EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH
Manville, New Jersey

Emmanuel Baptist Church is proud of its godly heritage, the glory of which belongs to the Lord. Through the door-to-door evangelistic efforts of two men, EBC was the outgrowth of thirteen new converts in 1919. In those days the borough of Manville was still young, having boomed into existence due largely to jobs brought in by the Johns-Manville Corporation. The borough of Manville to this day has a strong Eastern European influence due to the influx of Russian, Ukrainian and Polish immigrants at the beginning of the century. Early church services were held in the Russian language, but the language eventually changed as Manville became "Americanized". The church remains a member of the Russian-Ukrainian Evangelical Baptist Union. The present church building was dedicated in 1954, with an addition dedicated in 1983, and a sanctuary renovation completed in 2002. A major parsonage renovation adding a second floor was completed in 2007. Certainly the most significant aspects of our history, however, are the many lives which have been touched by the Lord Jesus Christ through the faithfulness of Emmanuel's people over these decades.  We look forward to fruitful days ahead, as we follow God's calling to shepherd his people until Christ returns.