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Praying Through Pain

Sometimes I find it hard to trust God. I have experienced His love and grace in such richness throughout my life, so I know He will prove faithful yet again. However during difficult seasons, my heart can easily seize up, unable to believe that He will truly meet me in the midst of my pain. My prayers become desperate with […]

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Performing Personal Poetry

As Paul writes in 1st Corinthians, every believer has been blessed with a spiritual gift. Some of us are sympathetic listeners, while others are powerful speakers. Some of us serve quietly behind the scenes, while others lead publicly. We are all specially gifted to play a unique and vital role in the body of Christ. At Hoboken Grace, a member […]

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1Day To Make A Difference

One day, one square mile, one goal – making the biggest impact possible in our city in just 1Day. The fifth annual 1Day Hoboken is shaping up to be our largest ever, with nearly 20 service opportunities within in our community. We’ll be lending a hand to local organizations, beautifying parks and helping schools prepare for the fall. (The day […]

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How A Rock Concert Changed The Way I Worship

I used to be such a stiff when it came to worship. Lifting my hands felt so awkward. I found it so hard to let go of wondering what people might be thinking of me. Then one May evening in 2009, everything changed. I was at a concert for one of my favorite bands, an indie group from Kansas City […]

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Living On A Soul Kick

Pete Jones and Jordan Dansky are on a mission to change the world through daily intentional living. When they first started coming to Hoboken Grace last year, they felt powerfully drawn to our church’s mission of bringing people closer to God while meeting them where they’re at. “It was amazing to experience being in a church where all these young […]

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This Summer

What do you do when there’s nothing you can do? What do you do when you have a problem that seems to have no solution? How do you move forward when your job, your marriage, or your life is stuck? If  you’ve ever found yourself trapped in a situation with no good options out, join us this summer for our […]

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A Local School Relationship

It’s amazing to watch our dinner group members support one another, but also to see groups that work together to support the community. That’s what happened last Monday, when a dozen volunteers helped dismantle old chalkboards at the local Mustard Seed School. Two dinner groups worked on the project, along with a few other volunteers from Hoboken Grace. “The chalkboards […]

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Crossroads. Where passion meets a need.

Paul Manansala dreams of a church at the heart of Jersey City’s bustling intersections, where people from all walks of life come together to discover God’s love. This December, he’ll launch Crossroad Community Church in the city’s West Side – a passion project God has been leading him to his whole life. Paul grew up in a church in Jersey […]

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Add this to your Star Spangled Planner

Fireworks may have been moved to the east river this year, but that won’t stop us from having some fun!! Come celebrate Independence Day with Hoboken Grace! We’ll stake out a prime spot on Maxwell Place Park for a few hours and play some games – just look for the orange balloons. Bring a friend, a blanket, and a snack […]

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Bring Your Phone

It’s a perplexing problem – just what are you supposed to do with your hands during church? Twiddle your thumbs? Shred a napkin quietly in your lap? Hold the hand of your significant other, and squeeze it meaningfully everytime the message really speaks to their issues? How about take out your smartphone and follow along? That’s right, we want you […]

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What It Meant To Go!

Dozens of people dispersed across Jersey City this past Saturday with yard tools, paintbrushes and the goal of making a difference in a day. The 65 volunteers at Go! Jersey City, took on projects big and small all around the community. They weeded parks, painted schools and cared for a cemetery that dates back centuries. “It was great to see […]

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Why We Create

If you’ve been attending any of our services regularly the past month or so, you may have noticed a few things.   We’ve started a dance team that choreographed and performed an original piece about baptism, our spoken word team has been writing and creating beautiful, poetic works, we’ve installed backdrops made from scratch, we created powerful activities at Teams […]

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Baptism: Another Step Forward

Months before Marcie stood on stage to take the step of baptism and declare that she would follow Jesus anywhere, she sensed a small but growing voice leading her there. At first it was a occasional whisper, she explained. And then it was an overwhelming desire in her heart. It started when she joined a dinner group at the beginning […]

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That Fear Can Show You the Most Beauty

New York is not a city that believes in personal space – physical or mental. We stand nose to nose with total strangers on the subway, and continuously feed our minds an endless stream of news, emails and tweets. We’ve adapted to it, but for many of us, this noise and crush has become so familiar that we feel lost […]

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Team Member of the Week

Grant’s passion for people is undeniable whether he’s throwing a party, greeting people at the front doors for our Sunday services, or getting people together to play some Pickleball! His commitment & intentionality to build into the community is truly valuable. Let’s give it up for Grant, our Team Member of the Week!

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