The Crisis Ministry of Mercer County is set to reopen its doors at the First Presbyterian Church of Trenton after a fire damaged it in 2011.
The ministry and the church are scheduled to host a joint grand reopening 1 to 4 p.m. on Sept 28 at the church, 123 East Hanover Street, Trenton.
First Presbyterian Church of Trenton hired Imhoff Construction, which specializes in historic sites, to restore the building.
Visitors can take a tour of the restored church and learn more about the Crisis Ministry and its efforts to partner with the community to achieve stability for neighbors in need. Refreshments will be served.
The grand reopening is part of A Place in the Community, a series of gatherings at each Crisis Ministry location honoring community partners who have supported its mission from the first days following the 2011 fire up to recent innovations, such as its new community garden. The garden, at 119 East Hanover St., was created in partnership with the Bonner Foundation, Urban Mission Cabinet, Isles, Inc., and artists from the SAGE Coalition of Trenton.
A Place in the Community continues with a clergy and lay leader luncheon in the Crisis Ministry’s South Clinton Avenue location on Oct. 16, and concludes with a dinner and silent auction on Nov. 1, hosted by Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau St., Princeton.
The Crisis Ministry of Mercer County is a non-profit organization founded by Nassau Presbyterian Church and Trinity Church in 1980. It assists some 5,000 Mercer County households each year through initiatives that address food insecurity and nutrition education; housing stability and homelessness prevention; and job training and employment stability.
More information is online at thecrisisministry.org.
