ABOUT US


 

Pastors Joe and Alicia Adevai

 

First of all, we want to say welcome to Faith Exchange of North Brunswick! We hope you will feel right at home as we worship together today. If you are searching for a church home, we would like you to know that there is a special place here just for you.

As pastors, we have dedicated our lives to adding value to people. We believe that the most important gifts in the world are not things, but people. We are called to teaching our families, friends and community how to live a victorious life as we share in the grace and love of our Lord Jesus Christ. We know that He came not to judge us, but to save us. He came that we could learn how to live a victorious life. Not merely surviving, but thriving in Jesus!! We believe that the word of God supersedes all other influences in our lives and we stand on it as our source of truth and transformation.

We are called to share the "good news" as we walk by faith in God's word and live our lives according to God's promises. Knowing that God is good and wants us to reach our full potential as we walk out our faith. He has a great plan for each of us and a special calling for us individually as we are all uniquely gifted. Our "great commission" is to share this life changing message with our family, community, and to the ends of the earth.

With intense expectation, we stand in faith, embracing the future of Faith Exchange of North Brunswick. Everyone who comes through our doors is important to God and to us. If you have any unanswered questions, please feel free to call us or come by for a visit. We would like to get to know you!

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Overview and History of Faith Exchange North Brunswick

The roots of Faith Exchange North Brunswick (FENB) go back to 1987 when Joseph and Alicia Adevai gave their hearts to the Lord Jesus Christ. They immediately started attending Christ Community Church in Edison NJ. Joe became an elder in the church and also became the youth leader. Alicia led a woman's bible study and spent much of her time raising their 6 children. The Adevais served faithfully at CCC for 10 years and were instrumental in the growth of the church from a group of 10 to upwards of 200 members. At this time Joe was a commodities trader on the New York Mercantile Exchange. He attended a bible study which was led by Pastor Dan Stratton. By 1997 this bible study grew into a church: Faith Exchange Fellowship of NY. The Adevais knew that God was calling them to this new church and in 1997 they started driving to NYC every week to attend services at FEF NY. The Adevais were anointed as elders in 1998 and were totally committed to FEF and continued to serve the Lord there. Joe was asked on many occasions to preach when Pastor Dan was speaking in other venues and it was apparent that it was something he was called to do. On July 23, 2000 Joe was at the church and God called him that night to start a faith-filled ministry in North Brunswick.

One month later, on August 27, 2000, after much prayer, the Adevais opened the doors and held the first service of FEF North Brunswick at the Ramada Inn in North Brunswick, NJ. The services continued every week and on September 16, 2001 they were ordained as pastors by Pastor Stratton of Faith Exchange of New York City. The church grew and started meeting in the Lion's Plaza on route 130. Many marriages were healed, others were healed of sickness, and many teens turned their lives around. The teen ministry was especially effective with monthly events taking place which included: camping, scavenger hunts, tubing and many special events. Teens were giving their hearts to God and turning away from the temptations that are so prevalent in the world today. We continued to grow and in 2003 we purchased our own building at 1915 Old Georges Rd.

For several years Faith Exchange has grown into a thriving church, helping many throughout the community through a variety of outreach services including:

Weekly Sunday Services in English with real time translation available for Spanish speaking attendees
 

Youth Shelter Ministry
 

Angel Food Ministry
 

Weekly Women's Bible Study
 

Men’s Group
 

Weekly Home Group Ministry
 

Adult Sunday School in English and Spanish
 

The Joy Underground Coffee House
 

Youth Group

 

Children's Church

 

Statement of Faith

 

* We believe in one God-Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Creator of all things.

* We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, was crucified, died, was buried, was resurrected, ascended into heaven, and is now seated at the right hand of God the Father and is true God and true man.

* We believe the Bible in its entirety to be the inspired Word of God and the infallible rule of faith and conduct.

* We believe in the resurrection of the dead, the eternal happiness of the saved, and the eternal chastisement of the lost.

* We believe in personal salvation of believers through the shed blood of Jesus Christ.

* We believe in divine healing, through faith in the Name of Jesus Christ, and that healing is included in the Redemption.

* We believe in water baptism, in the Baptism in the Holy Spirit as distinct from the New Birth, in speaking with tongues as the Spirit of God gives utterance (Acts 2:4), in the gifts of the Spirit, and the evidence of the fruit of the Spirit. We believe that all of these are available to believers.

* We believe in sanctification through the Word of God and by the Holy Spirit, and we believe in personal holiness, purity of heart and life.

* We believe in the Christian hope - the soon coming, personal return of the Lord Jesus Christ.