About Us
Ramapo Valley Baptist Church is a family church. All our programs and outreach are designed for families to participate together in worship, fellowship and mission.
Worship is upbeat and exciting, and children are welcomed to share in the worship service. Preaching, teaching and programs are all aimed at making the truths of the Bible relevant in our everyday lives. Our hope is to challenge each person to show the love of Christ at home, at work, at school and in the community. Our Church Features:
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Mission Statement
Having been led by God to accept Jesus Christ as our Savior, the people of Ramapo Valley Baptist Church believe that we are called by Christ into a loving and caring community to glorify God and to reflect the life of Christ in our lives. We are a diverse, family-oriented church committed to spiritual and personal growth through the application of biblical truths. We seek to live a life empowered by the Holy Spirit and dedicated to sharing God’s love with others.
Our mission will be accomplished by members who:
Our mission will be accomplished by members who:
- Make a personal commitment of their lives to Christ.
- Practice stewardship of their time and resources.
- Seek to worship God enthusiastically and to work for the development of our church.
- Strive to bring God’s love to those in need.
- Study God’s Word and apply it to their daily lives.
What We BelieveWe believe that Jesus Christ as fully God and fully human, is the only true Lord and Savior.
We believe that the Bible is the divinely inspired record of God's actions in history, and that it serves as our authority for faith and practice. We believe that individuals become Christians as they confess their faith in Jesus Christ as Lord, and that they receive forgiveness of sins through His death and resurrection. We believe Christians have an eternal relationship with God and are given strength and help in living today through the power and presence of the Holy Spirit. We are not perfect, simply forgiven. We believe we demonstrate our new faith in Christ through "believer's baptism" by immersion, following the example of Jesus. Baptism serves as a symbol of death to our old life, and resurrection to a new life in Christ. We believe we celebrate the Lord's Supper in which all believers are invited to symbolically accept the broken body of Jesus and the grace-filled gift given to us in and through Jesus Christ. We believe in a personal relationship with the Lord which compels us to share our faith with all people and live a life in which we reflect our relationship with Jesus Christ. |
STAFF
Rev. Russ Stammer serves as Pastor at Ramapo Valley Baptist Church in Oakland, (NJ). Pastor Stammer is a graduate of Nyack College, in Nyack, NY receiving magna cum laude honors and his degree in Pastoral Ministry, concentrating on Leadership and Preaching.
Pastor Stammer is a 20+ year veteran of the Oakland Fire Department serving as a firefighter, Lieutenant and Chaplain, is trained in Critical Incident Stress Management and is a member of the Hackensack University Medical Center Phoenix CISM Team, a peer group who counsel colleagues involved in emotionally stressful incidents. In addition, Russ is also Chaplain/firefighter for the Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department. Russ has served as the New Jersey/Metro New York Regional Director and on the Board of Directors of the Fellowship of Christian Firefighters International and is founder of the North Jersey Chapter. Pastor Stammer and his wife Eleanor live in Oakland, NJ. They have two adult children Katie who teaches high school math at Hawthorne Christian Academy and Jonathan who lives in West Virginia is a computer engineer working for contractor working for the US Coast Guard. |
Christine Lovette is a graduate of the prestigious Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. There, she completed her bachelor’s Degree in Music Education with a concentration in piano and studied Choral Conducting at the graduate level. Christine studied piano under renowned pianists Evelyne Brancart and Michel Block, and conducting under Thomas Dunn and Jan Harrington. She has performed at numerous halls over the years including the PNC arts center and Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall. Christine was the conductor of the North Jersey Chorus for 10 years where she performed concerts of varying repertoire including broadway, classical and pop music. She has over two decades experience working with piano students and choirs of all ages. Christine has been blessed to serve as the Minister of Music at the Ramapo Valley Baptist Church in Oakland, NJ for the last 24 years. She currently resides in Oakland, NJ with her husband Tracey, and children Kayla and Jordan.
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