Our Church was founded in 1901, as Trenton Seventh-day Adventist Church. It changed location several times due to its growth and inadequate space, until it officially moved to its current location in Robbinsville, NJ in 2002. The following highlights the timeline along the history of the church.
Pastor | Term | Note |
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J. Lee Neil | 1/1944 - late 1947 (4 yrs.) | Pastor who built the church. |
Stephen Paully | 1/1948 - 5/1953 (5.5 yrs.) | |
W.B Quigley | 6/1953 - 2/1957 (4 yrs.) | Later became NJ Conference president and Columbia Union president. |
Everett Calkins | 6/1957 - 4/1961 (4 yrs.) | |
Arthur Moyer | 6/1961 - 8/1965 (4 yrs.) | Came to Trenton from West Africa. |
William Barringham | 1965 - 1968 (3 yrs.) | |
Alvin J. Stewart | 1968 - 11/1971 (3 yrs.) | Had been a missionary also. |
LeRoy Albers | 5/1972 - 1974 (2 yrs.) | After leaving Trenton, he built Hackettstown church. |
Thurman Petty | 6/1974 - 6/1977 (3 yrs.) | Later served on Pitcairn. |
Walter Marshall | 8/1977 - 1/1984 (6.5 yrs. ) | Became NJ Trust and Wills director. |
Erwin Gane | 1/1984 - 1/1985 (1 yr. ) | PUC professor, later became editor of adult Sabbath School quarterly. |
Donald Inglish | 3/1985 - 5/1986(1 yr. ) | Became NJ Trust and Wills director. |
Cecil Harlin | 5/1986 - 6/1991 (5 yrs.) | While he was here, the jug handle was put in front of the church. |
Charis Boling | 2/1992 - 7/1998 (6.5 yrs.) | |
Jack Robinson | 10/1998 - 9/2004 (6 yrs.) | |
Art Randall | 2005 - 2012 | |
Joey Pollom | 2012 - 2015 | |
Jim Greene | 2015 - 2016 | |
Tom Dunham | 2016 - 2021 | |
Stephen Lee | 2022 - 2023 | First elected to NJ Conference Executive Secretary then Conference President in 2023 |
Stephen Finney | 2023 - Present |