This Summer Noah tackled the subject of Unity. As we look around our country we are so divided. Jesus desires we be unified in Him
John 12:20-21 states: “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.”
Come check out our YouTube channel featuring this and other relevant topics.
Family Ministries Resource Page | We live in a complex world. Raising the next generation to own their faith has never been more challenging—or more necessary. Yet, in the Scriptures, we see three institutions that God created: The Family, The Church, and the Nation—but the family is the foundation of society.
At MBC, one of our core values is building strong families. One of the ways we do this is by equipping parents and their children to navigate the difficult issues of the day. This page is for you. Below you will find some suggested resources to help you answer the most pressing issues of the day. Don’t see something? Ask us a question below!
MBC Kids Philosophy of Discipleship |We are passionate about discipleship. This resource was written to explain how we aim to lay the foundation for kids to grow in God’s Word while they are a part of our MBC Kids ministry. Download this document for more on our philosophy.
Several times a year we offer seminars for MBC families and those in our community. We run these events to equip families to navigate the difficult cultural terrain we are living in. Here are examples of past seminar topics:
I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
Women of all ages are invited to participate in a group study of Colossians on Sunday mornings.
Pastor, author and speaker, Paul David Tripp, says he would entitle Colossians, “Jesus at the Center.” Jesus is the ultimate embodiment of the grace of God!
Colossians focuses on the supremacy and the sufficiency of Christ Jesus. Jesus is in every passage and every verse of Colossians. The apostle Paul has one thing that he wants us to know: that there is no gospel apart from His person and work.
There will be a rotating schedule of leaders and we will use the Bible as our guide for learning and discussion. Join us as we dive deep into God’s Word and experience His fullness like never before.
Restoring our Connection with God...Others...Ourselves
March 18-20, DoubleTree Hotel, Lancaster, PA
We are now at full capacity. Please contact the retreat team at (womensministries@millingtonbaptist.org) or call the church office (908.647.0594) if you would like to be put on a waiting list.
MBC’s Women’s Ministry is excited to invite women to a special weekend of reflection, retreat, rest, and restoration in the heart of Amish Country.
It’s hard out there in the big wide world and often in our own hearts and homes. If your soul needs a long, deep breath and your hope yearns to be restored, we invite you to explore these gifts that God longs to lavish on you at our women’s retreat.
“I will restore the years that the swarming locust has eaten…” (Joel 2:25)
“This retreat will mark 2 years since the shutdown. Our hearts have been shattered; but maybe, just maybe, instead of us viewing our hearts as broken apart, we can view them as God providing a space for us where our hearts are broken open…to Him, to others, and to ourselves.”
We’ve provided a few different lodging options for you to review and consider before completing your registration. Early Bird = prior to February 16.
A. Early Bird Double Room: $250 per person for 2 people /room, 2 nights. Includes all activities except optional “David” ticket. Register before February 16. (Choose this option if you would like to share a room.)
B. Early Bird Single Room: $400, 1 per room, 2 nights. Includes all activities except optional “David” ticket. Register before February 16. (Choose this option if you would prefer not to share a room. Same rate applies.)
C. Early Bird Pay with Points: I would like to use Hilton Honors or other points to pay for my lodging. I will pay MBC $70.00 for additional retreat cost. (If you choose this option, please provide your Hilton Honors or other points number during your registration process.)
D. Post Feb. 16 Make My Own Reservation: Will make my own hotel reservation at the hotel’s STANDARD RATE and pay MBC $70.00 for additional retreat cost. (Choose this option if you are making your reservation after Feb. 16.)
*Retreat costs include: Lodging for 2 nights, Friday & Saturday refreshments, Saturday & Sunday breakfast, Saturday lunch. (Friday & Saturday night dinners are on your own.)
In addition to our speaker sessions, there is space for restorative “you” time, however that looks for you. Here are some suggestions:
Sight & Sound Theater production of “David”. We have a block of 40 seats at $75 each. If you would like to attend, please secure your seat during registration.
Terrace Room Hangout – Refreshments, coffee & tea service will be served throughout the day in our designated meeting room. Feel free to curl up with a hot beverage and connect with old and new friends, play board or card games, needlework, puzzles…whatever suits you!
Transportation There is room for 15 on each of our two MBC vans. One van will require masks, the other will be mask optional. Please indicate whether or not you’d like to travel on one of the vans. Departure time is TBD.
If driving on your own, here is the address and phone #:
2400 Willow Street Pike Lancaster, PA 17602 1-717-464-2711
What about COVID?
