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What we’re all about…

Welcome


Our Core Values
Here at Willow Grove Church, we are more than a place to worship on a Sunday morning.  We are committed to helping people..
-    Experience God’s love and joy as a community of faith
-    Develop meaningful friendships with people of all ages
-    Provide fun and relevant programs for families, youth, and adults 
-    Do community service projects that make a difference


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Sunday Worship

Sunday Worship

Each Sunday we come together for engaging worship celebrations with people of all ages.  At Willow Grove hear a variety of music as we praise God together – keyboards, organ, piano, guitar, contemporary songs, traditional hymns, jazz,  spirituals, choir anthems, children ringing bells.   Pastor Cynthia preaches sermons that make you think, make you laugh, and help you grow in your relationship with God in Jesus Christ.  The children’s sermons help people young and old alike reflect on a Bible story or one of life’s basic questions.  Throughout the year we have special worship services:  Mardi Gras Jazz Worship, Good Friday Taize Tenebrae, and  Youth Sunday.

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Music & The Arts

Music and the Arts at Willow Grove

Willow Grove Church has a growing Ministry of Music and the Arts from a variety of traditions and cultures. God has shown us ways we can build bridges of hope and understanding that involve people of all ages making music together. Our gifted Director of Music, Paul DiDario, is a Julliard graduate who directs our adult choir, leads our children’s bell choir and plays inspiring music on the piano and keyboard every Sunday. Our church is home to many outstanding musical groups who rehearse and perform here. And throughout the year, we host events that celebrate the visual arts, including fabric art and quilts.


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Service Projects

Service Projects

As followers of Jesus Christ, we are called to show God’s love in acts of service, peacemaking and compassion. Some of our current service projects are sorting food at the regional Community Food Bank of New Jersey in Hillside, hosting families through HomeFirst, and Food on the First. The Youth Group goes on an annual mission trip where they do hands-on repair projects and work in soup kitchens. Women of all ages knit and crochet to make items for people in need through the KniTTogether group. We also provide financial support for organizations and mission efforts both through the Presbyterian Church USA and other agencies.

Click here for a complete listing of our local and international projects.

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Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

Willow Grove Church provides many opportunities to grow in our faith and understanding. It is a safe place to wrestle with the challenging questions of life. It is a community where adults, youth and children explore the stories of the Bible and their meaning for us today. Classes are offered on Sunday mornings for all ages and also throughout the week. Whether you have never read the Bible or have been reading & studying it for as long as you can remember, Willow Grove Church invites you to come and learn more. We also have Family Fun Nights and special Family Events throughout the Year.


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"Sharing the Quilts"

Harvest Quilters

Annual Quilt and Fabric Art Show

Saturday, March 27, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

at Willow Grove Presbyterian Church

Admission: $6.00 per Adult;

$3.00 per child under 12


. Viewer's Choice Awards

. Tea Room

. African Quilts

. Challenge Quilts

. Select Vendor Hall


.Quilts of All Skill Levels

.Over 100 New Quilts Displayed

. Paper Piecing Demonstration

. Quilt Raffle

. Display of Art Quilts


Celebrating quilts as art and functional design with an emphasis on

education and bringing traditional needlearts to all generations.

For more information call Ann Eelman: (908) 755-7653 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

www.harvestquilters.com

Willow Grove Presbyterian Church

1961 Raritan Road + Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 + www.willowgrovechurch.org

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Come into the warmth of God's love.

Join us for Protestant Saturday coffeehouse style evening worship at

The Connection


Casual: Seated around small tables to create an open worship atmosphere and informal setting so people may feel at home and connected.

Contemporary: With keyboard and guitar music, multimedia and relevant messages, this is not your grandmother's church service.

For All Ages: Fresh coffee, beverages and desserts available before, during and after the service as well as activity packets for children.

Come Worship with Us!

Third Saturday Every Month, 6 - 7 pm

March 20

Questions? Contact Pastor Cynthia at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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International Dinner/Chinese Music Concert

Fund Raiser to Benefit Haitian Relief and the Scotch Plains Food Pantry

we raised $2,000 to send  Shelter Boxes to Haiti.

Thanks to all for contributions of time, food, music and money.




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Community Groups that meet at Willow Grove

Willow Grove Church opens it's doors to the community as a meeting place for the following groups:

Presbyterian 101




What is the history and heritage of the Presbyterian Church?  If you start coming to our church, what are you getting yourself into?   Read More

Sunday Mornings

 

 

10:00 am Worship Service for all ages with Nursery Care, and pew activity materials for young children; Sunday School for children and youth begins after the message for young disciples.

 

Next Sunday

March 14 - Join us this Sunday as we journey through the season of Lent. Pastor Cynthia continues her sermon series on The Seven Deadly Sins. This Sunday she will preach on Sloth - Laziness and Apathy. Is it more than physical laziness and the couch potato life? Is there a spiritual kind of apathy, not wrestling with the deeper questions of life and meaning? Or do we work so hard we don't have time for sloth?

And join us for the Adult Forum class after worship. Our series on forgiveness continues as we watch and discuss the film "Archbishop Desmond Tutu with Bill Moyers" on the process of forgiveness and reconciliation in South Africa after apartheid.

The Willow Grove Witness

image (bimonthly newsletter) March - April issue is now available for download (pdf format, requires a pdf reader such as the free Adobe Acrobat Reader; pdf is 2.1 MB).

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Community Food Bank

image New Service Project - Assistance to Community Food Bank, on a Saturday morning every other month. Community Food Bank is a major supplier of food and other assistance for the needy in our area.
See calendar for details.

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