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United Presbyterian Church of Paterson
Paterson
NJ
07501-2121
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Who we are
Formally know as Church of the Redeemer and Church of the Messiah, we are a diverse and inclusive community of faith at the corner of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Way and Rosa Parks Boulevard in Paterson, New Jersey.
The United Presbyterian Church under GOD is committed to knowing CHRIST and to let HIM be known through: True Worship and Fellowship, Prayer and Bible Study, Witness and Outreach, Care and Support.”
The United Presbyterian Church under GOD is committed to knowing CHRIST and to let HIM be known through: True Worship and Fellowship, Prayer and Bible Study, Witness and Outreach, Care and Support.”
Street Address
375 Van Houten St
Paterson,
NJ
07501-2121
United States
Phone: 973-742-9755
Fax: 973-742-0395
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Church Pastor
The Reverend Danny D. Mitchell
Interim Pastor
375 Van Houten St
Paterson,
NJ
07501-2121
United States
Phone: 973-742-9756
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Psalms 103:12
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
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Presbyterian Church
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The Reverend Danny D. Mitchell
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Mrs. Lorraine Hoover
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Second Sunday of Easter Service
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Sunday, 07 April 2024 at 11 AM
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Sunday, 07 April 2024 at 11 AM
Service Times last updated on the 6th of April, 2024
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United Presbyterian Church of Paterson History
In 1983 a meeting of the pastors and laypeople of the Presbyterian Churches in Paterson took place to consider what steps could be taken to strengthen the life and mission of Presbyterian churches in Paterson. These ten churches included First, the Hispanic Church, Third, Central, St. Augustine, Church of the Messiah, Eastside, Madison Avenue, Lakeview, and Westminster.
After two years of meetings, discussions and planning, aided by Robert Walkley of the Presbytery of the Palisades and Grace Braley of the Tri-state Metro Resource Center, the Council of Presbyterian Ministries in Paterson(CPMP) was formed and a written request to Presbytery, Synod, and the General Assembly for a five-year funding program was submitted. The request was forwarded to Presbytery which suggested that it be rewritten in the form of a two-year probe to develop a mission for the Paterson churches.
The probe request was approved by Presbytery and funded for two years by the local congregations, Presbytery, Synod, and the General Assembly, and was then extended another six months. The probe report was submitted and accepted by the Presbytery in May 1989. The possible merger of the Central, Church of the Messiah, and Madison Avenue congregations was among the recommendations.
During the period of the probe, Eastside Presbyterian Church (corner of Park Avenue and 29th Street) requested dissolution without the knowledge of the council. In 1988 Third Church worshiped with Lakeview as a separate body when the county purchased their property. As Lakeview became increasingly concerned about its' future, Presbytery appointed a Commission to resolve the cluster situation. Pursuant to the Commission's findings, Lakeview and Third Churches, were dissolved in October 1990. In the fall of 1990, First Church, realizing it would no longer continue, voted to dissolve and requested dissolution from the Presbytery. Madison Avenue, Central, and Church of the Messiah agreed to explore the probe report's recommendation for merger.
Negotiations for the merger of The Church of the Messiah, Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, and Central Presbyterian Church were conducted by representatives from each church, including an elder, a trustee, a deacon, the treasurer, and an additional member-at-large. The teams met consistently throughout 1989 and 1990 to prepare the merger plan. Joint worship services were held at each of the churches in the Spring of 1990, and an additional joint worship service was held in November 1990 at the Church of the Messiah.
United
On Easter Sunday, 31 March 1991, mark the first worship service of the United Presbyterian Church of Paterson with the merger of Central Presbyterian Church and The Church of the Messiah; Madison Avenue Presbyterian joined in 1992. In September 1991, United Presbyterian Church of Paterson was incorporated.
The UPC-Paterson Mission Statement that was adopted in 1991 reads as follows:
The unification of Central Presbyterian Church, Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, and the Church of the Messiah into one Presbyterian congregation will be dedicated to serving Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, as we witness to His Name through worship, Christian fellowship, and outreach to the inner-city of Paterson and surrounding areas.
We believe, “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of us,” (Ephesian 4:4-6) so that we may grow as a church with love and joy to serve Christ as a new Christian Community.
The vision of this new congregation is to spearhead inner-city ministry in the areas of evangelism and social witness, while providing spiritual nourishment to our congregation and pastoral care to our aging members.
The new congregation will exhibit a deepened spiritual link with ministry groups for all ages so that young and old, black and white, urban and suburban may celebrate God's love in Jesus Christ through the support and fellowship of the church in the City.
We undertake a task which will involve close listening to and understanding of our differences, compromise, energy. We believe that God calls us to this task.
After two years of meetings, discussions and planning, aided by Robert Walkley of the Presbytery of the Palisades and Grace Braley of the Tri-state Metro Resource Center, the Council of Presbyterian Ministries in Paterson(CPMP) was formed and a written request to Presbytery, Synod, and the General Assembly for a five-year funding program was submitted. The request was forwarded to Presbytery which suggested that it be rewritten in the form of a two-year probe to develop a mission for the Paterson churches.
The probe request was approved by Presbytery and funded for two years by the local congregations, Presbytery, Synod, and the General Assembly, and was then extended another six months. The probe report was submitted and accepted by the Presbytery in May 1989. The possible merger of the Central, Church of the Messiah, and Madison Avenue congregations was among the recommendations.
During the period of the probe, Eastside Presbyterian Church (corner of Park Avenue and 29th Street) requested dissolution without the knowledge of the council. In 1988 Third Church worshiped with Lakeview as a separate body when the county purchased their property. As Lakeview became increasingly concerned about its' future, Presbytery appointed a Commission to resolve the cluster situation. Pursuant to the Commission's findings, Lakeview and Third Churches, were dissolved in October 1990. In the fall of 1990, First Church, realizing it would no longer continue, voted to dissolve and requested dissolution from the Presbytery. Madison Avenue, Central, and Church of the Messiah agreed to explore the probe report's recommendation for merger.
Negotiations for the merger of The Church of the Messiah, Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, and Central Presbyterian Church were conducted by representatives from each church, including an elder, a trustee, a deacon, the treasurer, and an additional member-at-large. The teams met consistently throughout 1989 and 1990 to prepare the merger plan. Joint worship services were held at each of the churches in the Spring of 1990, and an additional joint worship service was held in November 1990 at the Church of the Messiah.
United
On Easter Sunday, 31 March 1991, mark the first worship service of the United Presbyterian Church of Paterson with the merger of Central Presbyterian Church and The Church of the Messiah; Madison Avenue Presbyterian joined in 1992. In September 1991, United Presbyterian Church of Paterson was incorporated.
The UPC-Paterson Mission Statement that was adopted in 1991 reads as follows:
The unification of Central Presbyterian Church, Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, and the Church of the Messiah into one Presbyterian congregation will be dedicated to serving Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, as we witness to His Name through worship, Christian fellowship, and outreach to the inner-city of Paterson and surrounding areas.
We believe, “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of us,” (Ephesian 4:4-6) so that we may grow as a church with love and joy to serve Christ as a new Christian Community.
The vision of this new congregation is to spearhead inner-city ministry in the areas of evangelism and social witness, while providing spiritual nourishment to our congregation and pastoral care to our aging members.
The new congregation will exhibit a deepened spiritual link with ministry groups for all ages so that young and old, black and white, urban and suburban may celebrate God's love in Jesus Christ through the support and fellowship of the church in the City.
We undertake a task which will involve close listening to and understanding of our differences, compromise, energy. We believe that God calls us to this task.
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