FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
Dear New Hope family.
Blessings… It has been a
while since we have
who will go to church on Easter I think the story of
Easter touches so many of us.
What is it about the Easter story that is so touching?
For me it is knowing that in spite of everything that
been able communicate
is going on in our world Easter reminds us that a
via the Voice of Hope. My
long time ago God broke into human history to
hope and prayer is that
redeem mankind. Easter helps the believer to make
you will be blessed and
edified by this latest
iteration of a timeless
since of death. In Easter we don’t just see the death
of Jesus but we see Him conquering death and the
grave by resurrection.
classic. Our goal is to not only deliver the Voice of
However, while I am deeply moved by the
Hope in print but to primarily make it an e-zine or
resurrection of Jesus and the fact that all of
an electronic online magazine that can be
Christianity rests upon the fact of the resurrection
distributed online. Many thanks to Minister Greg
what makes Easter so meaningful goes far beyond
Baker for undertaking this mighty work.
the resurrection. Easter is a constant reminder that
As we draw nearer to the celebration of Easter I am
God keeps His word. Pure and simple. I don’t know
amazed at just how strong and appealing the story
about you, but I am so glad that God keeps His
of Easter is. It seems that I never tire of hearing this
word. Whatever He says He will bring it to pass. I am
story. It is almost like the movie “It’s a wonderful
standing on the promises of God. My hope is built…
life” with James Stewart and Donna Reid. Even
Stay blessed
though I have seen this movie over twenty times
and I know how it is going to end I still find myself
Rev. Alonzo Perry, Sr.
being drawn to this movie. It has become a
Christmas tradition at our home.
Easter is just like that. Even though I have read and
heard the story of Easter preached countless times I
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am still drawn to the story. In fact, not only does
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the story of Easter continue to have appeal to me
personally but judging from the amount of people
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Sharing the gospel
redeeming mankind and restoring our relationship
with God, the Father. The sharer gets the
opportunity to rehearse the many blessings God
We live in the age of social media. We have
ha s performed on his/her behalf, strengthening
the ability to succinctly, with a hundred and forty
their faith in the process. This leaves both parties
characters or less, communicate with friends,
with the potential to stretch in their knowledge
family and colleagues around the globe. We don’t
about Christ and respond to His call to grow,
have to imagine the impact of actively engaging
mature and connect.
people with social media. Individuals have gained
instant celebrity through the sensationalism that is
YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram. We use social
media to announce the happenings of our lives,
connect with people, to share what we deem as
important and relevant. As believers we hold the
most important and relevant message, post, status
update or tweet in the world. That is, the message
of hope and reconciliation, made available by the
risen Christ. The beauty of this is not only in the
magnitude of the message but there are
advantages that can be had when we commit to
sharing the gospel.
There are benefits to sharing the gospel of
God longs for a relationship with us. He
sent His Son as a model for us to follow. Jesus
shared His faith with the lost and confused and we
should do the same. Whether it was the woman at
the well who came looking for water but found the
living water that never dries up. Or the religious
leader asking for clarity under the cover of night
whose questions give way to the most well known
and often quoted verse in the bible, “For this is
how God loved the world: He gave his one and
only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will
not perish but have eternal life” John 3:16. Let’s
make the commitment to share the message of
Jesus, it benefits those that don’t know Him and
Jesus Christ. It’s advantageous for both the person
moves us who believe to grow stronger and more
sharing and for the person receiving the message.
like Christ.
The hearer is introduced to the good news that
Jesus, the Messiah has come into the world,
-Min. Gregory Baker
and help us to communicate with our contact
MINISTRY SPOTLIGHT:
person in Haiti, Mr. Jacques Lousemmy.
FOREIGN MISSION
The New Hope Foreign Mission Ministry grew out of
the church’s desire to respond to the devastating
earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010. The church
raised an offering of $4,000 to help those displaced
by the earthquake. Mrs. Elvie Cadet, a former
member of the church born in Haiti, expressed that
she was going to Haiti some months after the
earthquake. The pastor approached Mrs. Cadet and
asked if she would take the $4,000 and see how
many people she could help while in Haiti.
need for ongoing help for the people. In 2012 the
New Hope Foreign Mission Ministry was formed.
The early goal of the ministry was to send barrels of
goods to two regions in Haiti, Ounaminthe and Cap
Haitian. The ministry later spread to the Dominican
Republic and Dominica.
Church
response to Typhoon Haiyan. We have sent
medical supplies to Monrovia, Liberia to help stem
the tide of the Ebola crisis. Every four months the
ministry sends three barrels of goods and food to
Haiti and the Dominican Republic. In 2014 the
ministry sent $1,200 to a church in Dominica to
help them purchase tiles for the floor of their
During the months of March and April the ministry
is collecting goods to send to Haiti and the
Dominican Republic. We are also having a Panty
Drive to collect newly packaged underwear for
boys and girls. In the future the ministry hopes to
partner with Habitat for Humanity to help build
homes in Jersey City.
The ministry’s mission statement is: The New Hope
Baptist
Mission Ministry has sent aid to the Philippines in
church.
While there she discovered that there was a great
Missionary
In addition, the New Hope Home & Foreign
Home
and
Foreign
Mission’s goal is to be Ambassadors of Christ
positively impacting the hurts, needs, and struggles of
people globally while we spread the “Good News” of
Jesus Christ throughout the world.
In May 2013 at the suggestion of Mrs. Brenda Perry
the ministry began to explore the idea of helping
young people receive a quality education in Haiti
through sponsorships. As a result the Adopt A
Student program was born. For $144 a year a
sponsor pays for a student’s school tuition for a
whole year, purchases a school uniform, and gives
each student a monetary birthday and Christmas
gift. In 2014 the program sponsored 53 students.
Currently the ministry is sponsoring 48 students. The
ministry has two translators, Beatrice Morriseau and
Francois Revolus who speak fluent Haitian Creole
The members of the ministry are: Rev. Alonzo
Perry, Sr. (Advisor), William Chavis, Sr., Maggie
Denis, Mrs. Edith Dickey, Beatrice Morriseau, Eddie
Mae Gaston, Mrs. Louise Griffin, Jenee McAlpine,
Ava Tyson-Mason, Emmanuel Merville, Beatrice
Morriseau, Brenda Perry, Francois Revolus, Ida
Rodgers, Minister Andrea Montague, Ms. Sharyn
Waters
A.d. the bible continues
A.D. picks up where the smash hit, "The Bible," left
off, continuing the greatest story ever told and
exploring the exciting and inspiring events that
followed the Crucifixion of Christ. As most of the
world knows, the Crucifixion was only the beginning
of the story. The immediate aftermath of Christ's
death had a massive impact on his disciples, his
mother Mary, and key political and religious leaders
of the era, completely altering the entire world in an
instant. Watch as the disciples struggle to survive
and share their beliefs, guiding us from the sorrow
of Christ's ultimate sacrifice to the awe-inspiring
wonder of the Resurrection and beyond. From
Executive Producers Roma Downey and Mark
Burnett comes an uplifting spiritual journey through
the later chapters of biblical history.
- Written by NBC
UPCOMING EVENTS
APRIL
18
7PM
Gospel Jazz Concert
11AM
Women’s Day
ALL DAY
Mother’s Day
ALL DAY
Pentecost Sunday
APRIL
26
MAY
10
MAY
24
8:00AM Worship Service
9:30AM Sunday School