Join us on Sunday, October 26th in the Great Room of the YFMB following the service to attend a Vision Meeting for Music Camp. Learn more about the possibility of a one-week Music Camp in early August 2026. The camp will be for students entering 2nd–8th grade, combining music and drama to teach gospel truths presented in a Friday night performance open to the public. This meeting is to gauge interest—for both campers and leaders. Please prayerfully consider if this is something you’d like to be part of! Light refreshments will be available.
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LFLC Pie Fundraiser
by Noah Graves
Support our LFLC Preschool!
Order By October 30th, 2025
(Pie Pickup is on November 20th at 12pm at MBC)
Support our LFLC preschool by ordering pies! LFLC is doing a pie fundraiser through Griggstown Farm. There are many different pies you can order and your payment goes to support our LFLC preschool. Order today!
RAIN OR SHINE!
Saturday, April 12, 3pm-5pm
(VIP Access for Special Needs families begins 2:30pm.)
The Hare-Raising Egg Party is back on Saturday, April 12th, from 3pm-5pm! Families and kids will love the egg and bunny themed games, crafts, and a petting zoo! Kids of all ages will enjoy this family-friendly event. Did we mention candy?? Kids will receive candy and prizes at the carnival game stations.
VIP Access for 2:30pm. We ask that only families with children with special needs register for the 2:30pm time slot.
General access starts at 3pm, so everyone else please register for either the 3pm or 4pm timeslot.
Register by March 29 to be included in the raffle drawing for PRIZES!
*Registration is encouraged, but walk-ins are welcome.
Join the Hare-Raising Easter Party Crew
MBC, we need your support! You can register to serve at the event below. And please consider donating candy- we’ll need lots! (We don’t need plastic eggs.) Thank you in advance!
QUESTIONS?
Contact LFLC (director@littlefootprintsnj.com).
NEW THIS YEAR!
We’ll be collecting gently used spring clothing for kids and teens (sizes 2T – adult small) for our local ministry partner, Street Hope Alive. Please consider doing some spring closet cleaning and bring your donated clothes to the Egg Party!
We will have a donation area in the YFMB.
Thank you!
Trunk or Treat 2025
by Noah Graves
Join us for a family-friendly afternoon of activities!
Saturday, October 18, 3pm-5pm
VIP access for children with special needs, 2:30pm
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for our family-friendly Trunk or Treat! Kids enjoy an afternoon full of “trunk”-or-treating, snacks, crafts and, of course, lots of candy! Pull out your costumes and prepare your trunks and join in this fun event! Invite your neighbor or anyone with small children to share fun and community with us!
When registering, you will be given the option to sign up for one of the following 2 timeslots:
- 12:15pm VIP access for children with special needs
- 1pm-2pm
- 2pm-3pm
By clicking Register above, you are acknowledging an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present and do so at your own discretion.
Candy Contribution
Wish you could participate, but can’t attend? Please consider donating candy to make this event an extra SWEET time.
Creatively decorate your trunk for our community.
Interested in serving?
Let us know if you would like to greet guests at the Welcome table, help with crafts, or be part of our parking/security crew. We are also accepting candy donations!
MBC Event Guidelines:
Social Distancing
The Surgeon General and CDC strongly recommend that we keep social distancing (a 6’ buffer between people) during these times.
Physical Contact
Please, as a general rule, avoid physical contact with others. While you may feel comfortable with some form of contact, other individuals may not.
Check out last year’s recap if you missed it. Good times! ↑
Circle of Sisters
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 (galoehr@gmail.com) or Deirdre Rajoppi (deirdre170@hotmail.com)
Operation Christmas Child 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
by Noah Graves
When: 12:30pm on Sunday September 28th, 2025.
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
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.
Somerset Patriots Night 2025
by Noah Graves
Save the Date! August 9, 2025 Somerset Patriots Baseball Game
Come join us Saturday, August 9th at 7:05pm for a night of fun and fellowship at Somerset Patriot Stadium. Take advantage of discounted tickets by pre-purchasing tickets here. Tickets will be made available for pick up at the box office the night of the event. Please note there is a limited number of tickets available, and we will not be able to reserve tickets. All tickets must be pre-paid prior to the night of the event.
