Meet Our Pastor

Meet Rev. Dr. Merideth Mueller– Bolton

Rev. Dr. Meredith Mueller-Bolton will serve as the Covenant Supply Pastor for FPC.
Merideth Mueller-Bolton is a minister-member of the new Highlands Presbytery of New Jersey. She most recently served as the interim Pastor/Head of Staff at Hilltop Mendham Presbyterian Church. Prior to that she served as Pastor/Head of Staff at College Hill Presbyterian Church in Easton, PA and at Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church as Interim Pastor for Worship and Counseling.

Her ministry began in 2000, when she was prompted to go to seminary after the death of her husband, seeking answers to the great mysteries of life. While she did not find many satisfactory answers to life’s baffling questions, she clearly heard a call to become a “Servant of Christ and Steward of God’s Mysteries” in the model of 1 Corinthians 4:1.

Merideth has also served as the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Tuckerton and as Monmouth Presbytery’s Director of Advocacy for Long Term Recovery.
Merideth is married to Michael Bolton, and although Michael has a beautiful singing voice, he is not a former pop star. They live in Branchburg, NJ. In addition to day-trips and outings with Michael, Merideth is passionate about birding, gardening and her cats, Henry and Hazel.

Highlights of Merideth’s denominational activities include serving on:
Steering Committee Johnsonburg Camp and Retreat Center;
Highlands Presbytery’s Congregational Development Team;
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance National Response Team;
“Equipping the Saints,” a multi-presbytery officer training event 222nd General Assembly in            Portland,OR (2016); and Monmouth  Presbytery’s Committee on Preparation for Ministry.

Merideth holds a BA from Ursinus College, an MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary and DMin from Palmer Theological Seminary. She also serves on the board of New Jersey Audubon.