On August 23, 1964, following several months of prayer and planning, Fr John Nehrebecki, Dean of the New Jersey Deanery and the members of the fledgling Holy Resurrection community celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the activity room of the Wayne Community Fire House.  Later that year Fr Alvian Smirensky was assigned as pastor and services continued in several temporary facilities until the present church building on French Holl Rd was consecrated in 1969.

One year before the completion of the church building, Fr Paul Kucynda was appointed rector of the parish and more than thirty years later he continues to serve as the rector and spiritual father of the parish.  Since it was founded, Holy Resurrection has maintained close ties with St Vladimir’s Seminary.  Several parishioners have gone there to study theology and a number of those are now serving in the ordained ministry.

From its inception, the parish has sought to maintain a full liturgical life and a dynamic ministry of Christian education for all age groups to nurture the community.  Maintaining the vision of its earliest members, Holy Resurrection is seeker sensitive, continues to grow and is home to Christian people both young and old, converts and “cradle-Orthodox”, seeking to live according to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.