The Pine Grove Church began on May 26, 2024 as a new church. Some of us were part of the congregation that used to meet in our building near Elkton, Maryland. We are your neighbors, and we truly believe that our relationship with God is essential in our lives. We are dedicated to reaching our community and our nation for Jesus Christ. That means that each of us has decided to trust Jesus as our Savior and our Lord. Pine Grove is an independent church that chooses to affiliate with the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware. The following “What We Believe” section describes what the Holy Bible teaches.
Our Vision: The Vision of Pine Grove Church is to reach our world with the Gospel (Good News) of Jesus Christ until everyone has had the opportunity to choose to follow Jesus! Matthew 28:19-20, Acts 1:8
Our Mission: Our Mission statement is an extension of our Vision Statement: “Grow and Go in Jesus, Everyday”. Pine Grove Church exists to become an equipping and mobilizing church that transforms our world for Jesus Christ. Our ministry priority is to become a congregation of winners of souls!
WHAT WE BELIEVE
THE SCRIPTURES
The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is God’s revelation of Himself to man. It is a perfect treasure of divine instruction. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter. Therefore, all Scripture is totally true and trustworthy. It reveals the principles by which God judges us, and therefore is, and will remain to the end of the world, the true center of Christian union, and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and religious opinions should be tried.
Our Staff
Pastor Ben Eller became Pine Grove Church’s first pastor in 2024. He and his wife, Judy, are natives of Harford County, Maryland. Pastor Ben was ordained in 1975 after being called to his first church in southern Indiana while attending seminary. He obtained his Bachelor Degree in Theology (B.Th.) (Magna Cum Laude) and his Master of Christian Psychology (M.S.) from International Seminary. He also holds a Master of Divinity (M.Div) degree. Pastor Eller has pastored churches in North Carolina, Pennsylvania as well as Maryland. He also worked nearly 15 years as a certified Behavioral Specialist Consultant working with Special Needs children, their families and school staff, while supervising a team of counseling specialists with each child. Ben and Judy have one child and two grandchildren living in Pennsylvania. Pastor Eller and his wife, Judy, also served as NAMB (home) missionary church-planters in Erie, Pennsylvania for nearly five years.
E-Mail: beller@pinegroveelkton.org
Mrs. Eller serves as Music Director and Pianist when Pine Grove Worships! Judy received 13 years of specialized instruction in classical and church piano from the Dean of Music at Eastern Christian College. She also received her Bachelor of Religious Education (B.R.E.) from Covington Theological Seminary. Judy has served as Music Director and/or Church Pianist alongside her husband in most of their ministry. Judy worked for over 41 years for the Department of Veteran’s Affairs, retiring from the Coatesville VA Medical Center in 2021. Her accomplishments provided her being placed in the United States Congressional Record.
E-Mail: jeller@pinegroveelkton.org
Mrs. Roland serves as the Church Clerk and Secretary
E-Mail: broland@pinegroveelkton.org
Missions
“Go therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.” Amen. Matthew 28:19-20
“Missions” is not a program our church does; it is “who we are” as we “Grow & Go in Jesus, Everyday!”
“Missions” is not an alternative to “growing the church” – it is God’s plan and purpose for sharing the Good News of Jesus with every person on the planet . . . UNTIL EVERYONE KNOWS JESUS!.
If you know Jesus, it is because of God’s mission to you. You have been called to Him – you are being sent by Him. As believers, we have walked across the bridge God has built to reconcile us to Himself. Now we are called to build bridges of relationship over which the gospel can be transported to all who are separated from Him.
“Our Pine Grove Grow Go team is a group of people focusing on reaching our community with the Good News of Jesus Christ! This group consists of members of our church, our sister churches and the North American Missions Board. The primary emphasis is “3 Circles” caring and sharing plan.”
