Bishop Janes United Methodist Church states in its mission that “visitors are not only welcome—they are expected,” and opens its arms to its community. Bishop Janes aids its members in connecting to not only the church but to the community as a whole. The church offers multiple categories of ministries for its members—women, men, family, children—and within each category are different programs that unite the members in their common goal to “grow in their relationship with God and one another so that all may experience the fullness of Christian life.” Bishop Janes also offers five different music programs as well as mission opportunities and community outreach programs.
The church, in addition to serving as a place of worship, has a childcare facility called Little Lambs. Little Lambs is a New Jersey certified child-care center for all Basking Ridge children ages 18 months to three years.
The beginnings of the St. James Roman Catholic Church predate the signing of the Declaration of Independence by nearly two decades. As early as 1758, a Jesuit priest began traveling to Basking Ridge from Philadelphia on horseback to preach and administer the sacraments.
The church was officially incorporated in 1864 and moved to its current site in 1958. The old site of the church is now home to St. James School, a private Pre-K - 8th grade school facility in Basking Ridge.
The church holds mass 15 times a week, including every weekday morning.
Covenant Chapel was a founding member in December 2008 of the Anglican Province of North America. Its goals include spiritual growth, outreach, and worship. It is an evangelical church in the Reformed Anglican tradition.
A church calendar and audio sermons are available on the church Web site.
Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church was founded in 1837 and was first housed in a small schoolhouse. In addition to weekly services, the church offers numerous fellowship and ministry groups, service activities and music opportunities.
The Presbyterian Church of Basking Ridge has been marked a historical site by the Presbyterian Historical Society of Philadelphia, PA. The church was first built in 1717, and after many rebuilds and alterations has remained unchanged in arrangement since 1960. The historical cemetery adjacent to the building has been in use since the 18th century, with the oldest tombstone dating to 1736.
The church offers two services each Sunday with childcare throughout the morning. The later service ends with a coffee hour to bring the congregation from a formal to a more relaxed setting. If you happen to miss a service, you have the option of listening to the Pastor, Rev. Dennis Jones’s sermons on the church’s Web site.
Consecrated in May 1853, St. Mark's Episcopal Church is one of the oldest churches in the Somerset Hills area. The church itself has several different rooms for its many music and youth programs and features a sanctuary lined with stained glass windows. The windows were designed by the first rector of the parish, Norman M. Post in 1968, and were donated to the church by families of the parish in memory of loved ones. The church offers a brochure so that members can take self-guided walking tours of the windows.
The Rector, Reverend Richard C. Morley, has a blog on which church members can comment. The church also posts audio clips of past sermons and produces a sermon podcast that members can download on iTunes.
Somerset Hills Lutheran Church offers weekly services, a Sunday school program and music ministries for all ages. Sacrament preparation is also offered. The church's Web site features a blog and audio recordings of services. A hearing-impaired ministry is available on Sunday mornings.
Somerset Hills Baptist is a Southern Baptist church that offers weekly worship and prayer services as well as ministry opportunities for children and adults.
The Chabad Jewish Center is an education and social support center that provides social events and educational opportunities for preschool age children to adults. The center also holds Shabbat evening services and holiday celebrations.
MBC has a rich history in the Basking Ridge community. Today, it focuses on serving the community and creating a safe environment for people to explore and grow their faith. Weekly services are held at 9am and 11am with a blend of contemporary and classic music offered at 9am and a modern worship atmosphere offered at 11am. Adult Sunday School and kid's programs are hosted at 9am and 11am. The church mostly draws people from Somerset, Hunterdon, Morris, Middlesex and Union.
The Garden State Sikh Association meets at a gurdwara, the first of its kind in New Jersey, located on Washington Valley Road. The gurdwara is a place of worship and observance of Sikhism and features a kitchen for Langar preparation. The Association also operates the Bridgewater Khalsa School, where the fundamentals of Sikhism are taught.