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Christmas Services in 2023

By Pastor Dan | December 19, 2023 |

As some of you know, I am a pastor at two churches. An English-speaking congregation called Somerset Hills Lutheran Church in Basking Ridge, NJ and a Spanish-speaking community called Camino de Fe Lutheran Church in Raritan, NJ. If you don’t have a church home, we would love for you to join us to celebrate Christmas.…

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Health Care Coverage to all Children

By Pastor Dan | May 15, 2023 |

NJ now provides health care coverage to all children, regardless of immigration status. All you need to do is register. We will hold a Health Care registration: When: Thursday, May 18 Time: 3 pm to 5 pm Where: Zufall Health (Somerville Office) – 71 4th St, Somerville, NJ 08876 Type of Insurance: NJ Family Care.…

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Baseball Clinic

By Pastor Dan | April 18, 2023 |

Let’s learn the basics of Baseball FREE Ages: Kinder (5 years old) to 5th grade (10 year olds Where: 350 Lake Road, Basking Ridge (Somerset Hills Lutheran Church) Time: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Dates: Sunday, April 23 and Sunday, April 30, 2023 This training is free. A student from William Annin Middle School and…

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Holy Week and Easter 2023

By Pastor Dan | April 6, 2023 |

Commenmorate with us Jesus’ most important week in his life here on earth and celebrate the Day of Ressurrection. Join us: Seder Meal – a taste of the Passover Thursday, April 6 at 7:30 pm 350 Lake Road, Basking Ridge, NJ Somerset Hills Lutheran Church (please send an email to Pastor Dan letting him know…

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Diabetes Clinic Spring 2023

By Pastor Dan | March 26, 2023 |

Did you know?More than 37 million US adults have diabetes, and 1 in 5 of them don’t know they have it.Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States.Diabetes is the No. 1 cause of kidney failure, lower-limb amputations, and adult blindness.In the last 20 years, the number of adults diagnosed with…

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Dad’s Conversations

By Pastor Dan | March 1, 2023 |

Dads, ever wish there was a manual about how to be a father? Experience, reading, conversations and encouragement with other fathers can help us be the dads we desire to be and guide us in raising our children. Join us for Dad’s Conversations! Monday, March 6 7:00 PM Harvest Family Success Center 5 East Main…

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Health Event in Raritan – Winter 2023

By Pastor Dan | February 23, 2023 |

When: Saturday, February 22 Time: 10:00 am to 11:30 am at Where: 15 W. Somerset Street, Raritan, NJ In this event, they will talk about blood pressure (Blood Pressure – high or low pressure), the pressure will be taken and the numbers will be explained, Covid-19 home tests will be given, and a gift will…

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Ash Wednesday Worship Service 2023

By Pastor Dan | February 21, 2023 |

Worship with us: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 Time: 7:30 pm Where: 350 Lake Road, Basking Ridge, NJ – Somerset Hills Lutheran Church (there is a parking lot behind the church) Join us this Wednesday, February 22! This will be a service in English where we will pray, sing, receive the ashes and being the season…

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5 Things you didn’t know about Marijuana

By Pastor Dan | February 20, 2023 |

This article was produced by Susan Visser, Prevention Program Manager at Community in Crisis in October 2022. 5 THINGS YOU PROBABLY DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT MARIJUANA When I graduated from high school in 1995, marijuana contained around 4% THC, the part of the plant that produces the ‘high.’ Today’s growers have cultivated plants that are up…

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Health Event – Winter 2023

By Pastor Dan | February 3, 2023 |

When: Saturday, February 4 Time: 10:00 am to 11:30 am at Where: 88 Claremont Road, Bernardsville In this event, they will talk about blood pressure (Blood Pressure – high or low pressure), the pressure will be taken and the numbers will be explained, Covid-19 home tests will be given, and a gift will be given…

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How to follow Jesus?

By Pastor Dan | August 14, 2022 |

Many of us imagine that we sufficiently understand (and practice) what it means to follow Jesus. But Luke’s account of Jesus calling his first disciples invites us to stop and take another look – at the one we follow, at what it means to follow him, and how we’re doing as his present-day disciples. Here…

Have I done Enough?

By Pastor Dan | November 22, 2020

The message for Nov. 22, 2020, is, “Have I done Enough?” based on the Gospel of Matthew 25:31-46. Today Jesus talks about His Second Coming. On that day, He will sit on His throne and separate the sheep from the goats. Jesus gives us the assurance that we are His sheep and that our salvation…

Do you Truly Know God?

Do you Truly Know God?

By Pastor Dan | November 15, 2020

The message for Nov. 15, 2020, is, “Do you Truly Know God?” based on the Gospel of Matthew 25:14-30. Oftentimes we have a misconception about God. We think God is a harsh and demanding God, always expecting us to be perfect. In this message, Pastor Dan explain how Jesus reveals a different kind of God…

To be Wise is to Trust in Him

By Pastor Dan | November 10, 2020

This is part one of a series of messages on “The End Times.” Today Jesus gives a warning to those who do not believe in Him and to those who believe He gives a promise. <

Election Day Prayer

By Pastor Dan | November 5, 2020

Today is election day here in the United States. I thought it would be good to give you words of comfort from God’s word and offer a prayer for our elections. As believers, we know, and the Bible tells us, that nothing happens here in this world unless God establishes it that way. Paul writes…

Jesus is not Stained by Our Sin

By Pastor Dan | November 1, 2020

The message for today is, “Jesus is not Stained by Our Sin” based on the Gospel of Matthew 5:1-12 In this message Pastor Dan shares how we are Saints not by anything that we do or accomplish, but by God did through Jesus on the cross for us. <

2020-10-25 Worship ONLINE: Convinced Of Our Freedom

By Pastor Dan | October 27, 2020

Today Pastor Dan talks about that Jesus made us free from the bondage of sin. And that means that we are free indeed. <

In-Person Worship Invitation

By Pastor Dan | October 22, 2020

Worship with us In-Person this Sunday, October 25, 2020, at 5:00 pm at 88 Claremont Road, Bernardsville, NJ (St. Bernard’s Episcopal Church). We will comply with CDC guidelines: wear a facemask, maintain our distance, no hugging, and we will gather for fellowship outside after the worship service. See you Sunday, Pastor Dan <

Favorite verse

By Pastor Dan | October 5, 2020

I grew up going to a church building to worship on Sundays. I remember going to Sunday School classes and youth group gatherings. My Grandma used to take my sisters and me every Sunday while we lived with her in Peru. Then my mom took that job. As long as I remember, church, faith and…

Food Bank Update

By Paul Taubman | September 29, 2020

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Why did Jesus ascend into Heaven?

By Pastor Dan | June 24, 2019

There is someone that helps us in every moment. He helps us in our difficult times, he guides us to Jesus and reminds us of everything Jesus has said. His name is the Holy Spirit – The third person of the Trinity. In this video Pastor Dan talks about Jesus’ ascension and what does that…