Pastor Clabon Bogan Jr.

Pastor Clabon Bogan Jr. is the  Senior  Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Jericho, Deptford, New Jersey.  He is the husband of Deborah Bogan, the father of Clabon III and Carlton, also the grandfather of eight.  Born in Mississippi, Pastor Bogan is from a long line of preachers and deacons.  Raised in the South Jersey area, he attended Vineland High School, Rutgers University in New Brunswick, the Alliance Seminary in New York and has graduated from Philadelphia Biblical University with a Bachelor of Science in Bible, a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership, and currently pursuing his PHD in Global Leadership at Regent University.

Pastor Bogan’s primary objective is to fulfill Ephesians 4:12 and that is maturing the saints in order that they can perform the ministry of the Church.  He has been a part of numerous Church conferences including: the Ministry in Action Conference at the Shiloh Baptist Church in Port Norris, New Jersey, the Pastors and Leaders Conference at St. Matthew Baptist Church in Williamstown, New Jersey, the Church Leaders Conference of the Shiloh Baptist Church of Long Island New York, the Church Growth Conference of the First Baptist Church of Swedesboro, New Jersey, The Worker’s Conference, General State Baptist Convention, the Ministry Resource Conference at PBU, and the South Jersey Urban Training Collaboration.

As part of his desire to educate and grow the people of God for the sake of the Kingdom, in 2002, Pastor Bogan initiated the Moody Bible Institute at the First Baptist Church of Jericho. If asked what is the greatest joy of his ministry, he quickly responds, “our Tuesday Night Bible Study.”  In this class, the participants can ask questions on any subject in open forum and he loves to seek the biblical perspective to the various inquiries.

Pastor Bogan worked for over twenty-five years in the corporate retail culture, during which time he was bi-vocational—Pastor and Vice President of Non-Foods. He conducted a number of seminars and workshops for major Fortune 500 companies on the subjects of organizational management and structural effectiveness, and ethnical negotiations.  The information basis for all of these workshops was the Word of God.  Pastor Bogan believes that if corporations, communities and congregations will learn God’s Word, they will have the roadmap for successful profits, programs and perfection to do the work of ministry.

Pastor Bogan has also served as an instructor at the PCB  (Philadelphia College of the Bible) Extension Campus in  Bridgeton, New Jersey at the Union Baptist Temple  Church. There he taught courses on Christian Ethics, The  Pentateuch-The Portrait of Christ and Old Testament Survey- Genesis to Esther.  He is currently serving as an Adjunct Professor  in the Advance Education Program at Philadelphia Biblical University(PBU).  Courses developed by Pastor Bogan  include a thirty-two week course on Leadership Training, a five  year compilation on Church Growth and Development, a  Stewardship Training Tract, Retaining New Members Analysis,  and a study on How to Effectuate a Lasting Men’s Ministry  called Mighty Man Boot Camp.

He also has served as President of the Ebenezer Baptist Missionary Union, a member of the Permanent Council of the Bethany Baptist Association, auditor of the Bethany Baptist Association, a Trustee of the Library Board of Deptford Township, Political Action Committee of the Ministers’ Conference of Woodbury and Vicinity, the Mayor’s Business Commission of Deptford Township and the Governor’s Character Education Commission.  He also serves as Vice Chairman of the South Jersey Urban Training Collaboration and is the President of the Jericho Community Development Corporation, a 501(c) 3 corporation poised to aid in the social development of Gloucester County.

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our mission

Our Mission is to seek to establish a Bible Based Ministry comprised of three hundred men and a total population of over 1300, inclusive of women and children. We will provide the training for our three hundred men, to not only be the Priest Head of their homes, but to become the model to future generations of young men as to what constitutes Godly living. We will use the word of God as our standard of life being guided by its precepts, statutes and principles. Although the vision is for three hundred men, we will not neglect the ministry to every sector of our church family, for all are equal in the sight of God.

our vision

We will strive to be a Household of Faith comprised of Three Hundred men and five hundred families, seeking to glorify God, above our personal goals and objectives. If we can’t personally reach a Brother and his family for Christ, we will earnestly pray for those who may be able to gain a breakthrough. By the use of the appropriate means of Prayer and Divine Guidance we will accomplish the Purpose of the Church (Education & Evangelism) through the Process of the Church (Transformation) by focusing on the Priority of the Church (Family Nurturing).

Doctrinal Summation

Baptism -- we believe that baptism is immersion in water as taught in the New Testament and practiced by Christ and the Apostles. Although one is not saved by baptism, nevertheless, obedience to compliance is essential to obeying the commands of Jesus in Matthew 28:19-20.
Suitable Candidates for Baptism -- We believe that the only suitable persons to receive this ordinance are those who have exercised a personal saving confession of faith in Christ, and are regenerated by the Holy Spirit. Consequently, infants ought not to be, and cannot be scripturally baptized, since they can neither exercise, nor profess that faith in Christ.

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