Editor’s note: Greater Morristown has a vibrant faith community, and we are delighted to welcome the Morristown Area Clergy Council to MorristownGreen.com!
By the Rev. Cindy Alloway, Morristown Area Clergy Council president
We are starting a weekly column here on MorristownGreen.com called Clergy Corner.
Have a question about faith matters, or need some advice from a clergy person?
Send it to MorristownGreen.com, and a cleric from the Morristown Area Clergy Council will offer an answer as best we are able.
About the Morristown Area Clergy Council
The Morristown Area Clergy Council is an interfaith group of clergy and congregational representatives who gather for the purpose of mutual support, professional growth, and fellowship. Our mission is to inspire activities promoting justice, religious liberty, and interfaith understanding by educating, organizing for advocacy, interfaith dialogue, and celebration.
The Council came into existence in response to local needs—race riots in Morristown High School, the problem of homelessness, etc. Its hands-on efforts to meet challenges have laid the groundwork for the Community Soup Kitchen, Homeless Solutions and the chaplaincies at Morristown Memorial Hospital and the Morris County Detention Facility.
Two large demonstrations were organized in response to a Morristown visit by a white racist group. Recent efforts included the first interfaith build of Morris County Habitat for Humanity, the organization of the Workers Center of Pathways to Work, and the Hospitality Link homeless program. The Council also co-sponsors an interfaith breakfast on Martin Luther King Day.
The Rev. Cynthia Alloway is associate pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Morristown.
