VBS 2026 – Rainforest Falls

June 3, 2026February 4, 2026 by Noah Graves

July 13-17, 2026

As kids step into Rainforest Falls, they will discover the nature of God and what it means to be rooted in a lifelong relationship with their Creator.
Registration is open!

Contact Rachel for waitlist

July 13, 2026 — July 17, 2026

For kids entering Kindergarten – 6th grade (in Fall 2026)

9:00am to 12:15pm
• $35 for 1 child
• $60 for 2 children
• $90 for 3 or more
Add just $3 to receive the music digital download card! (Valued at $7)

• If it’s your first time volunteering, we’ll ask you to go through our screening process.
• NOTE: As of June 3, the Rainforest Falls 2026 Team is almost FULL! You may asked to serve as a substitute or be put on a volunteer waitlist.

Contact Rachel Rickershauser with any questions ()

MBC 175th Anniversary

May 18, 2026January 22, 2026 by Noah Graves

MBC is so excited to be celebrating our 175th anniversary this year of 2026! We are grateful and amazed at what God has done through this Church for the past 175 years. God is faithful, God is good, and we want to celebrate the wonderful works he’s accomplished through MBC!

MBC 175 Year Timeline

Want to learn more about the 175 year history of MBC? We have a dynamic timeline coming soon!

Share Your Story of God’s Faithfulness

As we celebrate God’s work through the ministry of Millington Baptist Church, we would love to hear how the Lord has impacted your life through this church community.

Interested in Serving?

We have many different events that you can plug in and serve at! Click the button below to learn more!

Prayer Garden Commemorative Bricks

As part of our 175th Anniversary, we invite you to leave a legacy in our Prayer Garden by dedicating a commemorative brick. These custom bricks will create a border around the flower beds.

Bricks may be engraved:

In honor of a loved one
In memory of someone dear
Or your own custom message

Each engraved brick will become a lasting part of this sacred space — a place where prayers are lifted, lives are remembered, and faith continues to grow. A suggested contribution of $150 per brick supports the ongoing ministry of Millington Baptist Church.

Brick Details: Up to 3 lines of text. Maximum 20 characters per line

For details or to reserve your brick, complete this online form: Engraved Brick Order Form

There are a limited number of bricks available. The order will be placed when we reach the maximum.

Questions? Contact Amy Huber, Director of Discipleship & Connections ahuber@millingtonbaptist.org

Check out this article from The Bernardsville news that covers and highlights MBC’s 175th anniversary!

175th Anniversary Schedule of Events

Tree Planting
Ceremony:
Saturday 5/2
@11am
at MBC

Anniversary
Worship Service:
Sunday 6/7
@4pm
at Liquid Parsippany

MBC
Summerfest:
Saturday 9/5
@11am
at MBC

Missions
Conference:
Friday 10/2 to
Sunday 10/4
at MBC

Anniversary
Banquet:
Thursday 11/12
@7pm
at Olde Mill Inn

Annual Meeting Presentation

HAVE QUESTIONS?
Call the church office at 908-647-0594 or email MBC Office.

Annual Business Meeting 2026

March 16, 2026January 22, 2026 by Noah Graves

Our Annual Business Meeting is an important time for our church as we celebrate all that God is doing at MBC and plan for the exciting year ahead.

This year’s Annual Business Meeting will be conducted IN-PERSON in our Sanctuary on Wednesday, March 18, at 7pm.

Your participation is essential to this meeting’s success. According to our constitution, first we need 20% of active voting members to attend the meeting to constitute a quorum. Second, of those attending, we need a simple majority vote to both approve the annual operating budget and to elect members to the Board of Elders. Please make every effort to attend and vote.

Update 3/16/2023

The Annual Business Meeting was a great time for the church to recap the past fiscal year and to look forward to 2023-2024. Pastor Bob & Pastor Dave spoke about our plans to continue to be firmly planted, growing together, and investing in the lives of others. Larry Blakeman shared about the budget and new World Partners. We had a good time celebrating what God has done and expectant of the future of our church.

We did have quorum and voted unanimously to pass the proposed budget for 2023-2024.

