Who is the current pastor or senior leadership team at Faith Family Fellowship (Dover/Rockaway, NJ) and what is their stated governance model?
Executive summary
Faith Family Fellowship’s public web presence (their site and directory listings) does not identify a named current senior pastor on the About or Home pages, and a third‑party pastor‑search listing frames the congregation as actively seeking or open to pastoral placement, which together indicate no clearly documented, publicly listed single pastor on these sources [1] [2] [3]. The church’s stated approach to decision‑making as described in a placement/overview writeup emphasizes congregational discernment and prayer under the Holy Spirit, suggesting a fellowship style or congregational governance model rather than a single‑pastor‑autocratic structure [3].
1. What the church’s own web pages show about leadership
Faith Family Fellowship’s official site lists service times and programming (Adult Bible Study/Sunday School and Sunday worship) but the About/Home pages available in the records do not include a roster or biography naming a current senior pastor or an explicit senior leadership team on the publicly accessible pages captured here [1] [2]. Those pages establish the congregation’s activity schedule and location details but stop short of publishing a clear “lead pastor” name or an organizational chart that would settle who holds senior leadership duties [1] [2].
2. Third‑party signals: pastor search and directory listings
A church staffing/placement listing for “Faith Family Fellowship, located in the heart of Dover, New Jersey,” frames the congregation in the language of churches seeking pastoral placements and explicitly invites collaboration to “find your pastor,” which signals either an open vacancy or an interest in recruitment rather than confirming an incumbent senior pastor [3]. Directory and mapping entries reproduce the church’s mission and welcome language and confirm the Dover address, but they likewise focus on identity and hours rather than naming an incumbent senior pastor or leadership team [4].
3. What the sources say about governance and decision‑making
The pastor‑placement/overview copy describes a theology of congregational discernment — “We believe each congregation is called to seek God’s will and direction for itself, making decisions prayerfully under the guidance of the Holy Spirit” — language that aligns with congregational or fellowship governance models where the local body exercises authority in decision‑making rather than centralized denominational oversight [3]. That phrasing suggests leadership by consensus, board, or elders guided by congregational input rather than top‑down episcopal control, though the site does not publish bylaws, membership covenants, or a formal governance document in the materials provided here [3].
4. Important caveats and potential for name confusion
Multiple similarly named ministries and churches in New Jersey (e.g., Faith Fellowship Ministries of Southern New Jersey, Faith to Faith Fellowship, Faith Fellowship Community Church) appear across the search results and carry distinct leadership teams and governance statements on their own sites, creating a real risk of conflating leadership information if sources are not carefully matched to the Dover/Rockaway Faith Family Fellowship listing [5] [6] [7] [8]. The available records for the Dover/Rockaway congregation do not include a public pastor bio or an explicit governance charter, so any definitive claim about named individuals or an exact polity beyond the placement page’s general language would exceed the documentation in hand [1] [3].
5. Bottom line and recommended next step for verification
On the basis of the captured web pages, there is no publicly listed, named current senior pastor on Faith Family Fellowship’s public About/Home pages, and a pastor‑search directory entry frames the congregation as open to pastoral placement, while the church’s stated decision approach emphasizes congregational prayerful discernment under the Holy Spirit — all pointing to a fellowship/congregational governance leaning rather than a hierarchical model [1] [2] [3] [4]. To conclusively identify a present senior pastor or the detailed governance structure (board/elders/bylaws), consultation of the church’s most recent site updates, a direct contact via the church’s published phone or email, or review of internal governing documents would be required because the sources provided do not publish those specifics [1] [3].