Rev. Dr. Eric Springsted joined our Staff on November 8, 2006 as our Interim Pastor. He and his wife Brenda have 3 grown children and one grandson.

Rev. Springsted attended college in NM, then went on to Princeton Seminary where he received his M. Div. and Ph.D in philosophy and theology. He has served as a professor of philosophy and religion, and a chaplain for 17 years before returning to Princeton Seminary as a guest professor, and taught Christian Ethics at General Theological Seminary in NY. His fifth interim pastorate was at First Presbyterian in Tuckerton, NJ from 2002-2005. He is also the author of ten books, currently working on his eleventh!

We welcome him to Matawan Presbyterian and look forward to his leadership role here..

Some of his sermons

Rev. Fred Doscher joined the staff in February of 2004 as interim organist, and then began as Minister of Music and Youth in April 2004. Rev. Doscher (Fred) did youth ministry early in his career; started and ran a nursery school with his wife, Margee, and then took a pastorate in Oswego, NY in 1981. In 1986 he came to the Hightstown NJ Presbyterian Church, where he remained as pastor until February of 2002. Fred's undergraduate studies were in music at Maryville College, and then he went to Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in preparation for the ministry. He and Margee have three grown children who live in New Hampshire.

Our Office Manager is June Nicora, a member of our staff for the past 16 years. Ms. Nicora is the principal contact person for members of the community as she manages the church office.