!UPCOMING EVENTS

Blue Christmas Service 2026

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For many, the Christmas season is a time of joy and celebration—but for others, it can also be a time of grief, loneliness, or difficult memories. Our Blue Christmas Service is a quiet, reflective gathering designed to offer comfort and hope to those who are hurting during the holidays. Through Scripture, prayer, and music, we’ll remember God’s promise to be near to the brokenhearted and to bring light into our darkness.

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Dave Hentschel

Lead Pastor: Preaching, Spiritual Formation, and Care

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Rachel Rickershauser

Director of Children's Ministries

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Christmas Eve 2026

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Wednesday, December 23rd & Thursday December 24th, 2026

12/23: 7pm
12/24: 4pm & 6pm

We hope to see you and the whole family at MBC for our 2026 Christmas Eve Eve and Christmas Eve service times. This year, we will be having one service on 12/23 at 7pm and two services on 12/24 at 4pm and 6pm.

Serving on Christmas Eve

The Christmas season is a wonderful time to serve at MBC, especially if you have never served before. We welcome serving teams for greeting, ushering, parking, and candle lighting to help make this a wonderful experience for all, especially those who are new to church. Click on the link below to sign up. If you have any questions about serving, please contact Amy Huber, Director of Discipleship and Connections at

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Bob Erbig

Lead Pastor: Preaching, Family Life & Mission

Contact Pastor Bob with any questions

Operation Christmas Child 2026

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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 15, 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 15.

Contact Lenore Tosi with any questions.

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Contend Conference 2027

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 Contend Conference 2027

Build Deep. Build True. Build for Generations
April 23-25, 2027

A weekend for families and leaders to lay foundations that hold — in worldview, in the home, and in the wider culture — anchored in Matthew 7:24.

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Schedule

Why we gather

Equipping believers to contend for truth and resist cultural drift.

In a culture built on shifting sand, Contend ’27 calls believers back to the bedrock — laying foundations in our families, our children’s worldview, and the broader work of cultural renewal.

Key Verse — Matthew 7:24

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” 

The Contend Conference exists to equip believers to contend for the faith once for all delivered to the saints (Jude 3) — with biblical clarity, practical tools, and courageous conviction.

Conference Themes

1) Recognize the shifting sands of culture

Name where culture and compromise have crept into our assumptions.

2) Equip with discernment

Give families and churches biblical tools for the questions they’re actually facing.

3) Train the next generation

Help kids and teens think biblically and engage culture with confidence.

4) Anchor in the gospel

Point every session back to the good news of Jesus Christ.

Go Deeper: Breakout sessions & tracks

Saturday afternoon offers two breakout sections — choose the track that fits your season of life.

Parents: Sexuality & Gender 
Grounding kids in the goodness of God’s design before culture’s messages reach them.
Speaker: Elizabeth Urbanowicz 

Adults: Social Justice & the Family
How neo-Marxist and postmodern frameworks target marriage and parental authority.
Speaker: Monique Duson

Moms: Discipleship Amid Cultural Hostility
A practical plan for prioritizing your own growth first, then discipling your kids.

Speaker: Erin Kunkle

Parents: Theology of Home
What Scripture says a home is for, and how to build one that points others to God.

Speaker: Erin Kunkle

Teens: Mind Games: Screens & the Mind
An interactive look at how screens shape attention and identity, and how to take back control.

Speaker: Brett Kunkle 

All Ages: Affinity Groups (Outdoors)
Homeschooling, public theology, parent education, and next-gen justice conversations in small groups.

Saturday A.M. Kids Session

Walk Thru the Bible – New Testament

On Saturday 4/24 from 9am – 12pm we have a special offering for all kids ages K-6th called “Walk Thru the Bible: New Testament”. This is a great opportunity for kids to learn about the entire New Testament in just one day. Check out the video below to learn more! 

Foundations don’t build themselves
April 23-25, 2027

MBC Campus

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Bob Erbig

Lead Pastor: Preaching,
Family Life & Mission

Contact Bob with any questions

Foundations don't build themselves

April 23-25, 2027

MBC Campus

REGISTER

Questions?

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Bob Erbig

Lead Pastor: Preaching,
Family Life & Mission

Contact Bob with any questions

2027 Israel Trip

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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

Information Session RSVP

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!

Learn More Here

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Amy Huber

Director of Discipleship & Connections

Contact Amy with any questions

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Dave Hentschel

Lead Pastor: Preaching, Spiritual Formation, and Care

Contact Dave with any questions

Men’s Breakfast and Workshop – Stressing Less About Stress!

