 The
Rev. Jan Willem van der Werffjwvanderwerff@comcast.net
The
Rev. Jan Willem van der Werff, is the third pastor of the
Covenant Presbyterian Church in Trenton, NJ. He
preached his first sermon on September 16th, 2007.
Pastor Van der Werff was born, raised and educated in the
Netherlands and came to the US in 1996. He is married with
two sons.
Prior to coming to Covenant Church, he served as an interim
at Boehm's United Church of Christ in Blue Bell, PA.
Before that, he was pastor of the Allin Congregational
Church (UCC) in Dedham, Mass, and Montvale Congregational
Church (UCC) in Woburn, Mass. He also has served as a
port chaplain for Seafarer's Friends in Boston, a religious
reporter for Dutch Public Radio, and public relations
manager for the Amsterdam Council of Churches.
The Rev. Dr. Nancy Schluter
Derek Cressman is thrilled to be in his first year at
Covenant. Derek is 2003 graduate of Wesminster Choir
College of Rider University where he received a Bachelor of
Music in Music Education and 2009 graduate of Teacher's
College of Columbia University where he received a Master of
Arts in Music Education.
Alison McMullen
I am a graduate of Oasis Ministries and Shalem Institute for Spiritual Ministries. I have served on the Board of Directors of Oasis Ministries and am currently a member of the Spiritual Sanctuary Committee at Johnsonburg. I have led several of the Johnsonburg’s Spiritual Sabbath Days. I have served on the Educational Ministries Committee for the Presbytery.
I attended Ohio University in Athens, Ohio and the College
of New Jersey receiving
a certification in Early Childhood Education.
Mickey Reilly is known to everyone as someone who volunteers his services whenever they are needed and does so with a smile on his face. Mickey has been a member of Covenant since 1971 and is involved is almost every aspect of various programs at Covenant. He has been chair of the Christian Education Commission. This commission is in charge of educating our children in God’s way of love and teaching them the Christian message in order to develop and nurture their faith. This commission also plans and prepares our Sunday school programs including weekly Sunday school class, confirmation class, and communion class; creates opportunities for families to experience the joy of learning; and supports Covenant’s Sunday school teachers. Since Mickey’s profession is teaching, his teaching skills came in handy as chair of the Christian Ed Commission. Mickey has served as chair of the Nominating Committee; has been president of the Board of Deacons and has also served as secretary of the Board of Deacons. He has been treasurer and member of the Oktoberfest Pilot Committee. He has served on the Worship and Music Commission as well as the Nominating Committee. What Mickey loves most is working with numbers. The Financial Stewardship Commission oversees the financial management of the church; proposes annual operating budget to the session, ensures the church is able to meet its financial obligations; and oversees and manages the church’s investments portfolio. Mickey has been chair of the Financial Stewardship Commission and has enjoyed every minute of it. He has helped choose a theme for each stewardship campaign and as a result we have been successful in stewardship. He is a hands-on volunteer and has been very instrumental in building up the giving at Covenant. Covenant’s very popular “Get on Board” stewardship campaign was introduced by Mickey. He thought of the idea and planned everything. He spoke directly to the secretary and told her everything that he wanted, how he wanted it and when he wanted it. He gave very helpful suggestions and as a result the pledges increased that year. At the end of each campaign Mickey has helped with statistics. He will gather the numbers supplied to him and then take them home to figure out the percentage of giving, how many pledges increased and how many pledges decreased. On a personal note, Mickey truly cares about Covenant. He is always thinking of ways in which to make things “happen” at Covenant and is always willing to help implement his ideas. Mickey’s friendly personality is a big help when trying to recruit members to help out on the various projects. In January of 2009 he took on the job of Chair of Building and Grounds Commission and in June of 2010 became the Covenant Church Treasurer.
We appreciate all the hard work Mickey has
done through the years at Covenant.
His excitement about Covenant is
contagious and he always manages to “get folks together” to do a job
that no one wants to do.
He is a highly respected and needed
member of the church and Covenant is blessed to have him here. Thank
you, Mickey.
 Carol Stawski
Clerk of Session edstawski@verizon.net
I have been a life-long Presbyterian in Mercer
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Mickey Reilly
Craig Young,
Maintenance Supervisor