Contact Jenn Dowden, Women’s Ministries Coordinator, with questions.
Weekly Pastors Video: Every week Pastor Bob and special guest brings you some encouraging truths from the Scriptures , current events and let you know how you can connect. You don’t want to miss this important weekly video delivered right here!
Stay tuned right here for regular updates from Behind The Pulpit.
Here you will find our Pastor’s weekly videos updates and various MBC community opportunities to connect with each other.
MBC Senior Luncheon provides a time of food, fun and fellowship to seniors within our church and neighboring communities once a month.
Bring your favorite entree, salad, casserole, dessert or bread to share. Socks are also being collected for the Relief Bus. Contact the church office at (908- 647-0594) if you have any questions.
Our next gathering will feature the Magic Mirror Players, a group of volunteer actors who portray real-life issues on topics that relate to seniors through dramatic presentations that use improvisational and role-playing techniques. The Magic Mirror Players are sponsored by Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.
Friends from Trailside Museum
Enjoy a delicious lunch as friends from Trailside Museum at the Watchung Reservation talk about local history and upcoming programs and events.
The Pettet Sisters
Be inspired and encouraged by music that carries a distinct message. The Pettet Sisters’ unique style has taken them to Broadway, movies, television and even the White House. Come and enjoy an afternoon of
entertainment at its best!
Bring your favorite salad, casserole, dessert or bread to share. Socks are also being collected for the Relief Bus. For more information, call the church office at 908-647-0594.
World Vision International
Former MBC member, Dee Billings, is a Child Ambassador Volunteer for World Vision. She has traveled to many countries ministering to children and their families and will be telling us about what God is doing in Uganda through the efforts of World Vision.
Bring your favorite salad, casserole, dessert or bread to share. Socks are also being collected for the Relief Bus. For more information, call the church office at 908-647-0594.
Songs of the Season
Come and enjoy a wonderful afternoon as we celebrate and sing “Songs of the Season”
with our very own Jeffrey Reid and Liz Gallacher. Bring a friend, your favorite salad, casserole, dessert or bread.
For more information, call the church office at 908-647-0594.
Backyard Birding in New Jersey Part 2
What are all those birds you’re seeing in your backyard? Come out to this fun and informative talk as we explore Backyard Birding in New Jersey, Part 2, with our very own, Wendy Milligan. Learn about the amazing and unusual visitors that come annually to New Jersey and where to find them.
Bring a friend, your favorite casserole, dessert or bread. For more information, call the church office at 908-647-0594.
Chocolate
Come and enjoy an afternoon with us as we explore, Chocolate! A nutritionist from the Bernards Township Health Department will join us to talk about the health benefits of this delicious treat.
Bring a friend, your favorite casserole, dessert or bread. For more information, call the church office at
908-647-0594.
Magic with Joe Fischer
Come and enjoy a magical afternoon. Joe is a full-time performer who is in a class all his own! Performing 300 shows every year at a variety of locations, he is has a wildly popular and versatile act.
Bring a friend, your favorite casserole, dessert or bread. For more information, call the church office at
908-647-0594.
Red Oak Country Boys
Back by popular demand are The Red Oak Country Boys, a five piece country & western band featuring tunes from the 1940s, 50s, and 60s along with bluegrass and some original tunes.
Bring a friend, your favorite casserole, dessert or bread. For more information, call the church office at
908-647-0594.
There will not be any luncheons during the summer session. We will resume in October, 2019.
Collection Time Now Through Sunday, February 16
We’re excited to participate once again in First Choice’s Baby Bottle Boomerang. Simply take a bottle home, fill it with your spare change and use it as a reminder to pray for First Choice as they serve women and rescue babies. Return your filled bottle to the Welcome Center or the church office by February 16.
Young adults ages 18-30 are invited to go deeper in their relationship with God and with each other as we navigate this exciting and complex life stage together. We will engage in topical cultural discussions through thought-provoking messages, serving opportunities, and time in prayer that aims to develop a strong community of believers. Plus, did we mention there will be food? Come join us!
Young Adults Group Led by Johnny Graves:
Johnny Graves leads a Young Adults Small Group that meets on Sundays. For more information on the small group, you can email Johnny at jgraves@millingtonbaptist.org
Monthly Young Adults Fellowship:
Monthly fellowship of food, fellowship, worship and a message meets on the first Saturday of the month in watchung.
*Need directions? Contact Johnny Graves (jgraves@millingtonbaptist.org).
