Project Tarsus is named in honor of the birthplace in modern day Turkey of St. Paul the Apostle who is the namesake of the Church that is the subject of this digital photography project. 

The Church was chosen because it has been the family church of the primary patron of this project going back to the early 20th century. The Church itself is more than 160 yrs old and the  building is under-going refurbishment of the exterior. We hope to use Project Tarsus to help raise a portion of the necessary funds to support the refurbishment and on-going maintenance.

St Paul the Apostle Church in the Greenville section of Jersey City is part of the Archdiocese of Newark. The congregation is an eclectic group of legacy parishioners of Irish, Italian, Filipino and African American descent and a more recent mix of Hispanic parishioners. The Pastor of the Church is Father Joe Furnaguera, a New Jersey native who in partnership with the Archdiocese is spearheading efforts to restore the exterior of the Church to its original condition. 

As Father Joe explains, Project Tarsus will raise funds for the maintenance of the exterior of the Church and to have the beauty and splendor of the physical structure “reflect the glory and splendor of what takes place inside”.