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Our veteran elders desire all men, women and children to believe upon the Son of God that they may be saved from their sin.<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Our pastor, Dr. Andrew Kerr, <\/strong>was installed by our presbytery on Feb. 12, 2022.<\/p>\n

Andrew, a former surgeon, served as a pastor in Ireland for the past 18 years and has also served as professor of Old Testament Languages and Literature at The Reformed Theological College in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He, and his wife, Hazel, a family medical doctor, have moved to New Jersey to preach the gospel here. They are parents to Paul, Andrew, Rebekah, and son-in-law Matthew. Andrew loves skiing, rugby-football, cricket, running, travel, music and reading books.<\/p>\n

He has a passion to preach the Christ \u00a0of the Old & New Testament Scriptures, to disciple fellow believers in Jesus & to see God save the lost – Andrew is aware of his deep need of God\u2019s grace.<\/p>\n

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Elder Glen Chin<\/strong> came to faith in Jesus Christ in the 1970’s and has been an elder since 1989.\u00a0 Glen is a landscape architect and lives with his wife in Teaneck, NJ.\u00a0 \u00a0 He likes reading, gardening, jazz music, and golf.<\/div>\n
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Elder David Weir<\/b> came to faith in Christ at a young age and has been an elder since 1989. He is a history professor and lives with his wife in Bronxville, New York. He takes care of a cemetery owned by the congregation, and enjoys classical music and trips to visit his four grown children and their families.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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