Molly Dykstra

The Rev. Molly Dykstra is the founding staff member of 120 East State. As Project Leader, Molly has been executing all aspects of the organization’s mission to preserve, steward and operate First Presbyterian Church of Trenton’s property for community benefit. Together with Historic Building Architects and other consultants, Molly leads in all aspects of the planning and development of the Steeple Center. Molly began work in Trenton in 2014, coming to the downtown in 2019 by stepping into a transitional pastoral role with First Presbyterian Church of Trenton, and bridging between the church and the newly formed 120 East State in 2022. Previously she served congregations in Mexico City, Mexico; Dubuque, Iowa; and across central New Jersey in various capacities through the Presbyterian Church USA. Molly was sole proprietor of a commercially compostable disposables company, chairs the Mercer County COAD, serves her denomination in the local Commission on Ministry. She holds a B.A. from the University of California, Davis and an M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary.