Holmdel Community Church

We are a church of open doors. If you are the kind of person who honors your own freedom and integrity, you will find others like you here at the Holmdel Community United Church of Christ. Our spirit is one of mutual respect and caring. We welcome newcomers into our midst without demanding conformity of belief or rigidity of thought. While we share our faith with others, we do not impose it upon others. We are a congregation of seekers; those who journey together on the road to discovery of God in our midst. For us God is found not only in tradition, but also in compassionate action and real experience.
On behalf of our fellowship, I extend a warm welcome to you, and I look forward to greeting you personally at our worship services or at our activities and events. Rusty Eidmann-Hicks, M.Div.

This church has a unique history within this community and within the United Church of Christ in New Jersey. It is one of the oldest churches in the state, founded in 1668; and yet is one of the youngest of the U.C.C. churches.

The Holmdel Community U.C.C. came into being by the merger of three congregations: Holmdel Baptist (1668), Holmdel Reformed (1699) and the Community Church. These three churches, with deep roots in the community, voted to merge and form one united church in 1968, after worshipping together with two church buildings in the village of Holmdel for over 35 years.

We pride ourselves on being an ecumenical church, being open to a diversity of backgrounds and the needs of God's people. We welcome all who wish to journey with us on our pilgrimage of discovery.

Each Wednesday at 7:30pm you are invited to a quiet, less-formal, worship service with guitar and piano music, a short sermon, time for prayer and spiritual refreshment. We are fewer in numbers and gather around the communion table for the Lord’s Supper at the end of each service. The service is shorter – only 45 minutes – but it includes time for discussion and reflection. Come and enjoy time to de-stress in the middle of the week.

The United Church Of Christ
In 1957, two Protestant churches united to form the United Church of Christ. These two churches, the Congregational Christian Churches and the Evangelical and Reformed Church, were themselves the result of earlier mergers.

The Congregational tradition dates back to the Mayflower and the settlers of Plymouth, Massachusetts. From Plymouth, they fanned out to gather congregations in New England and eventually throughout the nation. The Christian Churches were organized from the mid-South to Vermont, along the late eighteenth century frontier. Members of the German Reformed Church came to the United States before 1850 and settled first in Pennsylvania. At about the same time, German Evangelical Churches were being established in the mid-West.

These four traditions were committed to religious freedom. They settled here to practice their faith according to their consciences. In faith in God - Creator, Christ and Holy Spirit - our churches worship and serve throughout the world preaching freedom, justice and peace for all people.