CTK Newton

CTK Newton is a church plant of Christ the King Presbyterian Church. The church is currently in the pre-launch phase with the hope of establishing public worship sometime in late 2010. Our mission:

A people gathered in Newton to worship the triune God, to be a blessing to our community, and to seek our own as well as our community’s transformation through the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Bradley Barnes

Bradley is a 1993 graduate of Wake Forest University (B.S. in Biology) and received his M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in 2003. In 2004, he was ordained as a
Teaching Elder in the Presbyterian Church of America as assistant pastor at Christ the King Presbyterian Church in Cambridge, Mass. Bradley served as the Reformed University Fellowship minister and Presbyterian Chaplain at Harvard University from 2003 until 2009.

Bradley met his wife Meda while they were both students at Wake Forest. Meda also graduated in 1993, with a B.A. in Art History and Religion. They have been married for 15 years and have three children: Ben, Mac and Louisa.

Newton

The city of Newton is located just west of Boston and is the gateway to Boston’s western suburbs. Newton was originally part of New Towne (Cambridge) and became an independent town in 1692, and was established as a city in 1873. In the late 19th century, Newton began to take shape as one of Boston's prominent suburbs, and took on the nickname “the Garden City” for its beautiful landscaping and stately homes.

Today, Newton has a population of 90,000. While most families in Newton are socio-economically middle to upper-middle class, there are some pockets of relative poverty, primarily in the villages of Nonantum and West Newton in the northern segment of the city.

Newton is a well-educated city. Over 27% of its adult residents have graduate degrees. 

Catholicism comprises the largest segment of religious adherence in Newton, followed probably by Judiasm. However, when we contacted local churches, we struggled to find those where Newtonians actually attended. Out of 90,000 residents, our estimation is that only 1,000 families attend church. 

The primary social structures in Newton seem to be the schools. Newton is divided into 13 villages, each having its own elementary school (plus 2 more). There are 4 middle schools and 2 high schools.