Long Hill Chapel (LHC)
Sundays, 10:00 am
~ Long Hill Chapel holds Sunday services at 525 Shunpike Road in Chatham.

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Morristown Community Church (MCC)
Sundays, 10:30 am
~ Morristown Community Church, a satellite of Long Hill Chapel, holds Sunday services at 28 Wetmore Avenue in Morristown.

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Phil Rolsing
Senior Pastor
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Dan Petersen
Pastoral Care & Missions Pastor
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Stephen Lythe
MCC Campus Pastor &
LHC Executive Pastor
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Tim Daniels
Worship Pastor
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Jimmy Donaruma
Family Pastor
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Mike Pagano
College & Young Adults Pastor
& Operations Manager
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Who Is The Alliance?
We are ordinary people from all walks of life and ethnic backgrounds. Empowered by an extraordinary God, we come together for the common purpose of completing The Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20). We take faith-filled risks to see Christ’s Kingdom multiplied throughout the world.

What Is Our Mission?
We desire to know Jesus Christ as Savior, Sanctifier, Healer, and Coming King and to complete His Great Commission.

What Is Our Vision?
Our goal is to develop healthy people (fully devoted followers of Christ), who come together to build healthy churches (unified as the Body of Christ through the indwelling Holy Spirit), that produce a bountiful harvest (completing Christ’s Great Commission).

What Are Our Core Values?
• Lost people matter to God. He wants them found. (Luke 19:10)
• Prayer is the primary work of the people of God. (Philippians 4:6-7)
• Everything we have belongs to God. We are only stewards. (I Chronicles 29:14)
• Knowing and obeying God’s Word is fundamental to all true success. (Joshua 1:8)
• Completing the Great Commission will require the mobilization of every fully devoted disciple. (Matthew 28:19)
• Without the empowerment of the Holy Spirit, we can accomplish nothing. (I Corinthians 2:4-5)
• Achieving God’s purposes involves taking faith-filled risks. This always involves change. (Hebrews 11:6)

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Worship Director
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Outside of the Church what ambition is as yet unfulfilled?
I would like to write and compose music. I would also like to take a shot at recording a CD.

Recognizing that New Jersey is the greatest place in the world, what other place in the world do you really enjoy visiting and why?
I love going back to my home town! NYC will always be apart of who I am.

You are stuck on a desert island. Besides the Bible, and your wife, and your family and your friends, what three inanimate objects would you take with you?
Aaron Neville, Karaoke Machine with all of his top hits, and a mic so that we could sing duets together.

What is one thing about you (previous jobs / accomplishments) that would surprise the congregation?
I worked on Wall Street for two years. I made a Commercial Voice Over Demo but my alternative career never got off the ground.

What does it mean to “Love God” to your personally?
To give him the honor and glory he deserves. To Praise him and thank him for all that he he he blessed us with.

Why do you do your current role at Long Hill Chapel?
I believe God has given me talents that he wants me to use but more importantly I have a deep sense that God has called me to LHC at this time.

Why is “Loving Others” so critical?
Because apart from Loving God we have been commanded to Love others better then ourselves.

What does “Serving the World” mean to you?
I think that serving the world is an outpouring of your faith. James reminds us that “faith not accompanied by action is dead”. and that we are to “to look after orphans and widows in their distress…”

Given that Soccer is the “beautiful game” what is your second favorite sport?
Basketball

Morristown Campus Pastor
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Outside of the Church what ambition is as yet unfulfilled?
Ever since my youth, when I used to water ski a lot, I always wanted the chance to water ski behind an aircraft carrier! Don’t ask me why, I just know it will be fast enough, and it could give me a really solid pull on a slalom course!!

Recognizing that New Jersey is the greatest place in the world, what other place in the world do you really enjoy visiting and why?
Being English I would have to say England (although Italy would be a really close second (people, countryside, ambience and food). However, England is very precious to me, because I spent most of my life there, and it is the home of a good cup of tea, Pie & Chips, Walkers Cheese & Onion Crisps, the BBC and of course the Beautiful Game.

You are stuck on a desert island. Besides the Bible, your wife, and your family & friends, what three inanimate objects would you take with you?
Even though the internet won’t work out there, I would still take my MacBook so I can write and create and also that would allow me to listen to music all day long (I would not survive with out music). Obviously item number 2 is a solar power generator to keep the MacBook running! Finally I would take a soccer ball as it can keep me amused for hours.

What is one thing about you (previous jobs / accomplishments) that would surprise the congregation?
I’m English? Seriously, I ran the London Marathon, I have barefoot water skied and I co-authored a scientific research paper that was published (it is a gripping read!), and I was featured on the cover of a technology magazine.

