Category Archives: Fund Raising

Letter to Congregation from the Vice-President of Consistory, Norma Vande Bunte

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Norma Vande Bunde

When Rev. Dr. Gregg Mast led our worship service on September 16th, he ended his sermon by recounting the Genesis story of God’s promise to aged Abraham and Sarah to bless them with a son, Isaac. Rev. Mast encouraged us … Continue reading →

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Hall Fund Appeal

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Suzanne Clark

As many of you know, the Hall Education Fund has been helping to educate “the poor and needy of New Brunswick” since the early 1800′s. In 2012 this takes the form of providing financial help to New Brunswick high school … Continue reading →

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Celebration Dinner – November 10, 2012

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Rev. Dr. Hartmut Kramer-Mills

Dear Members of First Reformed Church: This is just another invitation to the splendid Anniversary Dinner that we have planned at the Elks Lodge on November 10 here in New Brunswick. We are so fortunate to have this famous location … Continue reading →

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Grant Finale

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Rev. Dr. Hartmut Kramer-Mills

No, it’s not a typo! As hard as it may be to believe, but the main bulk of administering our church’s 2009 capital grant from the State of New Jersey is over. Grant Finale for this first phase of our preservation project! The two pictures show the report minutes before submission at the post office. Most of the pages of the report are photographs documenting the condition of our buildings prior to construction and after completion.

Included is also the photobook that resulted from Lauren’s great project. The photobook is so important, because it shows that our historic preservation project is truly a people project. I would never have expected so many folks from such different community groups to take part in the project. But when you skim through the pages, you see the youngest Boy or Girl Scout next to seniors, each contributing in their peculiar way. Continue reading →

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Restoring the Sexton’s House

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Rev. Dr. Hartmut Kramer-Mills

The Sexton’s House is an important feature on the property of First Reformed Church. Built in 1885, it was always meant to house the sextons of our church. For this unique reason, it was included, together with our Education Building and the church itself, on the National and State Registers of Historic Places.

The house was built in the style of Queen Anne. According to Architect Margaret Westfield’s 2007 Preservation Plan, this style includes in our case “asymmetry, the use of integrated porches, the use of different materials on the exterior (clapboard and shingles) to create texture, the decorative string course and bargeboards, the sash door at the front entrance with the unusual panel pattern and the large pane of glass surrounded by small panes, and the use of multi-light double-hung sash windows.” Continue reading →

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Town Clock Community Development Corporation, Inc.

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Susan Kramer-Mills

These are the highlights of the April meeting of the Town Clock CDC Board:

First of all, our strategy for this year is to raise at least $13,000 for operating expenses. That is our first goal. Furthermore a Fundraising Team will be meeting in May to organize themselves for raising the financing for the construction costs. The team members are: Linda Lachesnez, Sherri Novack, Ursula Cargill, John Keller, and Rev. Susan. Continue reading →

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Town Clock CDC

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Susan Kramer-Mills

The Town Clock CDC is concentrating its efforts this year on raising funds. Sound all too familiar? Yes! Well, with the funding cuts to all the social service agencies within New Jersey, all trust funds and grant providers for affordable housing are having difficulty. That means that we must concentrate our efforts to raise funds outside of these ‘typical’ agencies, such as the city, county, and state. Frustrating, but it is the reality of the day.

With that being said, we invite you to consider philanthropists you may know, or persons who have board affiliations to organizations which provide grants. We would be delighted to hear about any contacts. This project is an amazing opportunity to do something unique to an historic structure. Just today, I explained to Erie about how the fire in the sanctuary in 1971 was laid by man, whose girlfriend we were supporting. He was abusing her, and we were giving her shelter. Our choice for building 11 units of permanent supportive housing for women and their children stems from this event. What a wonderful way to make something good out of something that destroyed the interior so long ago! Continue reading →

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