To view the schedule of events at Nassau Church, please visit the website calendar: | | Give online using the link provided or by using Church Life on your phone. Checks can be mailed to 61 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ 08542, dropped off in the drop box near the base of the ramp by the parking lot or placed in the offering plates on Sunday morning. | | To donate to a specific fund, use the drop-down menu. | | On Sunday, April 26, we will receive the monthly Hunger Offering, a designated special offering for alleviating hunger in our community and around the world. The Mission & Outreach Committee partners with the following recipients of the hunger offering: HomeFront, Presbyterian Hunger Program, Send Hunger Packing Princeton, Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, and Uniting Reformed Church in Stellenbosch, South Africa. In March, the congregation gave $6,714. Thank you for your faithful generosity as we work together until all are fed. | | |
The Jefferson Paradox:
Race, Slavery and the Promise of America
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Sunday, April 26, 3:00 PM, Sanctuary
Annette Gordon-Reed and Eddie S. Glaude Jr. examine the legacy of Thomas Jefferson and what can be learned from Jefferson on Race, Gordon-Reed’s new collection of Jefferson’s writings. Open to the public. Registration is required.
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Community Event:
A Conversation with Chris Hedges
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Friday, May 1, 7:00-9:00 PM
Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church
Join Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Chris Hedges, author of America: The Farewell Tour, for a powerful, unfiltered conversation on the forces reshaping our nation.Co-hosted by the Paul Robeson House of Princeton.
Open to the public. Registration requested.
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Friday, May 29 (Princeton) and/or Saturday, May 30 (Trenton)
Loaves and Fishes at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Trenton, needs your help! Join us in the Assembly Room on Friday to help prepare the meal, serve in Trenton on Saturday, make complete bag lunches, or donate individually wrapped brownies. Whether you give food or time, your support makes a difference to those in need. Be part of our community of faith in action.
| | Send a Child to a Ball Game | |
$10 sponsors one child’s attendance
Now in its 28th year, our partnership with Westminster Presbyterian Church helps send students to the Trenton Thunder game on Sunday, June 7 vs. the Williamsport (PA) Crosscutters. Dave Bush will be collecting donations during Fellowship or send a check to the church with “Baseball 6/7” in the memo field on or before Sunday, May 31.
Contact Dave Bush (215-435-5151)
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Mission Spotlight - Villages in Partnership,
2026 Water Walk
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Saturday, May 2, 11:30 AM, Allentown, NJ
The Nassau Presbyterian Church Water-Walkers Team is forming now—and we would love for you to join us.
Participants will gather to learn about Villages in Partnership’s work in Malawi, take a one-mile walk together, and share a picnic meal. Our team’s goal is to raise $3,000 to support access to clean water in remote villages.
If you cannot attend in person, you may participate by walking in your own neighborhood and logging your walk online. Team members are also invited to help raise awareness and support for this important work—especially this year, as Villages in Partnership expands to serve seven new villages.
| | Find out more about Nassau's recently featured mission partners on our website. | | Adult Education on Sunday, April 26 | | |
Nassau’s Golden Girls
Sarah Berliner in conversation with Mary Bess Clark, Doodie Meyer, Nancy Prince, and Carol Wehrheim
9:30 AM, Assembly Room
The Gospel of Mark
George Hunsinger, 9:30 AM, Room 202
| | | Art Show: For I was hungry...
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Show ends this Sunday, April 26
Inspired by 17th-century Dutch paintings, April's Conference Room Art Show is an exhibit of Ned Walthall’s still life photography celebrating the beauty and abundance of God’s creation while inviting reflection on hunger in our community—and our call to respond.
Photographs are available for purchase, with all proceeds supporting Arm In Arm.
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Wednesday, May 6, 5:00-7:00 PM, 4200 Princeton Pike
Join us for an evening at Princeton Seminary’s Farminary. Nate Stucky, Director of the Farminary will offer a brief tour. We will have a short time of worship led by our Children’s Choirs followed by dinner. Main dish will be provided; please bring a side dish or dessert to share.
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Sunday, May 3, 5:00 PM, All Saints Episcopal Church
A musical reflection on stewardship of the earth will feature the Sunrise Mass by Ola Gjeilo with string orchestra and the joint choirs of Nassau and All Saints Churches. This service of worship will include hymns, poetry and prayer, and be followed by a reception. All are welcome!
| | Christian Reflections on the American Revolution | |
Sunday, May 17, 4:00 PM, Sanctuary
Nassau Presbyterian Church is hosting the Samuel Adams Herr Semiquincentennial Series, a five-lecture series to mark the 250th anniversary of the nation’s birth and the unique role Presbyterians played in moving New Jersey from indifference to independence.
The first lecture in the series will be presented by Mark Noll, Professor Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame, historian, essayist, and scholar specializing in the history of American Christianity.
The entire series will be free and open to the public.
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Sunday, June 7, 11:15 AM, Sanctuary
Children and Youth are invited to share anything they would like: dance, sing, play an instrument, juggle, share a poem, a painting, etc. Come share your gifts!
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Vacation Bible School (VBS) "Daniel's Courage in Captivity"
Mon-Thu, June 29 - July 2 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
For age 3 through rising grade 6, join us for a morning full of crafts, music, Bible stories, and more!
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Splash Camp "Cool kids in a 'chool bus hitting up cool swim spots"
Mon-Thu, June 29 - July 2 12:00 - 4:30 PM
For rising grades 6 and up, enjoy afternoons filled with exciting water adventures like pool time, creek exploration, and a dip in the quarry.
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Chancel Drama Week (CDW) "Once Upon a Parable"
Kick-off: Sunday, August 9, 7:00-8:00 PM,
Mon-Fri, August 10-14, 12:00-4:30 PM,
Sunday, August 16, 9:00-11:00 AM
For rising grades 3-12, learn and stage a faith-based musical in one week! Present in worship on Sunday, August 16. Everyone is cast. Friends are welcome!
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Youth and Adult Volunteers we need your help to make all of these events successful; details are on each webpage.
Spread the word—we can’t wait to see you there!
VBS & CDW Contact Ingrid Ladendorf (609-924-0103 x105)
Splash Camp Contact Mark Edwards (609-924-0103 x108)
| | For pastoral news on congregational life including births, deaths, marriages, use the button below. | | Nassau's Weekly Prayer Chain & D365 Devotional | |
D365 is a Presbyterian Church (USA) website and app offering a daily devotional experience written on a single theme for one week. Through scripture, prayer, and blessing you will read honest struggles and questions, all in the context of faith. You're invited to let the writer’s words serve as background for your own conversation with God.
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While the building remains locked on some weekdays, administrative staff are onsite full time and program staff are in the office regularly. Please use the doorbell at the ramp entrance if you need access when the church office is open. If you need to drop something off, the locked drop box at the bottom of the ramp is checked daily.
Office Hours: Monday through Thursday, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Please visit the staff contact page for emails and phone extensions or leave a voicemail on the general office line 609-924-0103 (dial 0) or send an email to office@nassauchurch.org.
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