SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549


                                     FORM 8K



                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 1, 1999


                         COMMUNITY BANCORP OF NEW JERSEY
                 (Name of Small Business Issuer in Its Charter)


          NEW JERSEY                                      22-3495574
(State or Other Jurisdiction of              (I.R.S. Employee Identification No.
Incorporation or Organization)


3535 Highway 9 North, Freehold, New Jersey                      07728
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                     (Zip Code)


                                 (732) 863-9000
                           (Issuer's Telephone Number)

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Item 2.   Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

         Effective July 1, 1999,  the Registrant  acquired The Community Bank of
New Jersey (the "Bank") in a share-for-share exchange pursuant to which the Bank
will become a  wholly-owned  subsidiary of the  Registrant.  Effective  with the
filing  of this  Current  Report  on Form  8-K,  the  Registrant  will  commence
reporting annual and quarterly reports, proxy statements, and other filings with
The  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  under Section 12(g) of The Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Registrant's common stock will continue to
trade on the NASDAQ Smallcap Market under the symbol "CBNJ".


Item 7.  Exhibits.

         The following exhibit is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K.

         Exhibit No.      Description

          3(i)            Certificate of Incorporation
           (ii)           Bylaws
         10(a)            Employment Agreement of Robert D. O'Donnell dated
                          April 23, 1998
         10(b)            1997 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors
         10(c)            1997 Stock Option Plan
         10(d)            1997 Employee Stock Option Plan
         10(e)            1998 Employee Stock Option Plan
         10(f)            1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
         21               Subsidiaries of Registrant

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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
Community  Bancorp of New Jersey has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                        COMMUNITY BANCORP OF NEW JERSEY
                                        (Registrant)



Dated: July 1, 1999                     By:  /s/ Robert D. O'Donnell
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             ROBERT D. O'DONNELL
                                             President and CEO


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


                           CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K


Exhibit No.                    Description                          Page Number
- -----------                    -----------                          -----------
                                                            
3(i)                  Certificate of Incorporation
  (ii)                Bylaws
10(a)                 Employment Agreement of
                      Robert D. O'Donnell dated
                      April 23, 1998
10(b)                 1997 Stock Option Plan for Employee Directors
10(c)                 1997 Stock Option Plan
10(d)                 1997 Employee Stock Option Plan
10(e)                 1998 Employee Stock Option Plan
10(f)                 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
21                    Subsidiaries of Registrant



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