LGBTQIA+ Liberation Labs

LGBTQIA+ Liberation Labs, made possible through a grant from Pride in the Pews, offers a safe and compassionate space for exploration, conversation, and community-building. Our mission is to foster understanding, embrace diverse identities, and nurture stronger, inclusive relationships in Christ’s love. True to our identity as an ever-evolving family of faith, we encourage compassionate curiosity and courageous conversation. We challenge ourselves to decolonize our consciousness—grounded in the belief that all people are created in God’s image for lives of wholeness and purpose. Guided by the ministry of Jesus, we are called to liberate the world through radical love and inclusion.

Social & Criminal Justice Ministry

For over 30 years, our Criminal Justice Ministry has impacted the lives of thousands of incarcerated persons, returning citizens, and their families. We have supported individuals at Northern State, Edna Mahan, and East Jersey State Correctional Facilities, and met material and spiritual needs at reentry and transitional homes across the region. Our Angel Tree program has grown from serving dozens of children to hundreds of justice-impacted youth annually. In 2024, we distributed 500 backpacks filled with essentials to children of justice-impacted individuals, hundreds more to returning citizens, made Valentine’s Day cards for 200 incarcerated youth, and donated hundreds of clothing items.

Most recently, during Resurrection Weekend 2025, with the support of a Lilly Endowment-funded grant through the Louisville Institute, we launched our “Dialogues with the Disinherited: Disrupting the Playground to Prison Pipeline” podcast series to bring the lived experiences of justice-impacted people to the forefront as they champion their own probation, prison, parole, and post-release stories of trial and triumph.

Fountain Anchors Ministry

The Fountain Anchors Ministry serves as the official news desk of Fountain Baptist Church, presenting church announcements and information with clarity and professionalism.