!UPCOMING EVENTS

America’s 250th Celebration Community Picnic & Patriotic Concert

June 11, 2026June 10, 2026 by Noah Graves

Sunday, July 5 at 5pm
Join us for an evening of faith, family, freedom, and fellowship as we celebrate America’s 250th birthday! Bring a lawn chair, invite your friends and neighbors, and enjoy great food, lawn games, patriotic music, and community fun on the Great Lawn. The evening will feature a patriotic concert from The Pettet’s, recognition of our veterans, a community sing-along, and a special closing celebration. This free, family-friendly event is open to all and is a wonderful opportunity to connect with others as we give thanks for God’s blessings on our nation. The church will be providing free hamburgers & hotdogs, but feel free to bring a side dish or dessert to share!

Celebration Agenda

5:00 PM: Games on the Grounds Open

Pickleball
Cornhole
Volleyball
Pop Shot Basketball
Family activities and fellowship

6:00 PM: Community Picnic

Church-provided hamburgers & hotdogs
Casual fellowship and welcoming newcomers

7:00 PM: Patriotic Concert on the Great Lawn with The Pettets

Patriotic and Americana music
Community singing
Recognition of veterans with military service songs

8:00 PM: Community Sing-Along

America the Beautiful
God Bless America

8:15 PM: Closing Prayer & Sparklers

Prayer for our nation, military, and community
Sparklers on the lawn
Fellowship until dark

Live Performance From The Pettet's

The Pettets have distinguished careers that brought them to Broadway, movies, radio, and television. They have performed at the White House and national stages around the country. Mother Daughter Denise and Ashley Pettet perform popular music and nostalgic favorites that delight their audiences. Their collaborations are featured in concert series, tours, corporate and private events, and both mainstream and digital media outlets. They work with companies, nonprofits, military and veterans organizations, as well as charitable and civic organizations.

Denise and Ashley provide a unique blend of harmony and melody that can be found from a special Mother Daughter partnership. Their artistic influences can be heard in their song selection and concerts. Ashley’s son Todd plays with them, providing a unique experience as three generations creating music together. Their song styling is refreshing and uplifting.

Questions?

Amy Huber

Director of Discipleship & Connections

Contact Amy with any questions

Questions?

Dave Hentschel

Lead Pastor: Preaching, Spiritual Formation, and Care

Contact Dave with any questions

2027 Israel Trip

June 9, 2026June 1, 2026 by Noah Graves

We want to personally invite you to consider joining our LearnTheLand trip to Israel coming up on October 21st – 30th, 2027. It won’t be like a typical tour: it’s designed by Dr. Mark Schaaf (one of our missionaries with many years of experience living in and leading Biblical study groups in the Middle East). Mark will help us experience God’s Story in a fresh and powerful way, in its original setting.

If you’re interested, you can take a look at the itinerary and register HERE

Coming up on June 28, Dr. Mark will host an informational session after church at 12:30pm at MBC in the Fellowship Hall with more details, you’re welcome to attend even if you don’t register.

Meet Our Instructor: Mark Schaaf

We’re excited to welcome one of our own, Mark Schaaf, as the instructor for Walk Thru the Bible’s otLIVE experience. Many of you know Mark and his wife Kathy—we’ve been supporting the Schaafs since the mid-1990s, when they first headed overseas with WorldVenture.

Mark and Kathy spent 13 years in Jordan, where Mark helped introduce and lead Walk Thru the Bible’s Arabic-language ministry across the Middle East and North Africa. After handing that work off to national leaders, they moved to South Africa, where Mark served as Walk Thru the Bible’s Southern Africa Regional Trainer and also helped plant a church in an informal settlement outside Johannesburg.

Mark holds a PhD in Biblical Archaeology from the University of South Africa, but what really excites him is helping people step into God’s grand story—whether that means turning a church sanctuary into a walk-through map of the Holy Land or leading study tours in the Bible lands themselves. He continues to travel extensively in Israel and Jordan, and five of the Schaafs’ six grandchildren now live in Israel.

Currently based in Atlanta, Georgia, we’re grateful to continue partnering with the Schaafs in their global mission of equipping, training, and coaching national leaders. We’re thrilled to have Mark with us for this otLIVE event!

Questions?

Amy Huber

Director of Discipleship & Connections

Contact Amy with any questions

Questions?

Dave Hentschel

Lead Pastor: Preaching, Spiritual Formation, and Care

Contact Dave with any questions

Somerset Patriots Night 2026

June 1, 2026 by Noah Graves

Save the Date! August 15, 2026 Somerset Patriots Baseball Game

Come join us Saturday, August 15th at 6:35pm 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.

The theme for the night is Revolutionary Revelry Night celebrating Our Revolutionary War History. The event will feature special Revolutionary War guests, displays and activities and more.

Questions? Contact Craig McLaughlin ()

MBC 175th Anniversary Banquet

February 19, 2026 by Noah Graves

175 years of God’s faithfulness to MBC. We are amazed and the wonderful works God has done through his church over the past 175 years. To remember all that he has done and celebrate all that he has done, we will be having a 175th anniversary banquet! This banquet will be taking place on Thursday, November 12th at 7pm at Olde Mill Inn. We hope you can join us!

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.

MBC Missions Conference

May 19, 2026February 19, 2026 by Noah Graves

Join us for our first ever missions conference at MBC! This will be a weekend long conference taking place from October 2nd to October 4th at MBC and is one of our events for our 175th anniversary!

Update 3/16/2023

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.

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.

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.

Save the Date: Wednesday, March 17, 7pm

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.

MBC Summerfest

June 4, 2026February 19, 2026 by Noah Graves

We are so excited for our first ever MBC Summerfest! This will be a great time for the whole family and the whole community to enjoy. There will be food, games, live music, and much more. The event will be taking place on Saturday, September 5th at 11am. This is going to be a great event to enjoy during our 175th year at MBC, we’ll see you there!

Update 3/16/2023

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.

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.

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.

Save the Date: Wednesday, March 17, 7pm

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.

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 ()

AWANA begins September 23rd, 2026!

May 13, 2026May 31, 2023 by Laura Prothero

Registration opens in August

Wednesdays: 5:30-7pm (optional family meal at 4:45pm-5:20pm)

Awana is a world-wide nonprofit ministry focused on providing Bible-based discipleship and evangelism for kids of all ages. The name of the program is taken from Scripture found in 2 Timothy 2:15 “Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed.” Activities include engaging large group sessions, small group time including Scripture memorization and Bible study, and fun games & activities. Join us for Awana this Fall and watch your children flourish!

We’re offering Awana for preschoolers (starting at age 3 as of 10/1/2025) through 6th graders.

Team Training September 19th at 9am in Fellowship Hall.

7^th graders and above can sign up to volunteer.

Registration Fee Information:

1st Clubber $25
- 2nd Clubber + $20
  - 3rd Clubber + $15

Club Supplies:

Cubbies
- Uniform – $14
- Book – $15
Sparks
- Uniform – $14
- Book – $15
T&T
- Uniform – $19
- Book – $15

Registration is currently full at this time.

Please e-mail Liana Moore with questions regarding registration