Also, a motion carried unanimously for additional funding that was requested for 2022-2023.

Hock Ng presented from the Elder Nominating Committee five new candidates:

Jeff Callender (2nd term – 3 years)
Chris Dowden (1st term – 3 years)
Andrew Strain (1st term – 3 years)
Jan Torgrimsen (2nd term – 3 years)
Paul Wilford (Unexpired 1 year term – 1 year)

All gentlemen were approved.

Doug Hulin, Elder Vice-Chair, thanked our outgoing elders, Paul Achenbach and Hock Ng, for their investment, dedication, and leadership in so many areas.

Pray for your involvement in MBC’s Vision based on Psalm 1:1-3.

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.

We are offering childcare during the meeting as needed. Must register by March 12th please.

Wednesday, March 15, 7pm, In-Person Only

Our Annual Business Meeting is an important time for our church as we celebrate all that God is doing at MBC and plan for the exciting year ahead.

This year’s Annual Business Meeting will be conducted in-person in our Sanctuary on Wednesday, March 16, at 7pm.

Members will be emailed instructions on how to login to the ABM portal. This is the same web portal we used last year. You’ll need your username and password. There is a “forgot password” feature, in case you forgot.

We encourage all members to login prior to the meeting so that you can watch Pastor Bob’s pre-meeting instructions video as well as familiarize yourself with the Annual Business Meeting portal.

Most importantly, your participation is essential to this meeting’s success. According to our constitution, first we need 20% of active voting members to attend the meeting to constitute a quorum. Second, of those attending, we need a simple majority vote to both approve the annual operating budget and to elect members to the Board of Elders. Please make every effort to attend and vote.

Save the Date: Wednesday, March 17, 7pm

Our Annual Business Meeting is an important time for our church as we celebrate all that God is doing at MBC and plan for the exciting year ahead. Due to the pressing concerns with COVID-19 and congregating in large groups we are creating a virtual forum in lieu of a live presentation in our sanctuary.

We encourage you to watch the meeting presentation, download and review the Annual Report, and participate in the Online Voting that was emailed to every MBC Member. This email covers voting for the church budget for the upcoming fiscal year and leadership positions within our body. The Center will be compiling the votes in order to preserve anonymity.

Your participation is essential to this meeting’s success. According to our constitution, first we need 20% of active voting members to attend the meeting (watching/voting) to constitute a quorum. Second, of those attending, we need a simple majority vote to both approve the annual operating budget and to elect members to the Board of Elders. Please make every effort to attend and vote.

Step ONE: Download

Step Two: Download

Step Three: Watch

Step Four: Ask

Step Five: Vote

Annual Meeting Presentation

HAVE QUESTIONS?
Call the church office at 908-647-0594 or email MBC Office.

Young Adults Christmas Party

January 13, 2026December 15, 2025 by Noah Graves

JOIN US for our Young Adults Christmas party on Saturday, December 20th! We are so excited for this event as there will be food, fellowship, worship, and games! If you’d like to learn more or get the address for the event please contact Johnny Graves () we hope you can make it!

Questions?

Johnny Graves

Director of Youth, Young Adults, and Production Ministries

Contact Johnny with any questions

Meaning in the Madness Book

December 13, 2025November 14, 2025 by Noah Graves

Finding Meaning in the midst of Madness
A Book on the Old Testament Scripture “Ecclesiastes”

by David Hentschel & Bob Erbig

Chaos. That is a word that seems to capture the zeitgeist of our age. Instability, wars, pandemics, and institutional breakdown have led people to wonder: is anyone in control? Do meaning and purpose exist? Indeed, with endless choices and uncertain times people today are less secure and more jaded than ever before. Doubts about everything are the new normal. We are living through an era that feels a bit … mad.

So… how do we live by faith in a world of madness? That is what the book of Ecclesiastes is about. It assumes doubts and offers answers not addressed anywhere else. It explores issues that haunt us at the end of life. In short, this ancient book offers meaning in the madness by directing us to the purpose giver: God himself.

Don’t miss this life changing and fruitful study.

Order your copy today!

