About
Hopewell Presbyterian Church is part of PC-USA and, along with 43 area churches from Frenchtown to Princeton, Trenton to Bound Brook, a member of The Presbytery of New Brunswick. In addition, Hopewell Presbyterian is an active member of the Hopewell Council of Churches that includes the five long-standing churches of Hopewell Borough, including Hopewell Methodist Church, First Calvary Baptist, Second Calvary Baptist, and St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church.
Hopewell Presbyterian opens its doors to all for Community Worship each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Sunday School for children and adults precedes worship from 9:30 a.m. – 10:15. Coffee hour is held in Fellowship Hall immediately following worship.
During the week, the Church is a vibrant part of the fabric of community life. On any given day, meeting rooms are filled with ChristCare groups and other Bible studies, Youth Group, Ministry and Deacon meetings, craft nights and use by community organizations like the Boy Scouts. For more information, contact Lucy Ducko at .
History
Hopewell Presbyterian Church has been a faithful part of the Hopewell Valley for 130 years. The cornerstone for the Hopewell Presbyterian Chapel was laid April 17, 1877 at a time when rail service had just begun to open up the quiet farming communities along the Hopewell Valley and Hopewell Borough was just a small village of several hundred people.
By the early 1900s, the population of Hopewell had grown to 1,400 people and a new Presbyterian Church was built in 1914 across the street from the original chapel to help serve its growing congregation. That church, which includes several additions along the way, remains a cornerstone of faith at the intersection of Routes 518 and West Broad Street for hundreds of members of the present-day Hopewell Valley community.