Pastor’s Blotter

We had a great Men's Breakfast this last Saturday, February 18. After a hearty breakfast, two men shared a word of testimony. These testimonies both illustrated well the providence of God in bringing a man into a personal and genuine relationship with Jesus Christ. Afterwards, Pastor brought a Gospel challenge for just a few minutes from John 8.  Thanks to

February 18

     My heart was deeply warmed by a personal letter from Pastor Mark Griffin this past week.   Mark grew up here in our ministry, and after training at BJU, served here at HBC.  It is hard to believe that he is now 40 years old and has served there at the Valley Bible Church in VT for 12 years.   God

February 17

A Few Notes:Our Youth Meetings will be tonight at 7. The Men’s Breakfast Ministry is tomorrow at 8 AM – Sausage gravy, eggs, potatoes, and much more [bring a friend]. Jr. High Tubing event  9:30 AM. There will be a vocal seminar tomorrow at 10 for those who signed up.As we look ahead to the Lord’s Day, I will speak on Confirming your Salvation

February 11

     Does your voice count?  At times, we wonder.  Voicing your concern over matters like this is your right and duty as a Christian and citizen.  Many called their State Senator and our governor’s office this week regarding the Marriage Equality and Religious Exemption Act to be voted upon this week in our state.  This bill redefines marriage and condones

February 10

A Few Notes:Our Youth Meetings will be tonight at 7.  There are two special emphasis: the King’s Kids will have Hurt Night and the Jr. High Teens will have Hat Night The widows will meet tomorrow at 10 AM at the home of Mag IlesAs we look ahead to the Lord’s Day, our choir will sing and I will speak on

Come enjoy a buffet dinner with your church family! This year's time of fellowship will be held at the Scotland Run Golf Club in Williamstown, NJ on Thursday, February 23, at 6 pm. There will be a nice array of menu items to choose from, and the cost will be just $20 person (including gratuity). This is a great opportunity

Consider Peter, the black sheep among the disciples.  Peter did a lot of things and was wonderfully used of God, but what we all remember most is his failure.  How could Peter deny the Lord?   Failure is a part of life; I am sure you have stumbled along the way.   Many of those who were greatly used of God have

February 4

As the battle heats up in the NJ Assembly over same sex marriage, the following stats are rather interesting.  New Jersey adopted civil unions at the behest of its judiciary in 2007. By the numbers….8,600,000: The total number of residents living in New Jersey 1,600,000: The total number of married couples living in NJ 3,200,000: The number of married individuals in NJ 37.2

February 3

A Few Notes:Our Youth Meetings will be tonight at 7 Bob Vanelli Sr. has a birthday on Monday…  send a card [Pray for Rose and Bob during these difficult days]As we look ahead to the Lord’s Day, our choir will sing and I will speak on God’s Use of Imperfect People in the morning service.   We will have songs, the Lord’s Table,

The Wild Game Supper took place on January 28th and we packed the room with folks young and old. Some had fishing and hunting stories and others just came for a good meal and conversation. Rich Elliott and others brought their mounts. We had wolves, elk, deer, moose, fish, fox, squirls, etc. to view. This year we had a game show