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 Call Process

In times of vacancy and transition, the New Jersey Synod walks with congregations to discern where God is leading.  We believe that the Holy Spirit works through the Church – in the work of bishops and synod staff, mission clusters and their counselors, congregation councils, and call committees – to establish, renew, and change these relationships between pastors and congregations of God’s people. To that end we are called to be constant in prayer for trust in and guidance of the Holy Spirit, and to understand that it is God’s intention for us that we are trying to discern, and not the satisfaction of a two-thirds majority of congregational wants.

 

Below you will find the Pastoral Call Process Booklet, which will help guide this process.  

 

Pastoral Call Process - (revised November 2018)

(updated June 2022)

Congregations in the Call Process

Questions related to these congregations should be directed to Bishop Tracie Bartholomew. 

Grace, Bayonne

Prince of Peace, Denville

Holy Trinity, East Orange

Zion, Egg Harbor City

St Mark, Hamilton

Bethany, Jersey City

Redeemer, Jersey City

St Matthew, Jersey City

Holy Spirit, Manahawkin

King of Kings, Middletown

St. John, Ocean City

Bethany, Palmyra

Messiah, Parlin

St James, Phillipsburg

Good Shepherd, Weehawken

Holy Trinity, Wildwood

Recently Called Pastors 

 

Joseph Graumann - Woodbury  

Nancy Truscott     (Holy Trinity, Nutley)

Intentional Interims

 

St Paul, Jersey City - Kat Irwin

Holy Communion, Berlin - Rev. Sara Lilja

Grace, Perth Amboy- Rev. David Confer

St Luke, Dunellen - Rev. Dámaris Ortega

Good Shepherd, Little Egg Harbor -- Rev. Heidi Link

Holy Trinity, Burlington -- Rev. Russell Haab

Good Shepherd, Holmdel -- Rev. Pat Medley

Messiah, Dennis Twp, -- Rev. Jeffrey Rickards

Nativity, East Brunswick -- Rev. Nancy Nardi

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