Young Adults Class: Preparing for the Next Stage of Life, Ages 18-25
Meets July 7, 14, 21, & 28, 10:45am, YFMB, Room 202
If you are in college or newly embarking on a career and don’t feel fully prepared to face many important aspects of life, such as: managing money, creating a resume, interviewing, taxes, investing, or even deciding on a church, this 4-week class will help prepare you for what lies ahead in this
next stage of your life.
We are very excited to roll out our new MBC app!
The Church isn’t a building – it’s people! We want to make sure that everyone can experience the MBC community and stay connected whenever they want.
Our app will expand the way we connect with both new individuals checking us out and those who call MBC their home. Its primary features keep you connected with information and personalized notifications to our various ministries, Sunday morning Live Stream, sermon archives, our podcast, giving access, and up-to-date information on our community activities and events. As a bonus, we also added the Bible for your convenience during the sermons or whenever you desire to connect with the Word of God.
There are three ways to get our app:
1. From your cell phone, text: “mbcnj app” to (833) 683-6726 and a link for direct download will be immediately sent;
2. Or search for Millington Baptist Church on 
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3. On your computer, you can go here to get the app sent to your phone.
Once you download it, please go to your app store and leave a great review to help others find it easier.
If you have attended our church for any period of time, then you know our mission is to expand the table for the glory of God and to be fully devoted to Christ, our church body and the community around us. This app is merely a small expression of our desire to make those connections and grow the body of Christ.
Stay tuned as new features will be added over time.
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Connecting with others | As a community living in hope our goal is to be more inclusive, openly welcoming people from any place and walk of life, uniting us in a pursuit of becoming a more balanced, inter-generational, family-centered body. To this end, MBC encourages meeting in small groups to support each other and grow together in faith.
Participate in a Small Group
Groups have three specific purposes: fellowship, scripture, and prayer bringing about both individual spiritual growth and authentic relationship.
Locations: Below are the current small groups. We invite you to plug into one of them. Contact the group leader to verify the start date, time and locations:
Interested in Leading or Hosting a Small Group?
Small groups are a primary way that we seek to live in authentic community at MBC.
Once the social restrictions get lifted, we are eager to meet again in small groups and even add new groups.
If you are interested in leading, co-leading, or hosting a small group, please indicate your interest on the Leader Interest Form.
For more information or have any questions, please contact Amy Huber.
MBC Small Group Leader, Co-leading and Host Roles & Responsibilities
Small Group Leader Interest Form
If you are interested in leading, co-leading, or hosting a small group, please indicate your interest on the form below.
Small Group Locations
Contact the group leader to verify the start date, time and location.
Leader: Jim Romaine & Rick Splinter
Meets twice a month on the second and fourth Sunday of the month, at 6:30pm – 8:30pm.
This class meets in YFMB Great Room at 6:30pm.
Topic: Sermon Discussion
Please email Jim or Rick for more information.
This group will be meeting in the Great Room in the YFMB at MBC starting Sunday, September 22nd.
Leaders: Jeffrey & Polly Wong
YFMB Room 202 and via MS Teams
This class meets in YFMB Room 202 if there are no weather issues and Jeff initiates an MS Teams session from YFMB 202 for people who can not physically come to Room 202.
Topic: Recap/discussion of sermon questions from Sunday.
Contact Jeff & Polly Wong for more information.
Group meets 1st & 3rd Sunday’s, 7pm-8:45pm starting Sunday September 15th, 2024.
Isler’s Small Group (Currently Full) – led by Gary and Carrie Isler, John and Kim McCarthy
Twice a month, Thursday Evenings
Topic: Sermon Discussion
Meets weekly on Saturday mornings in Watchung.
Contact Ed Williams.
The Young Adults group is a Small Group for all Young Adults. (ages 18-30). And meets twice a month for fellowship.
Contact Johnny Graves for the group schedule and meeting location(s).
Leader: Johnny Graves
Contact: Johnny Graves
For more information please reach out to Johnny Graves.
New Spiritual Formation Small Group – led by Pastor Dave and Juli Hentschel
This 8-week study will be utilizing the Spiritual Formation Workbook, a resource of Renovare (from the latin meaning “renew”). Together, we will explore the six major dimensions of the spiritual life found in the life of Christ and Christian tradition: The Contemplative Tradition – The Holiness Tradition – The Charismatic Tradition – The Social Justice Tradition – The Evangelical Tradition – and The Incarnational Tradition.
Successfully used by thousands of Spiritual Formation Group participants, A Spiritual Formation Workbook has been completely revised to correlate with Richard J. Foster’s “Streams of Living Water.” Its new and updated exercises and teachings offer fresh perspectives on Christian faith and practice.