What does it mean to “Love God” to you personally?
I am in awe that I can have a personal relationship with God, and that He really cares about me. It seems preposterous that God would be bothered about me but I am so grateful that He does, and He loves me without question.

Why do you do your current role at Long Hill Chapel?
I felt compelled to do it. If I was honest I was trying to avoid it for a number of years, it seemed to present such a massive change in my life, and I also did not feel worthy. I was right on both counts but I praise God that He has put me here and it is a privilege to support the plant of the satellite church in Morristown.

Why is “Loving Others” so critical?
There is something very special about having the opportunity to “love others”. We are living in a world where people are so busy, yet so lonely and what they crave are genuine relationships. Jesus showed the way in His love for others (including myself); He saw it as a priority.

What does “Serving the World” mean to you?
God has gifted each one of us, and we must use those gifts to build up the Church. In so many ways I feel that we are not realizing our full potential until we start to serve God practically. In addition there is no better place to be than when we are serving God through ministering to the body, it really feels right.

Given that Soccer is the “beautiful game” what is your second favorite sport?
Clearly Soccer (football) is the “beautiful game”, although perhaps not the way I play it. I really enjoy watching (American) Football, but the commercials drive me nuts! My second favorite sport would be whatever I am playing at the time, as I really enjoying playing and competing with others.

Executive Pastor
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Outside of the Church what ambition is as yet unfulfilled?
To fly in a corporate jet and to speak to a stadium of 25,000 plus people

Recognizing that New Jersey is the greatest place in the world, what other place in the world do you really enjoy visiting and why?
San Diego Ca. It has some of the most beautiful weather and some of the most beautiful views of the ocean and the mountains.

You are stuck on a desert island. Besides the Bible, and your wife, and your family and your friends, what three inanimate objects would you take with you?
Sports equipment soccer ball etc… ipod, 4 wheeler dune buggy

What is one thing about you (previous jobs / accomplishments) that would surprise the congregation?
That I started and ran my own business

What does it mean to “Love God” to your personally?
When I think of loving God, I always go back to the fact that I can only love Him or anyone else b/c He loved me first. And then I find it very hard to describe what it means to love God. His love is overwhelming and I am undeserving of it but that’s the point HE loves me and when I think about these truths I simply love God.

Why do you do your current role at Long Hill Chapel?
I believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that God has called to do what I do right here right now! The joy in that is that I love what He has asked me to do and until He says anything different I will continue to happily do what I’m doing.

Why is “Loving Others” so critical?
It goes right back to loving God. It is critical that God love us, and He does, so it is critical that we share in that love and love others for His sake.

What does “Serving the World” mean to you?
Jesus came and showed us an example of service that cannot be matched and He wants us to become more like Him so it is important to me to serve the world as I follow Him.

Given that Soccer is the “beautiful game” what is your second favorite sport?
At my age my favorite sport to play is floor hockey, it used to be soccer, too much running, and my favorite sport to watch is whatever playoffs are on.

Outside of the Church what ambition is as yet unfulfilled?
To shoot an under par round at St. Andrews Old Course in Scotland.

Recognizing that New Jersey is the greatest place in the world, what other place in the world do you really enjoy visiting and why?
Darn right NJ is the best! we’ve got everything…why in the world would you need to go anywhere else?! but if i had to pick some other place to visit, it would be anywhere that has lots of golf courses for me, beaches for my wife and kids, and good food. (i know…that’s still NJ)

You are stuck on a desert island. Besides the Bible, your wife, and your family and friends, what three inanimate objects would you take with you?
Golf Clubs, my Yankees Hat, and a “Physician’s Desk Reference..hollowed out, inside-waterproof matches, iodine tablets, beet seeds, protein bars, NASA blanket and, in case I get bored, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. No, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Question, did my shoes come off in the plane crash?” (courtesy of Dwight Schrute)

What is one thing about you (previous jobs / accomplishments) that would surprise the congregation?
I worked in the kitchen and did delivery for a local chinese restaurant in south jersey, and I also played on the PDGA (professional disc golf association)

What does it mean to “Love God” to you personally?
To be totally devoted to Him, reliant on Him, and in step with where He is going.

Why do you do your current role at Long Hill Chapel?
Because i can’t see myself ever doing anything else. Teaching and challenging students to fall in love with Christ, pursue Him wholly, and tell others about him is what God has called me to. I just love it…

Why is “Loving Others” so critical?
This is where Christ really set an example for us to follow. Loving others is the best way to look like Jesus and if we want other people to know about Him and to fall in love with Him, we have to love them like He would.

