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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 2, 2025
Series: BeLoved
If we were to build our self-understanding from the ground up, what would be the first-thing, the foundation, the cornerstone?… read more
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October 26, 2025
Series: Jesus Is
Speaker: Matt Agresti
Topic: Following Jesus, Hope, Jesus, Live by Faith, Mission, Resurrection
Book: Mark
We can look back and see who Jesus WAS, but more important, is who he IS. It’s the IS that… read more
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October 19, 2025
Series: Jesus Is
Upon Jesus’ death, the centurion is the first (and only) person in the Gospel of Mark to recognize who Jesus… 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.
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Central Happenings
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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.
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Imagine If…
In today’s Bible Reading plan we opened to Philippians 2, a chapter that challenges us to model Christ-like love
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The Radiant Colors of Isaiah
On Sunday, we really got into our new series called “Jesus Is”, examining how the Gospel writers (Mark, in
