124 Witherspoon Steet · Princeton, NJ 08542 · (609) 924-1666

Our Denomination

PCUSA

WSPC is a member congregation of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The PCUSA has approximately 2.4 million members, 11,100 congregations and 14,000 ordained and active ministers. Presbyterians trace their history to the 16th century and the Protestant Reformation.read more

Presbytery of New Brunswick

The Presbytery of New Brunswick is a local governing body of the Presbyterian Church(U.S.A.). Its members are ordained Presbyterian ministers from local churches and institutions, and an equal number of elected lay (non-clergy) members, known as elders. Together these presbyters work to support,develop and strengthen the ministry and witness of its 43 member congregations,and to provide governance strategy as required by the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church. read more

Church Life

Our Mission Statement

The Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church was founded circa 1840 and has exercised its mission in cooperation with the mission goals of the New Brunswick Presbytery, Synod of the Northeast and the General Assembly. The mission goals of the congregation are:

  1. Develop and maintain a family commitment to worship and Christian education.
  2. Develop ministries to meet the needs of children, youth, young people, single parents and the elderly.
  3. Develop a plan for innovative stewardship of money, talent, and time with the congregation.
  4. Insure the ministry of visitation by Pastor, officers and members of the congregation.
  5. Pursue and actively participate in the goals, objectives and ministry of other churches in the Princeton community, insofar as they are helpful to the ministry of Witherspoon Church.
  6. Pursue and actively participate in the goals, objectives and ministry of the wider connectional church: Presbytery, Synod, General Assembly, Black Presbyterians United, etc.
  7. Provide opportunities for creative forms of worship and fellowship that embrace other ethnic and cultural members and visitors who worship with us.
  8. Use resources within the congregation to cooperate with the community in identifying community needs, and in developing programs to deal with those needs.
  9. Review our physical plant and keep its usage in line with the total ministry of the congregation.
  10. Seek ways to enlarge the ministry of this congregation as well as the facilities of such a ministry.