Excitement filled the air December 20, 2025, as a celebration took place over the 105th anniversary of the Jersey City Heights English church, which was founded by German immigrants who built the edifice with their own hands.
In an act of shared commitment, New Jersey Conference’s gratitude offering this year has been designated to support individuals with disabilities in both our churches and our schools.
“And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites. So He said, ‘Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all; for all these out of their abundance have put in offerings for God, but she out of her poverty put in all the livelihood that she had’” (Luke 21:1–4, NKJV).
The New Jersey Conference Young Adults Department recently hosted a “garden-themed” singles' event designed to cultivate meaningful connections in a fresh, faith-centered way based on the original garden on earth.
The 2025 New Jersey Conference (NJC) Pathfinder Camporee recently lived up to its theme, “Faith on Fire,” as more than 1,800 Pathfinders, staff and families gathered for a weekend of faith, fun and fellowship.
At Lake Nelson Adventist Academy (LNAA), teaching is more than a profession—it is a ministry. Each classroom is a sanctuary where God’s calling and purpose meet daily instruction. The teachers are mentors and spiritual guides who have embraced their role as a lifelong mission.
Themed “Better With You,” the Family Ministries Department held the 2025 Couples’ Retreat this summer, in partnership with Chesapeake Conference’s Hispanic Ministries Department. The gathering brought together 86 couples who were richly blessed by devotionals from Pastor Abdiel del Toro and inspiring seminars led by Esther and Orlando Cruz.
