The Presbyterian Church of Basking Ridge

We SERVE the Lord Jesus Christ as disciples in ministry to the world both locally and globally. We affirm the Reformed tradition of shared lay and professional ministry. We strive to attract and retain excellent ordained and lay staff and value them as important assets of the church. We also view discipleship as part of the life of every member, and God calls many of us to special ministries in service to the church as trustees and as ordained elders and deacons. Throughout the year we offer a variety of special giving and ‘hands-on’ service opportunities for adults and youth to provide help to people who are without adequate shelter, food, education or care, regardless of their faith tradition. We count our beautiful, historic campus as a blessing that is a visible reminder of our long history of service to God, and we provide resources and labor to assure its preservation.

We SHARE our wealth, our time, our talents, and our faith with the world. Once each year we request that our members make a written financial commitment to our church through our annual Stewardship Campaign, which supports our operating budget as well as part of our mission giving. Our goal is that our total mission giving will comprise a significant amount of our total annual giving. We also  take seriously God’s call to share our faith with others, including seeking  dialogue in our multi-cultural world with those of other faith traditions in a spirit of openness to God’s presence with us in all its many forms.

| From the Statement of Purpose |