The Diocese of Newark

As we have written previously, Church of the Messiah in Chester and St. Mary’s in Sparta have been working together for the last two plus years in a collaborative ministry model. Members of Messiah and St. Mary’s wrote a series of articles for The Voice Online, published in the fall of 2025, about our collaborative ministry and what this arrangement has been like. Ea...

We all know that age-old framework for Stewardship: Time, Talent, and Treasure. Three words that try to capture the full scope of what we are invited to offer: not just to our congregations, but to God and to the world.

Three words that remind us giving is about more than money. It encompasses how we spend our days, how we share our abilities, and how we allocate our f...

The Bishop’s Church Emergency Fund (BCEF) provides financial support for church buildings in the diocese needing repairs and renovation, usually with a special focus on emergency and unforeseen needs. Through the BCEF, you can support the critical needs identified b...

When the Rev. George Dredden gave a phone interview about what he had experienced outside the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility the day before, he was still hoarse and coughing after being exposed to pepper spray.

Dredden, who serves as Priest for Community Engagement at Christ Church, Short Hills, went there along with the Rev. Dr. Miguel Hernandez of Holy Trinity, ...

Erin McChesney lifts the lid on the green canvas bins on the porch of the Heavenly Finds Thrift Shop in Livingston. A never-ending supply of donations. She brings the donations inside, where volunteers begin sorting through them and determining what will sell in the Thrift Shop.

Erin, the shop manager, and a cadre of volunteers have been doing this for years. They sort...