Local officials voted unanimously on Monday night to have the municipality’s planning board study whether Princeton Theological Seminary’s Tennent campus should be declared an area in need of redevelopment. The resolution approved by the Princeton Council covers properties owned by the seminary that are located on Stockton Street, Library Place, Edgehill Street, and Hibben Road. Mayor…
George Edward Councell, the 11th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, died Monday evening. He was 68. He was transferred to hospice care at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Hamilton in the afternoon and died at about 6 p.m., surrounded by family and friends, New Jersey Bishop William Stokes wrote in an…
More than 200 people attended the group La Convivencia’s first community conversation on social justice on March 11. The conference was called “Stand Up Together: The Power of We.” Princeton University Professor Ruha Benjamin was the opening keynote speaker at the event that included youth workshops and sessions led by area clergy, educators, police chiefs, community…
Princeton Theological Seminary’s annual book sale will raise money to help hurricane and earthquake victims recover and rebuild. The annual sale, which is organized and run by students. The sale will take place Oct. 10 thru Oct. 14 in the in the Whiteley Gymnasium, which is located at 36 Hibben Road at the corner of…
By the Rt. Rev. William Stokes This past weekend, great evil was manifested in Charlottesville, Virginia, as white American nationalist terrorists openly marched and fomented violence, hatred, and murder. Unregulated militia in uniform, carrying long-rifles, used the power of threat in an attempt to intimidate those who oppose them. Imitating other terrorists in other countries,…
A church in the heart of downtown Princeton transforms into a free restaurant, clothing store, supermarket and a toy store once a week. The Princeton United Methodist Church at 7 Vandeventer Avenue is the weekly host for the Cornerstone Community Kitchen, a partnership that started five years ago with the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen. From…
A small fire near the roof of the Har Sinai Temple most likely was caused by a lightning, police said. The fire was extinguished quickly by the Pennington Fire Company, the first fire truck to arrive on the scene. Hopewell Valley Emergency Services also assisted. The building suffered minor damage to the exterior wall/roof area, an interior second floor classroom, and smoke damage to the second floor….
Millions of Muslims worldwide will begin a month of intense prayer and fasting this weekend as Ramadan begins. In the United States, the first prayers for Ramadan will held on Friday evening, and the first day of fasting will be Saturday. Muslims who fast during Ramadan abstain from eating and drinking from dawn to dusk…
As part of its Earth Awareness month, Hopewell United Methodist Church held a blessing of the animals event last Sunday at the church in Hopewell Borough. Pastor Kate Hillis and the members of the church celebrated creation through a blessing the community’s pets and animal friends. The community brought dogs, chickens and a pet goldfish to be blessed by…
The Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum, the first African-American Museum in Central New Jersey, is slated to open in Skillman in 2018. Area residents and organizations have been busy planning for the museum’s opening and raising funds to support it over the last few years. The latest fundraiser, the second annual gospel brunch at Hopewell…
As part of the nationwide Ashes to Go movement that has clergy and lay people visiting transit stops, street corners, coffee shops, and college campuses to mark the foreheads of interested passers-by for Ash Wednesday, ashes will be offered at over 25 locations around the state of New Jersey this Wednesday. Ashes will be distributed…
All Saints Episcopal Church in Princeton will offer a new series, “Christian Faith: The Big Picture” Sundays during the months of January and February. The eight-week series, part of the church’s adult forums, will be led by a different expert each week. Talks are free and open to the public. Visitors can pick and choose…
Columnist and commentator David Brooks will speak about community life and the social fabric that binds us together on Tuesday, Nov. 22, at Princeton Theological Seminary. Brooks is an op-ed columnist with The New York Times and a political and cultural commentator on The PBS NewsHour, NPR’s All Things Considered, and NBC’s Meet the Press….
The Princeton Area Community Foundation has honored Bill Wakefield with the 2016 Leslie “Bud” Vivian Award for Community Service. The award is presented annually in honor of the late Leslie “Bud” Vivian, the longtime director of community and regional affairs at Princeton University. Established in 1995 by members of the Princeton University Class of 1942…
The Princeton United Methodist Church, which is located in downtown Princeton, has announced the appointment of two new staff members. Erik “Skitch” Matson will work with young people at the church and Princeton University. He currently works for the Kingston United Methodist Church and has served in camp, college, and youth ministry for over five…
Former United States Poet Laureate Billy Collins will read from his work, discuss the nature of poetry, the task of writing, and connections between poetry and faith at Princeton Theological Seminary on Wednesday, Nov. 2. The 7 p.m. conversation with Princeton Seminary President M. Craig Barnes is free and open to the public. The event…
The Princeton Planning Board approved plans last week to convert a house on Vandeventer Avenue into a student center run by an independent evangelical group that ministers to students at Ivy League schools. The Christian Union received approvals to convert the historic Beatty House into offices and gathering spaces for students. The maximum occupancy for…
A new pastor has been chosen to lead the Hopewell United Methodist Church after the retirement of the longtime minister. Kate Hillis, a native of upstate New York, will succeed the Rev. Ken Robinson, who retired from the church in June after 24 years of service in Hopewell and nearly 40 years in ministry. Hillis…
