“I never really thought, ‘I need to get baptized,’ ” says Rick. As a child, God had always been a part of Rick’s life; he was baptized and grew up attending church and Sunday school. While he says he has wandered away several times over the years — during college and when he moved to Hoboken — friends always stepped in and helped redirect […]
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This Sunday, December 13, Paul Manansala launches the first service of Crossroad Community Church in the heart of Jersey City’s West Side. Born in Jersey City, Paul grew up going to the church his father started. Crossroad Community Church is a continuation of that legacy — a legacy of showing his home city the healing grace of God. (His story and preparation for […]
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This year, give and give back. The following are holiday gift ideas from some of our favorite organizations around the globe. In addition to making a great gift, everything on the list supports a great cause. Click through our top picks below for a few ways to give presents that have an impact! Restore International Support education and human rights […]
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TEAMS is a monthly series that celebrates the talent and impact of various groups at Hoboken Grace. Hoboken Grace’s photo team has worked bar crowds, citywide 1Day projects and epic Easter egg hunts. But this month they’ll take on their biggest project yet, taking portraits for hundreds of families who may not have many professional family photos. “They might not […]
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Is the food that you make or bring to dinner group special? Is it a family recipe carried down from generations, or a childhood favorite? Or maybe there was a meal that brought you closer together because it was so enjoyed by everyone. Hoboken Grace’s writing team is celebrating Christmas by talking about one of the best parts – the […]
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For much of the last year and a half, I have lingered in a strange space of utter heartbreak and stubborn joy. The job descriptions I have wanted more than any other in life have been to be a wife and a mother, but things have not gone according to my carefully laid plans. With that, I have had to reconsider everything I assumed […]
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Each year, the Christmas offering supports partners in our community and around the world. And each year, we see it impact and reach people in unexpected ways. The offering supports those who serve the community, and those who they serve. It supports people who go on mission trips, and the people they meet along the way. It’s an investment in […]
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We’ve all had those moments. When we’re working, serving, helping a friend, planning an event or just trying to do life and we just drop the ball. Something goes wrong, we forget an important detail, we miss a deadline or, for whatever reason, we just screw it up. And if feels like you let the whole world down. I’ve had […]
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Hoboken Grace is excited to announce that this year we are taking part in Giving Tuesday! Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving that is observed on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, right after the well-known shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The initiative was started four years ago by 92nd Street Y, a cultural center in New York […]
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Come together to celebrate the Christmas season! Although the holidays usually mean scrambling to finish gift shopping, traveling, and planning family dinners, we want to encourage you to escape the holiday sprint, and join us as we reflect on the incredible ways in which God has pursued each one of us this year. On December 13, Hoboken Grace will be holding […]
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As we come out of our two-week conversation on prayer, I want to let you know about two really exciting steps we’re taking to engage prayer better as a family. Sunday Morning Prayer: A huge priority for us is to not only be praying as individuals, but also to be praying together. Every Sunday morning we’re creating a space for […]
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Why is everything so amazing and no one is happy? How can you live in the richest country in the world, at the most advanced time in the world, with resources that people would die for at your disposal, and still go to bed frustrated with your life? Join us this fall for a conversation that may change the way […]
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Baby Gabriel has his dad’s bright, solemn blue eyes. And it isn’t hard to tell from the way Ben Broerman looks at his son that Gabriel is the center of his world. Ben describes Gabriel as his special little friend and says he’s grateful and honored to be his father. “Gabriel is a gift, and I can never take for […]
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Last Christmas Eve, Kara loaded a U-Haul with her husband and in-laws and distributed gifts to families at the Hoboken Housing Authority. She remembers their smiles, their tears and their disbelief that a stranger would buy them a gift.
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You know that once you step out the door, peace and quiet are a distant memory. So why not use the extra morning light to carve out time for prayer or time with God? It may be just what you need before morning rush hour.
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