St. John Baptist Church
Camden NJ
08105
Who we are
Greetings in the Love of our Risen Savior & a Warm Honey Comb
Welcome to St. John Baptist Church!
Here at St. John we want you to be empowered in your relationship with Christ, edified with your relationship with His Body, The Church, and in step with God's purpose for YOU and your life!
We are a church that is loving warm and friendly, Christ Centered and Bible Based!
We Invite you to worship with us, attend growth focused small group ministries, our many bible study opportunities and of course serve with us, as we reach out to the community and beyond with the
Love of Christ!!
You're more than WELCOMED HERE!
You're HOME, here!
With love, The Lord Bless!
- Pastor. Silas M. Townsend & First Lady Ida R. Townsend
Welcome to St. John Baptist Church!
Here at St. John we want you to be empowered in your relationship with Christ, edified with your relationship with His Body, The Church, and in step with God's purpose for YOU and your life!
We are a church that is loving warm and friendly, Christ Centered and Bible Based!
We Invite you to worship with us, attend growth focused small group ministries, our many bible study opportunities and of course serve with us, as we reach out to the community and beyond with the
Love of Christ!!
You're more than WELCOMED HERE!
You're HOME, here!
With love, The Lord Bless!
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Leadership
Leader Name:
Silas M. Townsend
Leader Position:
Pastor
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Leader Bio:
The Reverend Dr. Silas M. Townsend is a native of Washington, D.C. He received his Bachelor’s Degree from Milliken University, Decatur, Illinois, and his Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary. In 1998, Reverend Townsend earned his Doctorate in Ministry from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary. (Now Palmer Seminary)
He retired in 2015 as the Executive Director of the Burlington County Community Action Program after forty years of service. He is a former Adjunct Professor at the Palmer Theological Seminary.
Dr. Townsend has been the Pastor of the St. John Baptist Church since 1982. Under Dr. Townsend’s leadership, the Church built a new edifice and paid off a twenty-five-year mortgage in four years. Under his leadership, the Church also built a youth development center that houses the St. John Day Care Center. St John has 83 ministries that advance the kingdom of God. The Church's ministries provide food and clothing to those in the community and other services to the community. The church also provides meals to the homeless and Senior Saints every Sunday.
St John planted two churches the St John Baptist Church of Pennsauken NJ and the St. John Family Worship Center in Burlington NJ. The Church launched the Light League in 2012. The Light League is a national ministry of teens and young adults who are on fire for Christ! With a center focus on worship, outreach and growing together as disciples the Light League has impacted the lives of hundreds of teens and young adults.
Pastor as we affectionately call him is a humble, compassionate man of God, full of The Spirit.
He works tirelessly on behalf of our young people, supporting programs in local schools and community groups he encourages them to stay in school and always do their best. Pastor is known for his kind manner and generous heart, serving God and His people, helping, guiding and supporting individuals from the joy of baptism to the sorrow of a funeral, and nurturing their spiritual growth.
Dr. Townsend is married to the former Ida R. Rankin, a retired teacher in the Camden School System. They have two lovely daughters, Lauren and Kristen. Kristen is married to Deacon Emmanuel Bryant, and they have a precious daughter Mya. Lauren is engaged to Min. Alan Jean.
He retired in 2015 as the Executive Director of the Burlington County Community Action Program after forty years of service. He is a former Adjunct Professor at the Palmer Theological Seminary.
Dr. Townsend has been the Pastor of the St. John Baptist Church since 1982. Under Dr. Townsend’s leadership, the Church built a new edifice and paid off a twenty-five-year mortgage in four years. Under his leadership, the Church also built a youth development center that houses the St. John Day Care Center. St John has 83 ministries that advance the kingdom of God. The Church's ministries provide food and clothing to those in the community and other services to the community. The church also provides meals to the homeless and Senior Saints every Sunday.
St John planted two churches the St John Baptist Church of Pennsauken NJ and the St. John Family Worship Center in Burlington NJ. The Church launched the Light League in 2012. The Light League is a national ministry of teens and young adults who are on fire for Christ! With a center focus on worship, outreach and growing together as disciples the Light League has impacted the lives of hundreds of teens and young adults.
Pastor as we affectionately call him is a humble, compassionate man of God, full of The Spirit.
He works tirelessly on behalf of our young people, supporting programs in local schools and community groups he encourages them to stay in school and always do their best. Pastor is known for his kind manner and generous heart, serving God and His people, helping, guiding and supporting individuals from the joy of baptism to the sorrow of a funeral, and nurturing their spiritual growth.
Dr. Townsend is married to the former Ida R. Rankin, a retired teacher in the Camden School System. They have two lovely daughters, Lauren and Kristen. Kristen is married to Deacon Emmanuel Bryant, and they have a precious daughter Mya. Lauren is engaged to Min. Alan Jean.
St. John Baptist Church Service Times
WORSHIP WITH US THIS WEEKEND!
Every Sunday!
8:30am & 11:00am & Sunday school Every Sunday at 9:45am
Join us for bible study every Monday at 7pm!
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Every Sunday!
8:30am & 11:00am & Sunday school Every Sunday at 9:45am
Join us for bible study every Monday at 7pm!
It's been more than 5 years since the last service times update. Please make sure to contact the church to confirm service times.
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"In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart". John Bunyan
St. John Baptist Church listing was last updated on the 14th of December, 2018