Circle of Sisters

September 8, 2025 by Noah Graves

Circle of Sisters Study Dates for 2025-2026. Sundays following 2nd service – 2pm.

September 21, 2025
October 5, 2025
October 19, 2025
November 2, 2025
November 16, 2025
December 7, 2025
January 11, 2026
January 25, 2026
February 8, 2026
February 22, 2026
March 8, 2026
March 22, 2026
April 12, 2026
April 26, 2026
May 17, 2026

HAVE QUESTIONS?
Contact Gail Loehr () or Deirdre Rajoppi ()

Operation Christmas Child 2025

September 19, 2025August 27, 2025 by Noah Graves

Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse, an international relief organization. Their mission is to provide local partners around the world with shoeboxes filled with small toys, hygiene items, and school supplies as a means of reaching out to children in their own communities with the Good News of Jesus Christ. They ship these simple gifts outside the United States to children affected by war, poverty, natural disaster, famine, and disease.

At MBC, we love to participate in OCC! Boxes and brochures are available in the foyer. Drop off boxes at MBC by November 16, and be sure to enclose a $10 donation for each box. You can write 1 check to cover all the boxes you submit, or donate online and check Follow Your Box to track it to its recipient(s). For more info or ideas on packing a shoe box, check out their website here

Collection date is Sunday, November 16.

Contact Lenore Tosi with any questions.

The Bridge

March 10, 2026August 18, 2025 by Noah Graves

When: 12:30pm on Sunday April 12th, 2026.

Where: YFMB Great Room Feel free to bring the whole family!

Come and learn more about the mission and ministries of MBC while we enjoy some light refreshments. You will be introduced to some of our MBC Staff and Leadership, and have a chance to fellowship and ask questions. Learn how to become more engaged in our ministry and/or join the MBC family. See you then!

Contact Amy Huber for more information.

We look forward to seeing you then!

Our gathering will take place in Fellowship Hall, lower level of the Main Building (Sanctuary), immediately following the 2nd Service.

Bible Study Fellowship, Mondays 6:55pm

September 24, 2025July 23, 2025 by Noah Graves

Men & Women's BSF

Begins Monday, September 8th @ 6:55pm, MBC

This year’s study, Exile and Return, invites you on a powerful journey through the Old Testament, where God’s people were called to build His kingdom in a foreign land. Their story is our story—we, too, are strangers in a broken world, called to build for His glory. As we explore how God equips and positions His people, we’re challenged to ask: Am I building my life for Christ? Exile and Return reminds us that our time to build is now.

Books included in this year’s study: Ezekiel, Daniel, Ezra, Esther, Haggai, Zechariah, Nehemiah, and Malachi.

Questions? Contact: John Drew, Men’s Class Administrator, or Priya Mamidi, Women’s Class Administrator.

Women will meet in the YFMB (Youth & Family Ministry Building). Men are in the Sanctuary.

Palm Sunday

May 6, 2025March 6, 2025 by Noah Graves

April 13th, 2025 at 9am & 10:45am

Join us this Palm Sunday as we celebrate the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem and conclude our Resilient sermon series. As Jesus rode into the city, the crowds waved palm branches and shouted, “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” (Mark 11:9). It was a moment of joy and expectation, yet we know the week ahead would test His endurance in ways no one could have imagined.

Palm Sunday reminds us that true resilience is found in Christ. Though He entered Jerusalem as a King, He would soon take the path of suffering for our salvation. As we conclude our Resilient series, we will reflect on how Jesus endured the cross so that we might stand firm in faith, no matter the trials we face.

We will have palms available for everyone to take as we remember this powerful moment in Jesus’ journey to the cross. Come ready to worship, reflect, and prepare your heart for Holy Week as we look to the One who overcame for us.

Hosanna in the highest!

Save the Date! Saturday, May 17, Downtown Basking Ridge

MBC will once again participate in the township’s annual Charter Day. We would appreciate support in helping us connect with our local community once again through your generosity and your willingness to serve.

There are several ways you can help. Register below for a complete volunteer schedule. Place your name in the area of service and time slot you desire. Details will follow as we fill our spots.

We hope you will join us as we minister together to our friends and neighbors in Bernards Township.

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