Adult Ministries
Our Adult Ministries are involved in many events around the Summit area.
Youth Ministries
See what our Youth are up to! Fun, games and learning to apply the Word in their daily lives.
Children's Ministries
Sunday School, Club 4-5 and nurshery are ongoning ministries for your child or toddler.
Spiritual Development
Grow your spiritual relationship with Jesus using these ministries.
Missions
These ministries help you to reach out to others in your daily activities.
Central Presbyterian Staff Blogs
CHRISTMAS IN BETHLEHEM
I have heard that they have canceled Christmas in Bethlehem this year—not the one in Pennsylvania, where I assume the giant star is still lit on the mountain ridge. Rather, they’ve canceled Christmas in the Bethlehem in Israel—the town where, according to the Gospels, Jesus was born. To be clear, what they have canceled in …
RETHINKING THE IMPORTANCE OF RITUAL
Ritual is not something that modern people like us think about very much. Indeed, like the word, “religion,” the word “ritual” has a bit of a negative connotation in many people’s minds these days. And yet, listening to an interview with Dan Senor, the co-author of a recent book entitled, The Genius of Israel: The …
THE POLICE CAR AT THE SYNAGOGUE
I saw a police car sitting in the parking lot of a synagogue the other day, and it made me sad. You see, I know the rabbi who serves the synagogue where that police car was stationed. We belong to the same interfaith group. I respect him. I enjoy being with him. And while we …
