New Providence Presbyterian Church to install Luke Gordon as new Senior Pastor

The Rev. Luke Gordon will be installed as the new Senior Pastor of New Providence Presbyterian Church (NPPC) on Sunday, September 21, 2025. Everyone is welcome to attend this service, which will take place in the Sanctuary at 6:30 PM.

Rev. Gordon received a unanimous vote of the NPPC congregation on June 1 to become the church’s lead pastor which was followed by a church-wide picnic in celebration.

“Our move from Texas to New Jersey was a clear call from God to come and serve this community. My family is excited to make this our home and invest deeply in relationships.”

Luke brings more than 25 years of ministry experience and prior to joining NPPC served as Executive Pastor at Lakeway Church in Texas, a thriving congregation of over 2,000 members. He holds a Master of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary and a degree in Psychology from Texas A&M University. His leadership has consistently reflected a passion for discipleship, strategic vision and a heart for equipping both staff and congregants to grow in Christ.

Throughout his ministry, Luke has helped churches flourish through intentional spiritual growth pathways, small group development and dynamic family ministry. He launched the Rooted ministry and the Discipleship Journey program, resulting in over 40 new small groups and significant congregational engagement. Lakeway Church grew from 1,200 to 2,200 members and celebrated 320 baptisms, all while creating a welcoming space for young families and new believers under Luke’s leadership.

Rev. Gordon is excited to become part of the New Providence community with his wife, Julie, and their three children.

“I am thrilled to be a part of such a special community. We are honored to call New Providence our home. Our church is reenergized to contribute to the vitality and welfare of New Providence and the surrounding communities.”

Rev. Gordon is very interested in helping NPPC to expand our outreach to serve the local community. Please feel free to reach out to Luke with specific ideas and ways that NPPC can partner with you and your organizations to help our community flourish. He can be reached at lgordon@thecornernj.com or by calling the church office at (908) 665-0050.

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ABOUT NEW PROVIDENCE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

In 1737, the Rev. John Cleverly was the first pastor to preach to a small group of worshipers on the Colonial frontier in a place called Turkey, New Jersey, so named for the abundance of wild turkeys in the area. The people who gathered there were Puritan pioneers from Elizabeth Town. They built a small log cabin on the corner of what is now Springfield Avenue and South Street and called their fellowship Turkey Christian Church.

During a worship service in a larger log cabin meetinghouse in 1759, a makeshift balcony gave way and all the people in the balcony fell onto the worshippers below. Miraculously, no one was injured. The people saw this as a sign of God’s benevolent protection – God’s providence. To reflect this belief, they changed the church’s name to New Providence Presbyterian Church. Gradually, the area took on the name of the church, and, in 1809, New Providence Township was formed.

NPPC is a church that is “Building a community that seeks to Know, Love and Follow Jesus and Share Him with others.” We conduct spiritually enriching services each Sunday with a Traditional worship service in our Sanctuary at 9 AM and a Contemporary worship service in our Ministry Center at 10:30 AM, along with numerous ministry programs and events throughout the week. You can learn more about us at thecornernj.com. We are a member church of ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians (www.eco-pres.org).