Board of Directors

Esther Gonzalez-Torres, LMSW

Executive Director

Bishop William McKissick, JR

President

Apostle William J. McKissick, Jr. is a native of Philadelphia, PA, the second child born to the late Rev. William J. McKissick and Phyllis Harris-McKissick. Apostle McKissick was called to preach in 1983 and preached his initial sermon on Feb 3, 1983, at First Baptist Church in Hartford, CT. Apostle McKissick followed God’s leading and direction, and in 1989, he founded New Jerusalem Christian Center in Middletown, CT, where he serves as the Chief Under Shepherd. He served as an Associate Minister at First Baptist Church of Hartford, under the direction of Archbishop LeRoy Bailey, Jr. from 1983-1985. Apostle McKissick served as interim Pastor at Blue Hills Baptist Church in Hartford, CT from 1985-1986.
Apostle McKissick served as interim Pastor at Blue Hills Baptist Church in Hartford, CT from 1985-1986, later serving as Pastor of Zion Baptist Church in Middletown, CT from 1986-1989. Apostle McKissick is an anointed preacher and teacher.