By registering for this retreat, we ask that you understand there is a risk of contracting COVID as in any circumstance. We will designate one of the church vans as mask-required and the other mask-optional. This is a mask-optional event.
Reservations are refundable if your cancellation is made prior to February 16th or if you test positive for Covid within 2 weeks of the retreat date.
Contact the Women’s Ministry Retreat Team (womensministries@millingtonbaptist.org) or call the church office at 908.647.0594.
Esther Goetz
About Esther: I was born and grew up a missionary kid in war-torn Ethiopia. I now live in rural New Jersey in a house surrounded by perennial gardens where you will find me digging in the dirt or basking in the glory of it all.
When I’m not on a date with my husband of 30 years, I’m writing, watching crime shows, figuring out the cures for all the world’s problems with a friend, or being a mom to four grownish kids and one adorable preschool grandson.
I have a fierce passion to restore hope for the sacred space where our hearts and our homes meet. This includes faith, marriage and motherhood.
My husband wrote this haiku for me and it’s who and what I hope to be and share with you:
We are excited to announce a new Bible study series on the book of John featuring Lysa TerKeurst, author of Finding I Am: How Jesus Fully Satisfies the Cry of Your Heart. We will watch a Zoom video together from Lysa’s time in Israel and then discuss it. Study books are available for purchase if you would like to dive deeper.
Contact Jenn Dowden, Women’s Ministries Coordinator, with questions.
Weekly Pastors Video: This week Pastor Bob, and Scott Rajoppi will bring you some encouraging truths from the Scriptures and let you know the latest on 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 your Pastors. Here you will find our Pastor’s weekly videos updates and various MBC community opportunities to connect with each other.
The next Senior Luncheon in the Fellowship Hall: February 21, 12pm.
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.
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.
Women |Together we strive to connect the women of MBC to become empowered & equipped disciples of Christ. We hope to take part in each other’s life stories and God’s greater narrative. We aspire to broaden and deepen our understanding of God through His Word, Holy Spirit and each other; share in struggles and joys; renew and connect in our communities, families and workplaces.
For more information about events and activities for women, please contact Women’s Ministry Coordinator, Jenn Dowden, at (womensministries@millingtonbaptist.org).
Tuesdays AM – YFMB:
The Tuesday AM Women’s Bible Study will resume in September 19,2023, at 10am, in the Youth & Family Ministry Building.
Small group leaders: Chris MacBurney, Marian Miller and Fernne Good
This small group will dive deeper into Psalms and Proverbs.
Small group leaders: Linda Clark, Jenn Dowden, Ruth Grose, Sharon Lima and Linda Rigdon
Topic: Discussing the sermon series, “Rise Up and Build.” We are discussing the music language of our lives.
The Women’s Tuesday PM Edition will meet on Tuesdays at 7pm (beginning September 19th). This semester we will meet in YFMB Room 201 and on Zoom.
They will be covering the book “Jesus in Me” by Anne Graham Lotz. There is a video as well as streaming.
In Jesus in Me, Anne Graham Lotz draws on her rich biblical knowledge as well as her personal journey—including her recent cancer diagnosis—to help us understand that the Holy Spirit is not a magic genie, a flame of fire, or a vague feeling. He is a Person who prays for us, guides us in our relationships and decisions, comforts us in pain, and stays by our side at all times. In this seminal teaching, she explores seven key aspects of the Holy Spirit that will revolutionize how you understand and relate to this vital third Person in the Trinity.
Risen Motherhood is a small group that meets on Tuesdays from 8pm-9pm via Zoom. Reach out to Krisana Ukritnukun via email for the Zoom link. Small group is scheduled to resume in the fall of 2023.
MBC “Risen Motherhood” Podcast Group is an online community that gathers weekly to reflect on the gospel-hope for moms with young children. Each podcast is about 20 minutes long and brings gospel truths to everyday topics of motherhood. Partner with us during this season of motherhood on Zoom every Tuesday, 8pm.
“You might think that Scripture doesn’t have much to say about the food you make for breakfast, how you view your postpartum body, or what school choice you make for your children, but a deeper look reveals that the Bible provides the framework for finding answers to your specific questions about modern motherhood.” – Risen Motherhood
Thursdays 7PM – YFMB: Leader: Kim McLaughlin
The women meet on Thursdays from 7pm-9pm in the YFMB 2nd floor conference room. We are currently studying Acts 18 and will resume on September 7th.
