We want you to Visit us at the church of Christ and we want you to feel comfortable. We know an unfamiliar place can be intimidating so let us tell you what you can expect when you honor us with a visit.

A brief description of our background may help you understand us. We are part of "The Restoration Movement". Our goal is to restore the New Testament church in our time, to determine from the Bible what the church was like in the beginning and to be like that. We believe this is a worthy and reverent goal. We want to be a Bible-centered church, and we try to be. Yet we know that our conclusions aren't flawless, and that our practices are sometimes colored by habit, preference, tradition, or convenience.

The Pitman Church of Christ is a non-denominational group of believers located in Washington Township in southern New Jersey. (The term “non-denominational” means that we are independent of outside control and adhere only to the Scriptures for our beliefs.) Our leadership consists of four elders, two full-time ministers, and fifteen deacons. We are blessed with a strong, loving fellowship that embraces all generational, racial, and financial groups.

Our History

The Pitman Church of Christ began in November of 1959, when about seventeen people started meeting in the VFW Hall in Pitman. The church building (115 E. Holly Ave., Sewell, NJ) was constructed in 1965; and an educational wing was added a few years later. Although the building is actually located one block outside the Pitman borough limits, the members chose to retain its original name. Since that small beginning, this body of believers has continually been blessed by God with growth and stability. By November 1, 1984 there were 125 present for morning worship. By September 2002 our attendance had grown to an average of over two hundred, and we began to offer two assemblies. During this time, the elders approved the purchase of two nearby properties on Delsea Drive to accommodate future growth. We currently average about 275 for worship during two worship services on Sunday mornings.

Our elders (also called shepherds, pastors, overseers, or bishops in Scripture) meet the qualifications recorded in I Timothy 3:1-7 and in Titus 1:5-9. Four men are currently serving as our shepherds: Greg Krinks, Larry Point, Dwight Thompson, and Tom Toy. These four elders and Dan Cooper oversee the work of our deacons and other ministry leaders.

Like our elders, our deacons meet the qualifications of leadership that are recorded in I Timothy 3:8-13. At this time, our congregation is blessed to have fifteen ordained deacons. Other men and women also serve as ministry leaders.