Calvin Presbyterian Church of Linden, New Jersey, is a mission-oriented church.

We strongly believe that Christ clearly demonstrated in his teachings and healings

how important it is to be concerned with the human condition of his people. The

mission of Calvin Presbyterian church is to minister to all of God’s children. We

participate in the activities of the Linden Interfaith Council such as the annual Crop

Walk, the local food bank, and special ecumenical services. We support the General

Assembly General Mission, the Synod of the Northeast, and the Presbytery of

Elizabeth. We also support the mission work of the Medical Benevolence

Foundation, One Great Hour of Sharing, the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Fund,

The Bowery Mission, The Kikuyu Hospital in Kenya,. Africa. We contribute to the

support of missonaries working throughtout the world.

Calvin Presbyterian Church has its origin in the Slovak community, which came to

this country in the early 1920’s, evolving at its present location in 1934 as a Slovak

congregation called the Calvinistic Presbyterian Chapel. In 1967 the church was

organized and established under the name of Calvin Presbyterian Church and

became part of the Elizabeth Presbytery. Soon after the arrival of, Reverend David

J. Krotchko, in 1966 the church started offering English as well as Slovak services.

Presently, Dr. Reverend Bebb Stone serves as the church's interim minister as we

search for a new pastor.

We have often been told that we are a very friendly congregation, and most people

feel “at home” when they come to worship with us. Our church is very family-

oriented, and children are very important to us; during our worship service, the

pastor has a special message just for them. Our little ones and youth look upon the

congregation as their extended family.