How did the church explode from a tiny group to a worldwide force in just a few years? After Jesus left His followers with a mission, the Spirit of God moved mightily through them to fulfill it. Luke’s account of how the gospel was carried from Jerusalem to Rome―despite every conceivable obstacle―inspires the church today and helps us live out our individual mission in the world. Discover the exciting and challenging first few years of the church, the things we have in common with them today, and how that applies to our faith in the modern-day church.
Come and join us for a relaxing Christmas celebration with music, food and friends! Dress fancy (if you would like), bring an appetizer or dessert to share as we mingle in the newly renovated Fellowship Hall.
Take a little time for yourself to pause and fill up your bucket before we pour them out to the ones we love this Christmas.
Invite your mother, neighbors, high school teens, old friends and new. Whoever the Lord is bringing to mind, we would love to have them. If you have any questions contact Jenn Dowden .
Our events are intended to encourage Renewal, Growth, Connection & Action within our community.
We embrace women from all backgrounds and walks of life to join together in care, growth, love, & faith.
The Women’s Ministry provides opportunities for women from MBC and the surrounding community to connect, grow in their faith, discover ways to partner in ministry, and give back to others.
Are you looking for a place to connect with other women while discovering God’s Word together? Bible studies meet on Tuesday & Thursday morning and evening in our Youth & Family Ministry Building on campus. We also host various events for women throughout the year. We are passionate about helping women build relationships with God and each other. For more information about MBC’s Women’s Ministry email:Women’s Ministry.
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Women |Together we strive to connect the women of MBC to become Empowered Disciples of Christ. We hope to take part in each other’s life stories and God’s greater narrative. We aspire to broaden and deepen our understanding of God and each other; share in struggles and joys; renew and connect in our communities, families and workplaces.
Tuesdays: 9:30amMorning Break:Bible Study
Tuesdays: 6:45pm
Evening Edition: Book Club/Bible Study
Our events are intended to encourage Renewal, Growth, Connection & Action within community.
We embrace women from all backgrounds and walks of life to join together in care, growth, love, & faith.
The Women’s Ministry provides opportunities for women from MBC and the surrounding community to connect, grow in their faith, discover ways to partner in ministry, and give back to others.
Are you looking for a place to connect with other women while discovering God’s Word together? Bible studies meet on Tuesday morning and evening in our Youth & Family Ministry Building on campus. We also host various events for women throughout the year. We are passionate about helping women build relationships with God and each other. For more information about MBC’s Women’s Ministry email:Women’s Ministry.
The Morning Edition
Romans 1-7; The Gift of God by Timothy Keller
Tuesday Mornings, 9:30am, YFMB
We want to be right in the eyes of the law of our land, of those we respect, of our loved ones, of those we work with. We strive to gain and then keep this right standing.
But there is another, far better and more important righteousness. A righteousness which changes and liberates every aspect of our lives, and yet which none of us can earn or maintain ourselves. It s a righteousness from God.
Romans 1-7 is all about that righteousness. It shows us why we don’t have it, why we need it, and how we can receive it. It thrills us that the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 6 v 23).
These seven studies will help you to understand one of the most-read, most written-about parts of the Bible. And, as they enable you to you unwrap God s precious gift of right standing with him, they ll transform your hearts, lives, identities and perspectives.
We want to be right in the eyes of the law of our land, of those we respect, of our loved ones, of those we work with. We strive to gain and then keep this right standing.
But there is another, far better and more important righteousness. A righteousness which changes and liberates every aspect of our lives, and yet which none of us can earn or maintain ourselves. It s a righteousness from God.
Romans 1-7 is all about that righteousness. It shows us why we don’t have it, why we need it, and how we can receive it. It thrills us that the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 6 v 23).
These seven studies will help you to understand one of the most-read, most written-about parts of the Bible. And, as they enable you to you unwrap God s precious gift of right standing with him, they ll transform your hearts, lives, identities and perspectives.
Tuesday Evenings, 6:45pm (starts promptly at 7pm)-8:30pm, Fellowship Hall
What is the deep cry of your heart? The ache in your soul that keeps you up at night? The prayer you keep repeating? Jesus not only cares about this deep, spiritual wrestling, but He also wants to step in and see you through it.
Join Lysa TerKeurst on the streets of Israel to explore the seven I AM statements of Jesus found in the Gospel of John. Through this interactive, in-depth study we will be trading feelings of emptiness and depletion for the fullness of knowing who Jesus is like never before.
The workbook is $15, payable by cash or check. Please invite your friends to come. Contact Irm Smith (908-397-3128) with any questions.
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