621 E. Woodbridge Avenue | Avenel, NJ 07001 | 732-634-1631 | Rev. Jason P. Tucker

P A S T O R ' S   C O R N E R MEET THE PASTOR of the First Presbyterian Church of Avenel

Rev. Jason P. Tucker

Jason's Background      Jason is a 36 year old graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary, where he received his Master of Divinity degree on May 23, 2009.  He followed God's call to the pastorate after serving for 17 years (both at the congregational and national level) in youth and music ministry.  By his estimation, he was driven nearly 30,000 miles in church vans full of teenagers -- and sometimes shudders inadvertently at the words, "lock-in."      Jason's parents sometimes dabbled in Christianity, but it wasn't until he was 19 years old that his life was forever changed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ, while working as a counselor at a PC(USA) camp in the Poconos.  His camp experience changed everything, and it was there that he felt God's call to ministry -- a call that eventually led him to seminary and to Avenel.      As a seminary student, he was the recipient of: The Frederick Neumann Award for Excellence in Greek and Hebrew, The Raymond Irving Lindquist Fellowship in the Parish Ministry, The John T. Galloway Award in Expository Preaching, and The David B. Watermulder Award in Church Leadership.  His wife, Karin, constantly reminds him that he is a nerd.      Jason and Karin have two children. The Tucker family is excited about this new chapter of ministry and look forward to faithfully serving Avenel in the years to come. A Glimpse of Jason's Experience     06/1997 - present Group Workcamps Foundation - Worship Music Leader, Worship Music Consultant, Master of Ceremonies     05/2003 - present Group Magazine - Presenter, Workshop Leader, Author     12/1998 - 06/2006 First Presbyterian Church of Ambler, PA - Director of Youth Ministries and Alternative Worship Music     06/2007 - 08/2007 Johnsonburg Presbyterian Center - Seminary Intern Summer Chaplain     06/2008 - 08/2008: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Clinical Pastoral Education     09/08 - present Princeton Theological Seminary - Teaching Assistant, Introduction to New Testament Greek     06/2008 - present Bethany Presbyterian Church - Director of Praise and Worship Team, Youth Ministry Consultant     July 1, 2009 First Presbyterian Church of Avenel, NJ - Called Pastor     September 20, 2009 First Presbyterian Church of Avenel, NJ - Installed as Pastor

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