“The most effective form of evangelism underneath heaven is church planting”-
C. Peter Wagner

The Reverend Malva Wise-White is an ordained American Baptist minister. She is a pastor-teacher with a heart for building community in schools, neighborhoods and in the spiritual lives of others. She has been involved in lay and ordained ministry for the past twelve years. She was licensed to preach the gospel (1998) at the New Hope Baptist Church, Hackensack, New Jersey under the pastorate of Rev. Dr. M. Frances Manning. She was ordained (2004) by the First Maplewood Baptist Church, a church plant for ABCNJ under the pastorate of Rev. Roy A. Butler, Sr., and served as Associate Pastor (2002-2005) before starting Space For Grace@ in the Spring of 2005 as a new church in development. In April, 2008, Space For Grace@ launched an eChurch “faith community” on the internet www.spaceforgraceat.org .  In 2002, she was officially included on the list of those persons well suited for a call to a new church planting situation by National Ministries, American Baptist Churches USA.

We are blessed.  Five (5) new churches were started in 2007!  They are:  

Premiere Eglise Haitienne de Rockland, Nyack, New York, Rev. Pierre Ulrick Bastien 

Fairview Hispanic Mission, Rev. Regina Guedes

Mision Bautista Hispana: Faro De Vida, East Orange, Pastor Marisol Ahumada de Vega

Riverside Brazilian mission, Pastora Vania Wick

Ledgewood Hispanic Mission, Pastor Osvaldo Jiminez 

  Rev. Leora Liggins celebrates her pastoral anniversary with many including Rev. Marion Phillips and Minister Isis Harris.  They all minister at Christ Resurrection Missionary Baptist Church in East Orange.  Rev. Leora Liggins is the senior and founding pastor and has served for five years.  Her mission is "to preach the pure gospel of Jesus Christ and be a vessel for Him and a burden bearer for His sheep." 

Rev. Marion Phillips and Minister Isis Harris are among the Ministerial Staff along with Rev. Theresa Green, Minister Hugh Harper, Rev. Denis Lewis, Minister Cranston Mitchell, Minister Tiffani Green, and Chaplain Omar Liles.  They serve along with the Deacons, Deaconesses and Trustees in numerous ministries of the church such as Bible Studies, Sunday School, Music, Youth, Outreach Missionary, Homeless Feeding Program, Nursing Home, Photography, Tape, Dance, Mime, Tender Loving Card Care, newsletter, Mens' and Women's Ministries, Bread Care, "Just For You" Clothes Ministry and Recall Ministry.  

Thanks to the hospitality of Rev. David Holwich and the people of First Baptist Church of Ledgewood and the leadership of Paster Osvaldo Jiminez a new Hispanic Mission began worship in Ledgewood.  Many from Morristown are helping with this effort.  Prayer and support are needed.