SUNDAY SCHOOL
Sunday School Principal
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Ustadh Lavon L. Brown
Sunday School Principal, MCGP
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Ustadh Lavon L. Brown serves as the Principal of MCGP Sunday School, bringing with him a deep commitment to nurturing the spiritual and educational growth of our youth. With a warm and approachable presence, he is devoted to fostering an environment rooted in Islamic values, character development, and community connection.
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In addition to his role at the Sunday School, Ustadh Lavon is one of the volunteer Imams at The Muslim Center of Greater Princeton (MCGP). In this capacity, he regularly delivers Friday sermons (khutbahs), officiates marriages, and leads funeral prayers—serving the community with humility and dedication.
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He is also a lead instructor with MCGP’s adult education initiative, “The Garden of Knowledge Academy,” where he teaches foundational courses in Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), Islamic Theology, and Beginner’s Arabic, making sacred knowledge accessible to learners of all backgrounds.
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Ustadh Lavon holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from St. John’s University and is currently pursuing further Islamic studies as a resident student at Fayda Institute.
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Above all, he is a proud husband and father of three, striving to live a life anchored in faith, family, and service to the community.
ABOUT US
The Muslim Center of Greater Princeton, formerly known as the Institute of Islamic Studies, was established more than 15 years ago in a small office building in West Windsor, NJ. As the founding members realized their community was growing and many of their own children needed to have a place for formal education, MCGP School was formed.
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Over the years the school has expanded and matured and now we offer Saturday classes for students in KG - 9. Our community has grown from having only 20 children to now over 300+! The focus of the school is provide our youth a place to learn, grow, embrace their faith and help them identify as Muslims in today's environment. Every year we try to enhance our curriculum, bring in more experienced staff members, hire experienced teachers, conduct training and development sessions for our teachers and try and innovate the way we teach.
We aim to provide a unique, fun and challenging learning experience that cover various aspects of the Islamic faith covered primarily across two major subjects - Islamic Studies & Quran Studies.
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Your children are only with us a few hours in the week so we encourage parents to get involved, volunteer and spend extra time with their children at home as well to help us reinforce what is being taught in MCGP School. Insha Allah with our combined efforts we can help develop the leaders of tomorrow from within our own community.
SUGGESTIONS?
Do you have any suggestions or ideas on how we can improve or what you will like to see? Fill out the form and let us know what is on your mind. We want to work together so please share your ideas, feedback and thoughts with us at anytime.