There are some great Christian bookstores in New Jersey. We’ve featured 10 below that are well-worth visiting.
1. Good Shepherd Book and Gift
The Good Shepherd Book and Gift shop has been the one-stop Christian shop in New Monmouth since 1994. They carry Bibles and Bible study texts, as well as children’s and young adult books teaching Christian values and themes. They also carry Saint cards, greeting cards, jewelry and Christian-themed stationary.
What Good Shepherd is also known for is their large selection of cross and Bible verse wall hangings and decorative items. They even have an entire section of their shop dedicated to those special outfits and gifts for christenings and first communions. To find out more about what they have in stock, contact them using their online message form.
2. Truth That Rocks Radio and Bookstore
In Northfield, the Truth That Rocks Radio and Bookstore opened in 2014 to help fund the Truth That Rocks radio stations in the area. They carry a large range of Christian-themed books on every topic from personal growth to academic reference texts. There is even a large section of baby and young children board books that encourage sensory development through God’s word. You can see all they have to offer at their online bookstore, and even order for delivery if you can’t make it into the shop itself.
Attached to the bookstore is the Solid Grounds Coffee Lounge. This space is dedicated to anyone who wishes to sit and relax with a book or a friend while drinking a cup of coffee or other hot beverage. They even offer 1lb bags of their signature Truth That Rocks coffee for sale! As an entirely volunteer-run bookstore and coffee shop, you can register to volunteer by filling out their online form. Contact them for more details about the bookstore, the coffee shop, or their radio network.
3. Cornerstone Christian Bookstore
Since the early 2000s, the Cornerstone Christian Bookstore in Vineyard has provided visitors with a collection of Christian-themed books and gifts. They carry hundreds of Bibles and Bible-study texts in a range of versions and language translations, including German, Chinese, Korean and Tagalog. The bookstore also carries hundreds of fiction and nonfiction books related to Christian ideas and themes, as well as children’s books teaching Bible stories and Christian values.
The Cornerstone Christian Bookstore also stocks Christian music and DVDs, as well as Christian figurines, wall decorations and jewelry. There is even an entire section devoted to church supplies and Christian holiday decorations. For more information about what the Cornerstone Christian Bookstore has to offer, contact them by email or phone.
4. The Open Door Christian Bookstore
The Open Door Christian Bookstore in Manchester, New Jersey, operates as one of the employment resources for the Open Door of New Jersey charity, which helps those with developmental disabilities obtain employment and life skills where they otherwise would not. The bookstore offers a selection of Bibles, Christian-themed fiction and nonfiction books, Bible-verse pocket cards, wall hangings, and Yankee Candles.
Open Monday through Friday, the Open Door Christian Bookstore provides a safe space for those who live, work, and pray with the Open Door of New Jersey agency. To find out more about the bookstore or the agency, contact them by phone or visit the bookstore on route 70 in Manchester.
5. Jesus Book and Gift
The Jesus Book and Gift has expanded quite a lot since their opening in the late 1970s in Iselin, New Jersey. What was a small, family-owned and –operated Christian bookstore of Bibles and Bible-study texts is now a large, but still family-owned and –operated, Christian goods store. They carry a vast selection of fiction and nonfiction books that include Christian values and traditions. They also carry a range of books and media teaching Christian values and stories to children.
For those interested in Christian music and films, the Jesus Book and Gift shop carry hundreds of CDs and DVDs and digital copies. They also clothing and decorative items, as well as church supplies. Contact them to find out more.
6. Crossroads of Life
In 1976, the Crossroads of Life Bookstore opened in Hillside to provide the local community, especially the minority Christian community, with adequate and available Christian education resources. Since then, it has expanded its stock to include thousands of fiction and nonfiction books with Christian themes and values, Bibles in various versions and language translations, and Sunday School materials.
Crossroads of Life also host Christian events such as panel discussions with local ministers, Christian author events, and Christian living workshops; follow their social media to sign up for the next one. For any other information, contact them using their online message system.
7. Rose of Sharon Christian Bookstore
The Rose of Sharon Christian Bookstore opened in Burlington, New Jersey, in 2011 as a respite for those wanting to find a community of Christians to belong. The bookstore began with a small number of Bibles, Christian books, and Bible-study materials. Now, the Rose of Sharon Christian Bookstore offers thousands of fiction and nonfiction books with Christian themes and ideals. They also sell hundreds of Bibles in most versions and in some foreign language translations.
The Rose of Sharon also sells Christian music, films, and stationary. For those looking for Christian-themed, gifts, the bookstore stocks house décor, fashion, and Christian holiday supplies. Churches can also get their communion and celebration supplies from the Rose of Sharon Christian Bookstore. Contact them by phone or email to find out more.
8. The Word Works
In Jersey City, the Word Works is the area’s premier Christian bookstore, stocking hundreds of versions of Christian Bibles, from children’s to large print to daily devotionals, including some foreign language translations, as well. The Word Works also carries a wide array of popular and contemporary fiction and nonfiction books, some highlighting Christian themes and values.
The Word Works also stocks church supplies and house décor, including holiday and ceremony decorations. For those interested in Christian music and films, the Word Works has hundreds of CDs and DVDs for sale. To find out more about this little shop in Jersey City, contact them by phone or email.
9. Harvest Bookstore
Near Harvest House in Lindenwold, the Harvest Bookstore offers visitors with books, Bibles, music, and everything else in between. They carry over a hundred nonfiction books, including daily devotionals, Christian living guidebooks, children’s Bible stories, and self-help guides. Harvest Bookstore also carries nearly 50 different types of Bibles and Bible-study texts.
Harvest Bookstore has over 300 digital sermons, teaching tools, and Christian music files to download or purchase as a hardcopy on CD and DVD. They also sell Christian-themed fashion, jewelry, and face masks. Contact the Harvest Bookstore directly to find out more about what they have in stock.
10. Nevsky’s Books
Inside the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, a Russian Eastern Orthodox Church in Howell, New Jersey, lies Nevsky’s Books. Since 1994, Nevsky’s Books has sold Orthodox Bibles, prayer books, and ceremonial books, as well as adult and children’s literature incorporating Orthodox themes and ideas; all of which are offered in either the English, Russian, or Slavonic language translations.
Beyond books, Nevsky’s Books also sells prayer aids and devotional items, sacraments and ceremonial items, as well as greeting cards and Saints cards. To find out more about the bookstore or to order online, contact Nevksy’s Books by email.