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Discovering our Identity, Dignity, & Destiny in Christ
In the last series, we took at long look at who Jesus Is – which raises an obvious next question: if that’s who Jesus Is, then who are we? If Jesus is our Lord, then what is our fundamental identity? How does it give our lives dignity? What does it say to our destiny? The answer, which we’ll explore in this series, is found in one word: beloved. We are God’s beloved, and as such, we are to be loved and be love. We hope you can join us and discover it for yourself!
Our Most Recent Sermons
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November 23, 2025
Series: BeLoved
Speaker: Matt Agresti
Book: 2 Corinthians
As God’s image, we’re made to represent him to the world. Paul puts this in terms that we can all… read more
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November 16, 2025
Series: BeLoved
Speaker: Matt Agresti
Topic: Creation, Following Jesus, Good News, Hope, Identity, Mission, Redemption
Book: Colossians, Genesis, John, Romans
Why is this broken and battered creation waiting for the ‘revealing of the children of God’? It’s because in God’s… read more
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November 9, 2025
Series: BeLoved
Speaker: Rebecca DeLucia
Topic: Following Jesus, God's Love, Identity, Jesus, Redemption
Book: 1 John
Such great love! Children of God! And best yet: someday, we’ll be like him. Make sure to check this one… read more
Read the Bible With Us!
We believe that the bible tells the one true story of the world - a story that leads to Jesus. And since at Central, Jesus is central, it means that it's well worth reading. But we know that reading the bible can be pretty tough - so why not do it with us, and stick to a plan?!? That's what we're doing in 2025, and we invite you to do with us. Check out the plan, insights, resources, and more at the link below.
A bit about us
Who are we?
Central Baptist Church is an intergenerational congregation in the heart of Atlantic Highlands, NJ – that has been here for over 125 years. We are not a perfect people, but we’re a warm, kind, and generous community. We’d love for you to join us and ‘come and see’ for yourself.
We blend contemporary and traditional elements of worship into our services; preserving our faith history while embracing new traditions in worship. We love kids, and are excited to be growing our kids programs. We are affiliated with the American Baptist Churches – New Jersey and the American Baptist Churches – USA.
What matters here?
What is ‘central’ at Central? Jesus. He is our center, as we seek to live our lives by faith in him, to be known by the way we love like him, and to echo him by being a voice of hope in the world. This is what matters here at Central.
Why are we here?
We are here because we believe that Jesus Christ is the hope of the world – a world that God so deeply and profoundly loves – and through churches like ours, God shares his love with the world. So we are here to share his love, to bear witness to his amazing grace, and as he calls us to, to love our neighbors.
CENTRAL LEARNS
Central Learns is an after school program that we are excited to launch, providing space for kids K-12 to come and get homework help, tutoring, and enrichment by former educators and other skilled volunteers. It is currently running every Wednesday from 3:00-4:30PM, and is free for all. Register and find out more details using the link below.
Upcoming Events
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Central Happenings
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You Are a Work of God
This coming Sunday, we are wrapping up our (all too!) short series called “BeLoved”, on our identity,
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The Gift of God Within You
In both the women’s and men’s bible studies this week, we hit on the topic of gifts.
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More Things I Think I Think
A few months ago, one of my Wednesday blogs was written in the same spirit of a section from
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Seeing Clearly
As many of you know, last week, our middle son Eli had surgery to correct something that
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Truth & Trust
Last week, I (Rebecca) was given the opportunity to attend the TenX10 Summit in Atlanta, Georgia. TenX10
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How Do You Smell Today?
I live right around the corner from La Rosa’s Pastry Shop – and it’s impossible to ignore.