What does “Serving the World” mean to you?
Putting actions to all the love. Just saying that you love God and love others is one thing, but showing them serving them is what really connects people to Christ.

Given that Soccer is the “beautiful game” what is your second favorite sport?
New York Yankee Baseball…period

Senior Pastor
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Outside of the Church what ambition is as yet unfulfilled?
Completing the doctoral program I am in, learn to speak Spanish and write.

Recognizing that New Jersey is the greatest place in the world, what other place in the world do you really enjoy visiting and why?
Israel – a beautiful country that greatly enhanced my understanding of Scripture.

You are stuck on a desert island. Besides the Bible, and your wife, and your family and your friends, what three inanimate objects would you take with you?
A powerful telescope to enjoy God’s glory in the night sky and to keep an eye out for passing ships, books and a sand wedge (might as well take advantage of all the sand and finally learn how to hit out of a trap).

What is one thing about you (previous jobs / accomplishments) that would surprise the congregation?
I worked as a “roughneck” on an oil rig for a short time.

What does it mean to “Love God” to your personally?
Gaze upon His beauty and be overwhelmed and transformed by His purifying love for me.

Why do you do your current role at Long Hill Chapel?
Call of God, love of the Word, the joy of encouraging spiritual growth and a love for the people at LHC.

Why is “Loving Others” so critical?
A loving and non-judgmental community is essential for growth and restoration.

What does “Serving the World” mean to you?
Participating with God in His movement in the world.

Given that Soccer is the “beautiful game” what is your second favorite sport?
Baseball

The Biblical Underpinnings of Our Shared Mission

Matthew 28:18-20: Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

1. We are called to make disciples.
2. A disciple needs to be taught.
3. A disciple is one who is being conformed into the image of Christ and living in the fullness of the life of Christ in us. (Luke 6:40)
4. A disciple is one who is reproducing the life of Christ in another.

Matthew 22:36-40: “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: ” ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

1. We love God by receiving the love and fullness He has given us in Christ.
2. We love ourselves by growing in the love and fullness that is ours in Christ.
3. We love others by connecting them with the love and fullness God has for them in Christ.

The Movement of Our Shared Mission:

1. We move back to Biblical values and priorities that shape us as the Children of God and the Body of Christ.
2. We move forward in a life of faith defined by our obedience to the Word of God and the promptings of the Holy Spirit.
3. We move inward to deepen our understanding and experience with the fullness and power of God that resides in all believers.
4. We move together in a warm and restorative community embracing the “one another” commands of Scripture.
5. We move outward to serve with the compassion of Christ and share His message of redemption.
6. We look upward in joyful celebration of our awesome God.
7. We understand that we don’t do great things for God, He does great things for us.

The Vision that Drives Our Shared Mission:

Loving God: Our Corporate Worship Experience

We gather as a large community to celebrate the greatness of our loving and majestic God. It is His redemptive love for us that ignites our sense of wonder and worship and impassions our grateful love for Him expressed is joyful praise and thanksgiving. We long to love as He loves and bring glory to Him through our commitment to Jesus Christ, one another, and the world. Grounded by our Statement of Faith, our church is simply about connecting with the community, prayer, and discipleship through the knowledge of God’s word, family, and worship. Come join us on Sunday mornings to celebrate the joy we have in God.

Loving Others: Our Experience in Smaller Spiritual Communities

We gather in warm, personal and friendly settings to celebrate the nearness of our God. In deepening our understanding of God, we raise our awareness of His presence and activity in our lives. This increased awareness is the foundation of our sense of value and purpose and the trigger that promotes the peace and hope we all desire. Jesus lived in community. He took twelve disciples and entered into a deeper relationship of love and commitment, providing us the model of meeting each other’s needs, teaching, sharing and discipling. The deepest, fastest and most intimate spiritual growth in our life will take place in such a community. We want to encourage you to join one of our Small Groups.

Serving The World: Participating with God in making His glory and love known to others.

We scatter, in ministry teams, to participate with God’s gracious purpose for His world. Can you imagine the joy of partnering with God in serving those in need of hope and restoration? Jesus in human form was the presence of God among us carrying out the work and message of God. When Jesus ascended to heaven He commissioned the church to carry out His work. It is with deep passion that we join God in His work of meeting needs and sharing the transforming message of our Risen Lord. God has created us for something bigger than ourselves and being led by the Holy Spirit we participate with the work of God locally and globally. At Long Hill Chapel we are fully committed to that mission. We have several opportunities, our Service teams, which allow us to engage in our community and in our church. To humbly serve as Jesus asks.