Questions? Contact Craig McLaughlin (craigamclaughlin744@gmail.com)
MBC Colson Fellows 2025
by Marc DAgusto
THE COLSON FELLOWSHIP AT
Millington Baptist Church
Do you want to know more before registering?
Sign up for one of our Information sessions with Pastor Bob Erbig:
- LIVE: Sunday, March 23 in Fellowship Hall, 12:30pm-1pm
OR - ONLINE: Monday, April 7, at 7pm. A link to the session will be provided shortly.
Most of our Bible study throughout our Christian lives focuses on understanding God and learning how to live in right relationship to Him, ourselves and each other-and this is certainly vital to our spiritual growth. However, the Bible also teaches us how to live in right relationship to every aspect of God’s creation, which includes society, culture, art, economics, education and politics just to name a few. Furthermore, the Bible helps us understand how to properly order (or re-order) the fallen world as we join Christ in his work of restoring all things. This is where a “Christian worldview” proves vital.
Ours is a world where the “powers and principalities” are actively working to dis-order God’s good creation in areas such as marriage, family, human sexuality, and personhood. As disciples of Christ, we cannot truly love our neighbors and remain indifferent to ideas and actions that do harm to people and God’s creation. The fact is “ideas have consequences and bad ideas have victims.” Because we care about the victims of “bad ideas,” we are pleased to partner with the Colson Center for Christian Worldview in bringing the Colson Fellows Program to MBC.
The Colson Fellows Program is a transformational course that compresses a lifetime of Christian wisdom…into nine months. This program will establish a solid foundation for those who are new to the study of Christian worldview, and for those who are well-versed in worldview and apologetics; you will gain new insights into today ‘s rapidly changing culture. Colson Fellows-in-Training go beyond understanding worldview as mere arguments and facts, and develop instead, the critical thinking skills or wisdom to discern what is or is not true, good, and beautiful in every issue that assails us today so they can understand the times and engage others thoughtfully and with grace.
Program Overview
Beginning each August, Colson Fellows-in-Training follow a carefully curated curriculum that helps them understand and identify worldviews and how they manifest in today’s ideas, philosophies, policies and practice. You will learn how to analyze and understand culture and its influence. Additionally, we will examine current cultural flashpoints such as race relations, progressive sexuality, religious liberty, the role of government, economics, and sanctity of life. Finally, Colson Fellows-in-Training will examine the concept of “calling” and develop a “Personal Ministry Plan” that will help them discover their calling, identify their unique gifts and sphere of influence.
Other features of the Program include:
- 24/7 /365 access to the Colson Fellows Online Learning Platform;
- Monthly Meetings facilitated by Bob Erbig, Leader Pastor for Preaching, Family Life and Mission, a commissioned Colson Fellow.
- Twice-Monthly Video Webinars in which you are able to interact with authors from the reading list
and other leading worldview scholars; - Interactive daily devotionals that weave together all course components;
- Assistance developing a teaching practicum in which you will teach on a topic you’ve learned;
Strengths Finder assessment;
Lifetime access to Colson Center resources and ongoing worldview education;
Inclusion into a network of over 2000 Colson Fellows working across the globe in various spheres of Christian ministry.
Costs:
- Typically, participants in the Colson Fellows Program pay $900.
- Through an exclusive Licensing Agreement with the Colson Center, MBC members only pay $550 in tuition. Estimated book costs are an additional $200.
- Participants will need to purchase books from a source of their choice such as Amazon.
Shedule:
- Registration closes July 1, 2025
- Online access to the Course opens July 1, 2025
- Monthly sessions begin August 10th, 2025 and continue on the 2nd Saturday of each month through May 2026. Room and location TBD. Coffee and refreshments will be available.
- Students completing the Program will be commissioned in May 2026.
Palm Sunday
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.