The price for the book is $12.00. Because of restrictions, we will meet via Zoom as of right now.
Meets bi-monthly on Sundays at 7pm.
Begins: September 20, 2020
Please contact Pastor Dave (dave@millingtonbaptist.org) for more information.
This group is specifically designed for people who have little or no background in the Bible, but would like to take a look and see for themselves what it says. The Investigators study will be held in a relaxed, welcoming environment, and is an excellent opportunity for you to invite that questioning friend who is seeking to learn more. We will meet every other week for 7 weeks, each week looking at 7 different encounters people had with Jesus. Contact Paul Wilford or Kathy Wilford for meeting location and more details.
Leader: Jim Romaine & Rick Splinter
Meets 2nd & 4th Sundays, 7pm-9pm, YFMB Lower Level
Topic: Sermon Discussion
Begins: September 27, 2020
Please email Jim (jromaine49@gmail.com) or Rick (rick.splinter@alcon.com) for more information.
Leaders: Jeffrey & Polly Wong
Meets 1st & 3rd Sundays, 7pm-8:45pm, YFMB Lower Level (when Covid restrictions are lifted). Otherwise, via Zoom.
Topic: Recap/discussion of sermon questions from Sunday.
Begins: September 20, 2020
Contact Jeff & Polly Wong (jeff_wong2003@yahoo.com) for more information.
Leaders: Bob & Amanda Erbig and Mike & Sarah Ginese
Meets Sundays, 12 noon-1:30pm, Fellowship Hall
Begins: September 20, 2020
Meets every other Sunday.
Please contact Pastor Bob (berbig@millingtonbaptist.org) or Mike Ginese (mike@ginese.com) for more information.
Leaders: Caleb & Mary Wong
Meets Sundays at 10:30am, Zoom
Begins: September, specific date TBD
Topic: Sermon Discussion
Please contact Caleb & Mary Wong (ccwong.home@gmail.com) for more information.
Leaders: Craig & Kim McLaughlin, Chris & Jenn Dowden, Brian & Lisa Kiel
Meets during the 2nd and 4th weekends of the month
Begins: January 24, 2021
Please contact Jenn & Chris Dowden (jdowden@millingtonbaptist.org) or Craig & Kim McLaughlin (kimster744@gmail.com) for more information.
Bernardsville Group – led by Henry and Julissa Freire
Meets Tuesdays 7pm-8:30pm via Zoom
Topic: Sermon Discussion
Begins: September 22, 2020
Please contact Henry Freire (henry@millingtonbaptist.org) for more information.
Couples Group (Currently Full) – led by Gary and Carrie Isler, John and Kim McCarthy
Twice a month, Thursday Evenings
Topic: Sermon Discussion
Begins: Late September, Date TBD
Leaders: Walter & Gail Loehr
Location Rotates, 2 times per month, 6:30pm
Topic: Sermon Review
Begins: TBD
Our Small groups are intended to encourage Renewal, Growth, Connection & Action within community.
Senior Luncheon
MBC Senior Luncheon provides a time of food, fun and fellowship to seniors within our church and neighboring communities once a month.
MBC Senior luncheon will be on a break for the summer and returning October 18, 2024
MBC Senior Luncheon will be on October 18th at 12pm with the guest speaker of Lois Bennett. See you then!
Serve with City Relief | City Relief (www.cityrelief.org) consists of two former school buses now customized into mobile resource centers to help the poor and homeless. Friendly faces serve up food and love demonstrating genuine care. This allows volunteers to discover other needs and then connect people to resources and faith-based programs which often transform lives and in many cases actually save lives.
City Relief provides a first step to freedom and new life for those in great need. Volunteers from MBC help prepare the food and then go out on the City Relief bus to Newark, Harlem, and the Bronx on a regular basis – either monthly or more often.
MBC will serve on with City Relief bus on the first Friday of the month. We welcome minors to serve but they must be accompanied by an adult.
Contact Dave Springer or text him at 908-331-0569 with any questions.
MBC’s guest speaker is Josiah Haken, VP for Outreach Operations for The Relief Bus. Josiah’s Sermon entitled A Seat at the Table is based on Luke 14:1-11.
Hear about our friend Sarah’s relationship with New York City Relief, and her journey away from homelessness and into wholeness.
MBC Kids Care Packages, 2018
NY City Relief converted two school buses into mobile outreach centers that go directly to those who are most vulnerable, lonely, and hurting to provide a meal, new socks, toiletries, and connections to resources that offer a way out. Week after week, rain or shine, the Relief Bus throws a party on the sidewalk for anyone and everyone with a very simple message:
