What's Happening Now

The Annual Meeting of the Congregation and Corporation of the Presbyterian Church of Toms River will be held on Sunday, February 8, 2026, at approximately 11:45 am, following the 10:30 am service. The meeting will be held in person only in the Sanctuary. The purpose of the meeting is: to hear and see the way God has moved in and through each of us in 2025, to receive year-end reports, to present the 2026 Budget, to approve the 2026 Terms of Call for Pastor Robbie Ytterberg, to address such other business as may appropriately come...

Join us on March 8, 2026 at 6pm when PCTR’s handbell choir will join other area choirs for a unique and fun festival of music at our 25th Annual Ecumenical Handbell Festival! The concert features bell choirs from St. Paul's Lutheran Church (Beachwood), Tower Hill Presbyterian Church (Red Bank), and Presbyterian Church of Toms River and will be led by guest director Hyosang Park.

Grab your work gloves, some gardening tools, and help us spiff up the grounds at our next PCTR Clean-up Day on March 21st. We'll get started at 9 am and will wrap up by noon. There's plenty of work for everyone, no matter how green your thumb is!

With the World Cup coming to NJ this summer, there is an expected increase in human trafficking activity. With this in mind, we’ll be participating in the Soap Project with the NJ Coalition Against Human Trafficking to help raise awareness and provide access to resources for victims. Join us on March 21, 10 am - 1 pm to learn more about the Soap Project at our initial training and then join us at a later date to distribute soap packets at hotels & other designated spaces. Lunch and light refreshments will be served at the...

It takes a lot of candy & plastic eggs to host our annual Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt-8,000 stuffed eggs to be exact! You can help make it happen by donating candy from this year’s specific list. Donations can be brought to the church between March 1-22nd. We're collecting: Skittles, Starbursts, Double Bubble Chewing Gum, Hi-Chew, Jolly Ranchers, Gummy Bears, Sour Patch Kids, and Nerds. We’re also collecting juice boxes and snack-sized bags of chips for the hunt.

If you'd like to donate an Easter lily ($12 per plant) in memory or celebration of a loved one, you can pick up a lily donation envelope in the Welcome Center or online at pctr.org/lily. Donations should be made no later than March 29.

Kids in grades K-5, come sing with us at Kids Choir! We’ll be rehearsing on Sundays at 9:45 am in the Haven starting March 1. We’ll learn a new song that we will sing in worship at 9:30 am and 10:30 am on Palm Sunday, March 29.

Registration is now open for our Women’s Retreat on April 17-18. This year we’ll be taking a closer look at what it means to rely on the power of the Holy Spirit. This two-day retreat will include dinner on Friday night, as well as breakfast and dinner on Saturday. Cost is $135 per person. Scholarships are available. Contact Pat Grill for information. Register online at pctr.org/womensretreat or grab a copy of the form in the Welcome Center.