Our Story

The Haven Church

It all started with 12…

Paul and Debbie Scrimale, the founders of the Haven, have been serving in the church for over 20 years in many different positions. But in 2015, God planted a vision in their hearts for a journey they have never taken.

In June of 2015, they stepped out in faith and invited whomever would come to their home for a simple prayer meeting (pictured). These meetings began as a time of fellowship, worship, prayer, devotion, and of course, FOOD. However, within 5 months, the meeting grew out of homes and into a new community called The Haven. After being nomadic for 6 years, the Haven Church moved into their first physical facility in the residential community of Haddon Township.

As The Haven Church journey continues, they want to see God bring a fresh renewal of His presence, comfort, and love to their community and surrounding areas.

Our Beliefs

We invite you to check out our beliefs and join us as in our pursuit of living out our faith in boldness and passion.

  • We believe that the Bible is God's Word. It is accurate, authoritative and applicable to our everyday lives.n text goes here

  • We believe in one eternal God who is the Creator of all things. He exists in three Persons: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. He is totally loving and completely holy.

  • We believe that sin has separated each of us from God and His purpose for our lives.

  • We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ as both God and man is the only One who can reconcile us to God. He lived a sinless and exemplary life, died on the cross in our place, and rose again to prove His victory and empower us for life.

  • We believe that in order to receive forgiveness and the 'new birth' we must repent of our sins, believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and submit to His will for our lives.

  • We believe there are two Christian ordinances, baptism and the Lord’s Supper. Baptism by immersion in water signifies that the believer is buried with Christ and is risen with him to walk in newness of life. The Lord’s Supper (Communion) was instituted by the Lord himself. In the observance of the Lord’s Supper, believers remember him, they show his death until he comes, and they profess their union with Christ and ongoing faith in him as their only Savior and Lord.

  • We believe in the power and significance of the Church and the necessity of believers to meet regularly together for fellowship, instruction in the Bible, prayer and worship.

  • We believe that God has individually equipped us so that we can successfully achieve His purpose for our lives which is to worship God, fulfill our role in the local Church and serve the community in which we live.

  • We believe that God wants to heal and transform us so that we can live healthy, fruitful and blessed lives in order to impact the world around us with God’s love.

  • We believe that our eternal destination of either Heaven or hell is determined by our response to the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is coming back again as He promised.

WHY SATURDAY NIGHT?

We meet on Saturday nights not because we are of a different religion, but because our desire is to provide followers of Christ a safe place to worship and grow outside of a traditional church setting. We also want our congregation to be able to rest and spend time with their families on Sundays.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Our goal at The Haven is to create an authentic environment that allows everyone to be who they are - labels set aside. Expect to meet a lot of new, real people as well as experience refreshing worship and relevant teaching of the Word. Come as you are, but be ready to leave rejuvenated.