Central Presbyterian Church Selects New Senior Pastor

With overwhelming support, the congregation of Central Presbyterian Church in Summit, NJ, voted at a congregational meeting on June 22 to call Rev. Adam Gorman as Senior Pastor of Central Presbyterian Church starting September 2, 2025. Rev. Gorman succeeds Rev. Donald Steele, who retired on January 31, 2024.

The public is invited to attend Rev. Gorman’s first Sunday in the Central Church pulpit as Senior Pastor on Sunday, September 14, 2025, at 10 a.m. A celebration will follow with a barbeque on the church lawn, and inflatables and games for the children.

Adam is originally from Westfield, NJ, where he was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Westfield and heavily involved in the church as a youth. He attended Messiah College in Pennsylvania, where he studied marketing. He brings more than 20 years of experience with a background in business, non-profit organizations, and ministry.

After starting his career in marketing at AIG and non-profit fundraising for the United Way, Rev. Gorman felt called to ministry. He then enrolled in Princeton Theological Seminary where he earned a dual degree: Master of Divinity and Master of Arts in Education.

For the past 14 years Adam has been Associate Minister of Family Ministries, Discipleship, and Mission at the 1600-member Brick Church on the Upper East Side of New York City.

Adam is married to Holly Gorman, a nurse practitioner at NYU Langone. They have two young children. They all enjoy the outdoors, including hiking, biking, swimming, and running.

I have discovered … that Central Presbyterian Church is one big family full of love and hope. This is exactly the kind of church that Holly and I feel called to serve. We believe CPC is “the village” where one-year-olds, ten-year-olds, twenty-somethings, young and older adults can all come together to share their lives and grow in faith together. It is a place where we can laugh and cry together, where we know we have friends and support, and where we can dream, knowing we will find encouragement and hope. – Rev. Adam Gorman

Central Presbyterian Church at 70 Maple Street in Summit, NJ, offers weekly worship services on Sundays at 10 a.m. in the Sanctuary; and a non-traditional service, WAVE, on first and third Sundays at 5 p.m. in the Auditorium. Free child care is available during worship services. Learn more about Central at www.centralpres.org, or call 908.273.0441.