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Monmouth Presbytery is a regional governing body of the Presbyterian Church (USA) located in Central New Jersey. There are 47 congregations within the bounds of the presbytery. Monmouth Presbytery is a part of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and the Synod of the Northeast.
In addition to the main website, Monmouth Presbytery has a medley of blogs where you can find more information:
- Monmouth Presbytery Mission Cafe is all about our mission—congregations, the presbytery, partnership mission, and world mission
- Monmouth E-News contains copies of the e-newsletters that are sent out each week
- NJ Hunger Action and Advocacy is the Hunger Action and Advocacy website that we share with New Brunswick Presbytery
- Glimpses of Redemption is more like your usual kind of blog and connects from Monmouth Presbytery Mission Cafe and NJ Hunger Action and Advocacy – it has
- Monmouth Presbytery is another “overflow” sites that has information from GA, Board of Pensions, Synod, and other PCUSA entities.
This allows us lots of room to experiment and learn as we go. All suggestions welcome!
The Presbytery of Monmouth touches the Delaware River on the west and the Atlantic Ocean on the east. Between the river and the ocean are small cities and towns as well as some of the farmland that earns New Jersey its fame as the Garden State. This location is surely one reason that over 16,000 Presbyterians in 46 churches and one new church development affirm that the "earth is the Lord's and all...those who live in it."
Mission and Vision Statement
The purpose of the Presbytery of Monmouth is equipping ministers and congregations to strengthen God’s people for ministry in obedience to Jesus Christ.
Affirming the tenets of the reformed faith, and governed by the polity of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) the Presbytery of Monmouth holds these core values:
- We follow Jesus Christ as disciples.
- We seek unity amidst our diversity.
- We facilitate the proclamation of the Gospel through our mission.
We understand a disciple to be one who gives generously, who serves faithfully, who reaches out to include others in the faith, and who regularly seeks spiritual growth through study, participation in small groups, private and corporate worship.
In order to advance the Mission of the Presbytery of Monmouth we will pursue together the accomplishment of the following major goals:
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Fifty per cent of our churches will increase their number of disciples by 10% per year.
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We will start new congregations to reach people not reached through the ministries of our existing local congregations.
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We will help each other to continue growing disciples in our current congregations.
(Adopted January 22, 2002)
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