Pastor: Rev. Dr. Glen Misick
621 E. Woodbridge Avenue | Avenel, NJ 07001
(Phone) 732-634-1631 | (Fax) 732-634-1291
Email: avenelpres@gmail.com
Office Hours: Tuesday through Friday
8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
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Welcome to the First Presbyterian Church of Avenel, New Jersey, located in the eastern part of central New Jersey. We have been preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ in Avenel since 1927. If you are looking for a place to worship and serve our Lord and Saviour, we encourage you to visit us. We are a diverse community of ordinary folks with a variety of gifts, talents, vocations and backgrounds, and we are here to help you grow in your relationship with God. Please come join us on this amazing journey.
For those who cannot attend our in-person worship services, please enjoy our services online by clicking on the button below. You will hear the Word read and proclaimed, and enjoy some music and time for prayer.
We have partnered with the Presbyterian Foundation to provide a way for people to give online. Please click on the button below, create your account and donate. We greatly appreciate your continued giving and support.
Live Streaming of Worship Services
We are excited to begin live-streaming of our Sunday Morning Worship Services as of Sunday, September 19, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. Just go to our Facebook Page, and click on the Videos tab to watch our live services. We will continue to provide saved online versions of our services, together with the accompanying Sunday Worship Bulletin, on this website. Just click on this Online Worship Page link for everything you need to watch our services at your convenience.
Thursday Evening Prayer Gathering
The Thursday evening prayer gathering has resumed beginning Thursday, September 14, 2023 at 8:00 p.m.
Feel free to join our call-in line at the number below to pray about anything on your mind, or just to pray with others. There's a unique sense of unity as the Holy Spirit binds us together in prayer. Let's be there to help lift one another in prayer. Dial (425) 436-6302 then enter code 773724#.
Jeremiah 29:12: "Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me and I will hear you."
Sit and Knit (and Crochet)
Our SIT AND KNIT (and CROCHET) group meets on Saturday mornings at 9:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary Choir Room. Bring your projects, a friend, and any patterns you would like to share or may need help with. We can learn new things from each other.
Lenten Soup Suppers
Every Wednesday from February 21 through March 20 at 5:30 pm. Film viewing of "Jesus" and discussion begins at 6:15 pm.
Tenebrae Service
Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 7:00 pm in the Sanctuary
Join us for Easter Services! Sunday, March 31
SonRise service at 7:00 am in the Sanctuary with Continental Breakfast to follow in the Choir Room.
Traditional Easter Worship Service at 10:00 am in the Sanctuary.
Join Rev. Dr. Glen C. Misick for Bible Study!
Resuming April 3, 2024 at 4:30 pm in Jacob Morgan Hall.
10:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary
A Blend of Traditional and Contemporary
Cry Room/ Nursery available for infants - Handicap Accessible
Sunday mornings at 10:15 a.m.
in the Sanctuary Choir Room for ages 3 through High School.
Currently on Hiatus for the Lenten Season.
Will resume Wednesday, April 3rd at 4:30 pm in Jacob Morgan Hall.
Topic: "Journey Into Overcoming: Rising Above Life's Toughest Problems."
Thursday Evenings at 8:00 p.m.
For our call-in line, dial (425) 436-6302 then enter Code 773724#
Open the last Tuesday of each month from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Open certain Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon 6 times a year.
A thousand times I failed. Still Your mercy remains.