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Oxygen Church

Oxygen Church · Jersey City, NJ

No perfect people allowed.

An irresistible church, for you.

We're a church in Jersey City. There's a place here for you.

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Jersey City · New Jersey

A church for people who almost gave up on church.

If religion has let you down, if you've been hurt inside a church, or if you've looked at it all and thought "this isn't what Jesus taught", Oxygen Church was born for you.

Here the gospel is a journey with Christ: day after day, becoming better people, more like Jesus.

Maybe Oxygen Church is the answer to that prayer, the one where you asked for a real place to belong.

It doesn't matter what your story is, or who hurt you along the way. Here you can come as you are and finally be part of something.

Jersey City waterfront at sunset, with the towers of Exchange Place over the Hudson River

Who are we?

Our vision

“To be an irresistible church for people who don't have a church.”

Our mission

“To be a church that matters to society, living a life of loving Jesus and loving and serving people.”

Pastors Claudinei and Mary Carneiro

Meet the pastors.

Claudinei & Marielsy

For almost two decades, Claudinei and Marielsy have built ministries that multiply. In Brazil, they grew a youth ministry from 70 to more than 2,000 young people and planted a church that went from 22 to more than 1,500 members.

Claudinei is the author of the book The Encounter (O Encontro), published in three languages and followed by more than 300,000 people on social media. Marielsy is a pastor, leads teaching and administration with wisdom, and brought together more than 700 women at one of Oxygen's biggest events.

Together, they have led thousands of people into a real, daily friendship with God, in a simple and light way.

Why are we planting this church?

  • Jersey City gathers people from every nation, but many of them live alone.
  • We believe church is not a building on Sunday, but a family for the whole week.
  • Oxygen Church exists so this city can breathe again.
Pastors Claudinei and Marielsy sitting side by side, smiling

This is Oxygen

Come as you are.

A few moments from our gatherings. This is what we're bringing to Jersey City.

  • A packed church seen from the balcony, people standing in worship
  • Teenagers worshipping, one girl with her hand raised
  • Kids playing on the floor with a volunteer at the kids ministry
  • People worshipping during a service, singing with open hands
  • A full room seated and listening during a service
  • A worship leader singing in the middle of the people, hands raised all around
  • Pastor Claudinei preaching on stage under the lights, the room full
  • Women worshipping with their hands raised
  • Pastor Marielsy speaking to the church, microphone in hand

What to expect

No formality. Real joy. Living worship.

  • Young volunteers at the Moinho Matarazzo inauguration holding signs that say No perfect people allowed and This church belongs to you
  • Pastor Claudinei praying for a young man during a service
  • A packed room worshipping with hands raised

Come see it for yourself.

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