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When: Saturday, November 7th 2026

Time: 8am – 10:30am (Doors Open at 7:30am)

Where: Fellowship Hall

What: The Men’s Ministry is excited to invite the men of MBC and their sons to join us for breakfast and a workshop “Stressing Less About Stress!” led by clinical psychologist Dr. Jim Owen. Dr. Owen is a Christian psychologist and consultant living in Basking Ridge NJ. Jim is a former youth and associate pastor before being called into the counseling ministry. Jim has a Masters in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling from Biola University and earned a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Florida Institute of Technology. Jim has a passion for helping people grow towards wholeness of life in all areas: spiritually, emotionally, physically and relationally.

In this workshop we will learn together how to manage stress well, and how we can grow and strengthen-physically, emotionally and spiritually – through it. We will learn more about God’s design for stress in our lives and how to respond in ways that help us stress-less about stress!

Guest Speaker: Dr. Jim Owen
Dr Jim Owen is a Christian psychologist and consultant living in Basking Ridge NJ. He was a former youth and associate pastor before being called into the counseling ministry. He has a Masters in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling from Biola University and an earned doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Florida Institute of Technology. He has a passion for helping people grow toward wholeness of life in all areas: spiritually, emotionally, physically and relationally. Jim and his wife Debbie are in their fourth decade of marriage and have an adult daughter, Katie who lives in PA with her husband, Mark. Debbie and Jim enjoy kayaking, hiking, biking, and playing and singing worship music together.

The Men’s Ministry

“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another” Proverbs 27:17

Questions? Email

Men’s Breakfast Relaunch: 
Saturday, June 3rd from 8:00 am – 9:30 am, Fellowship Hall 

Fathers and sons!

We’re excited to be relaunching our Men’s Ministry Breakfast time on June 3rd. Come hear from our panel of Mentors from our Radical Mentoring Ministry.

Radical Mentoring is a special type of men’s small group made up of high-potential young men facilitated by more senior and mature men. The vision is to help younger men live God-centered lives and fulfill their God-given potential.

The mentors will endeavor to share what they have learned about success and failure. Most importantly, they will share what it means to have a vibrant, living relationship with Jesus along the way.

Join us for breakfast and a meaningful time of sharing. For more information contact Craig McLaughlin or Pete Lima or call the church office at 908-647-0594.

MBC 175th Anniversary Banquet

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175 years of God’s faithfulness to MBC. We are amazed at 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 6pm. We hope you can join us!
 
Registration Note: Seating is limited, and we are nearing capacity. Submitting a registration does not guarantee a reservation. All registrants will be notified whether their registration is confirmed or they have been placed on a waitlist. Those on the waitlist will be contacted if space becomes available.
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2025 Annual Report

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. 

Annual Report Download

We are offering childcare during the meeting as needed. Must register by March 12th please.

Child Care Register Here

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.

2021 Annual Report
2020 Annual Report

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

Annual Report

Step Two: Download

Slideshow

Step Three: Watch

Video Below

Step Four: Ask

Ask Questions

Step Five: Vote

Vote Here

Annual Meeting Presentation

HAVE QUESTIONS?
Call the church office at 908-647-0594 or email MBC Office.

City Relief Packing Party 2026

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We’re excited for our 2026 Christmas outreach with the return of our City Relief Packing Party!

This annual event brings our church family together to pack hygiene kits that will be distributed by our strategic partner, City Relief—a faith-driven nonprofit providing compassionate, street-level care to people experiencing homelessness through meals, resources, and meaningful relationships.

This year, MBC is providing 1,000 kits, but we’re hoping to go even further. If you feel led, you can help expand our impact by sponsoring additional kits or giving a general donation. Every donation received before December 1st will go directly toward purchasing more supplies.

Save the date: December 19th from 9:00–11:00 AM.

We’ll enjoy a continental breakfast, hot cocoa, and plenty of Christmas cheer as we pack kits together. Wear your favorite Christmas sweater and come ready to serve!

We’ll also share a brief presentation on additional ways you can partner with City Relief throughout the year.

 
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Tim Youtkus

Production & Outreach Manager

Contact Tim with any questions

LFLC Pie Fundraiser

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Support our LFLC Preschool! 

 

Order By November 3rd 2026
(Pie Pickup is on November 19th at 10am – 2:30pm at MBC in Fellowship Hall)

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!

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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.

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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!

Sign-up to Serve

QUESTIONS?
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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!