Community Corner
Local Churches Join in Weekend of Praise
Clergy United For Christ held their sixth annual Tent Crusade
Over the years, the Clergy United For Christ church, of Cliffwood, has joined with nearby congregations to reach a broader community. According to a release from the church, The Tent Crusade is an annual event that celebrates the unity of the congregations and joins together a larger community for a weekend of singing, prayer and friendship.
Click through the photo gallery for a peak into this event.
According to The Clergy United For Christ (C.U.F.C.), the network of churches was formed in 2005 when Rev. Robert Williams became Pastor of the Second Baptist Church in Keyport. He envisioned a community approach to bring people together of varying faiths with the mission of reaching out to the community. He met with the pastors of eight traditionally African-American churches in Upper Monmouth County. The churches were:
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- Second Baptist Church Matawan, Matawan
- New Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Cliffwood Beach
- New Light Baptist Church, Cliffwood Beach
- St. Mark’s AME Zion Methodist Church, Cliffwood
- St. James AME Zion Methodist Church, Matawan
- Community Bible Fellowship Baptist Church, Cliffwood
- Providence Baptist Church, Cliffwood
- Wicker Memorial Baptist Church, Morganville
From these meetings, it was decided that three major Community-based events would take place annually, including Watch Night on Dec. 31 and Holy Thursday at a local house of worship in addition to the Tent Crusade weekend in August.
Over the years, C.U.F.C. has partnered with other local congregations to reach the broader community. Churches from as far away as Piscataway now join in this weekend of praise.
