Fellowship Alliance Chapel

God called our founding pastor, Marty Berglund, and his wife, Laurie, to start a church in Medford, NJ. They went from home to home, reaching out to their neighbors to begin plowing the ground for God to plant the first seed of a church. In 1980, 17 people met in Pastor Marty and Laurie’s home in Shamong for the first worship services of our church. Bedrooms became classrooms, and the garage was the first sanctuary. That small group of dedicated people began Bible studies, children’s and youth programs, and reached out to their community through prayer and hard work. For 40 years, their faithful service to God’s Kingdom work continued until Fellowship grew to over 2,000 people in our congregation. In June 2021, Pastor Seth and his wife Jenny moved to Medford as Pastor Seth took the baton from Pastor Marty. In this next chapter, we are experiencing a renewed sense of anticipation for what God has in our future, and a growing sense of unity around our identity and calling as a congregation. Our facilities and staff have been expanded to strengthen and equip our growing church family. We can be characterized as a reformed-leaning, complementarian, Christian and Missionary Alliance church. We are committed to being faithful to God’s Word, dynamic evangelism, fellowship groups, every-member ministry, and cultural renewal. All of these are fueled by serious and earnest prayer. As a church, fellowship is in our name, and it is at the core of who we are. Our fellowship is called together by God, knit together by the Holy Spirit, and tasked with the sacred mission to proclaim and follow Christ. We pray you are able to encounter the life-giving truth of the gospel and become interwoven throughout our Fellowship Alliance family. WHAT WE TEACH We know choosing a new church family is an important task. Many factors are involved, and the most critical is—“What do they believe and teach about God?” Here are the coordinates that can help you place us on the “evangelical map” to see if we live in the same belief neighborhood. We are Evangelistic: We are part of the Christian Missionary Alliance, a denominational movement animated to spread the good news of God’s saving work in Christ to the whole world. “All of Jesus for all the world.” Our denomination is often described as a “big tent” for lots to get under. https://cmalliance.org We are Protestant: We are grateful for the truths recovered by the Protestant Reformation expressed in the “Five Solas” of the Reformation and the Doctrines of Grace. As you hear preaching and teaching in classes, you will hear these doctrines expressed. https://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/what-are-the-five-solas https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/rebuilding-some-basics-of-bethlehem-the-doctrines-of-grace We are Biblical: We agree with the Chicago Statement that what the Bible says is what God says, and what God says is what we believe. At times, what God says about current movements in the culture needs careful articulation to keep the church faithful to the Bible’s teaching. Currently, God’s design for marriage, gendered differences, sexuality, and justice in society have needed clearly articulated statements. We are persuaded that the Danvers Statement, Nashville Statement, and Dallas Statement are biblical. https://www.etsjets.org/files/documents/Chicago_Statement.pdf https://cbmw.org/about/danvers-statement/ https://cbmw.org/nashville-statement/#articles https://statementonsocialjustice.com