Circle of Sisters Study Dates for 2026-2027. Sundays following 2nd service – 2pm.
September 2026
9/27
October 2026
10/11
10/25
November 2026
11/1
December 2026
12/6
12/13
January 2027
1/10
1/24
February 2027
2/7
2/21
March 2027
3/7
3/14
April 2027
4/4
4/18
May 2027
5/2
5/16
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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.
When: 12:30pm on Sunday September 27th, 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.
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.
Sign up for one of our Information sessions with Pastor Bob Erbig:
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.
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.
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.
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.
April 20th, 2025 at 8am & 9:30am & 11am
He Is Risen! This Easter Sunday, we gather to celebrate the greatest victory in history—the resurrection of Jesus Christ. His triumph over sin and death is the foundation of our faith and the source of our eternal hope.
In 2 Corinthians 5, the Apostle Paul reminds us of the life-transforming power of the resurrection. Because Christ died and rose again, we no longer live for ourselves but for Him (v. 15). Through His sacrifice, we are made new—“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation” (v. 17). This is the miracle of Easter: God, in His mercy, has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ.
The empty tomb is more than proof of Christ’s power over death; it is an invitation to new life. Paul declares that we have been given the ministry of reconciliation (v. 18), called to share the good news that God no longer counts our sins against us because of Jesus. In a world filled with brokenness, this message of reconciliation and renewal is more needed than ever.
As we celebrate Christ’s resurrection today, let us reflect on what it means to be a “new creation.” What areas of our lives need His renewing power? How can we live as ambassadors of His grace, proclaiming the victory of the risen King?
This Easter, may we rejoice in the hope we have in Christ, embrace our identity as God’s redeemed people, and proclaim with confidence: He is risen indeed!
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.
April 18th, 2025 at 7pm
Join us this Good Friday as we gather to remember the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross. On this solemn night, we reflect on the weight of His suffering, the depth of His love, and the power of His final words: “It is finished” (John 19:30).
The cross is where our salvation was won. Jesus, the innocent Lamb of God, took upon Himself the sin of the world, bearing the punishment we deserved so that we might be reconciled to God. Though darkness covered the earth, and hope seemed lost, we know that this was not the end of the story.
This service will be a time of Scripture, reflection, and worship as we remember Christ’s ultimate act of love. Let us gather in reverence and gratitude, preparing our hearts for the joy that is to come on Easter morning.
Come, and behold the Lamb who was slain for us.
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.
April 17th, 2025 at 7pm
MBC invites you to share in an evening of remembrance and reflection as we witness the meal that changed the world.
A small band of men joined together to celebrate the Passover with their Rabbi. Although they were like many of those who gathered in Jerusalem that day, the meal they were about to share would mark the start of a weekend that would change history forever. Their teacher would announce that after three years of traveling, teaching, struggling, and experiencing miracles together one of them would betray him. Was it to be one of the violent Nationalists looking for a military leader to free them from Roman rule; the Judean who kept control of the group’s finances; the former tax collector who was hated by his own people; one of the fishermen of Bethsaida; the one who could only believe in what his own senses revealed; one of the brothers of thunder; or the one in whom the teacher could find no deceit?
Gather with the disciples as they share the memories of those closest to Jesus and struggled to grasp which of them would turn against their master, teacher, and friend and what that would mean for them and the Kingdom of God, and by extension, each one of us. We encourage you to invite your friends, family and neighbors. Admission is FREE.
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.
An MBC Grief Share support group is a safe, welcoming place where people understand the difficult emotions of grief. Through this 13-week group, you’ll discover what to expect in the days ahead and what’s “normal” in grief. Since there are no neat, orderly stages of grief, you’ll learn helpful ways of coping with grief, in all its unpredictability—and gain solid support each step of the way.
| Meeting | Date |
|---|---|
| 1 – Is This Normal? | Thu, Mar 13, 2025 |
| 2 – Your Grief Journey | Thu, Mar 20, 2025 |
| 3 – Loneliness & Sadness | Thu, Mar 27, 2025 |
| 4 – Self-Care | Thu, Apr 03, 2025 |
| 5 – Fearful & Overwhelmed | Thu, Apr 10, 2025 |
| 6 – Anger | Thu, Apr 24, 2025 |
| 7 – Regrets | Thu, May 01, 2025 |
| 8 – Grief & Your Household | Thu, May 08, 2025 |
| 9 – Grief & Your Friendships | Thu, May 15, 2025 |
| 10 – Questions for God | Thu, May 22, 2025 |
| 11 – Stuck in Grief | Thu, May 29, 2025 |
| 12 – Hope & Resilience | Thu, Jun 05, 2025 |
| 13 – What Do I Live For Now? | Thu, Jun 12, 2025 |
| Floating Week | Thu, Jun 19, 2025 |
If you regularly attend MBC register here.
