VISION OF THE ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH
WHO WE ARE
ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH is a game-changing Christian movement that connects people to the ministry of Jesus Christ while creating a beloved community.
WHAT WE DO
ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH inspires to creatively make disciples who impact their communities both spiritually and socially, fostering transformation in the City of Camden and the world around us.
MOTTO
"Equipping change people to go beyond the walls".
Rev. Jermaine T.Heath Sr. Senior Pastor.
Transformed by God's Spirit,Renewed in Faith,United in Purpose
Rev. Jermaine T. Heath Sr.
PASTOR JERMAINE T. HEATH, SR. REVEREND JERMAINE T. HEATH, SR. IS A VISIONARY LEADER, COMPASSIONATE SHEPHERD, AND DEDICATED SERVANT OF GOD, APPOINTED AS THE 13TH SENIOR PASTOR OF ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH, LOCATED AT 694 FERRY AVENUE, CAMDEN, NJ 08104. HE IS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO HELPING INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES OVERCOME SPIRITUAL, PERSONAL, AND SOCIETAL BARRIERS THAT HINDER PURPOSEFUL LIVING. REV. HEATH ENCOURAGES OTHERS TO WALK BOLDLY IN THEIR GOD-GIVEN PURPOSE THROUGH CHRISTIAN MINISTRY, MENTORSHIP, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. THROUGHTOUT HIS 27 YEARS OF CHRISTIAN MINISTRY, REV. HEATH HAS SERVED IN KEY LEADERSHIP ROLES FOCUSED ON SPIRITUAL GROWTH, SOCIAL IMPACT, AND COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION. HE HELD TWO TERMS AS GENERAL SECRETARY AND ONE AS TREASURER FOR THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF BLACK CLERGY OF PHILADELPHIA AND VICINITY. HIS OUTSTANDING SERVICE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED WITH CITATIONS FROM THE MAYOR’S OFFICE OF FAITHBASED INITIATIVES, FORMER CONGRESSMAN CHAKA FATTAH, COUNCILMAN KENYATTA JOHNSON, AND STATE REPRESENTATIVE JORDON HARRIS. REV. HEATH HAS WORKED EXTENSIVELY IN NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP, SERVING AS VICE PRESIDENT OF HEART 2 HEART SERVICES, WHICH SUPPORT VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND AS VICE PRESIDENT OF ADMINISTRATION FOR THE 100 BLACK MEN OF PHILADELPHIA. HE IS ALSO AND ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE URBAN LEAGUE OF PHILADELPHIA, THE PHILADELPHIA BAPTIST ASSOCIATION, AND THE AMERICAN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION, CURRENTLY, HE SERVES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE AMERICAN RED CROSS OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. REV. HEATH WAS ORDAINED AND LICENSED UNDER THE MENTORSHIP OF REVEREND DR. WAYNE E. CROFT, SR.M SENIOR PASTOR OF ST. PAULS BAPTIST CHURCH IN WEST CHESTER, PA. HE SERVED 12 YEARS AS THE SENIOR PASTOR OF ST. PAUL CHAPEL BAPTIST CHURCH IN SOUTH PHILADELPHIA, PA. HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN DEVELOPING CHURCH LEADERSHIP AND MINISTRY, REVITALIZING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND ADVANCING ADMINISTRATIVE EXCELLENCE. AFTER COMPLETING HIS ASSIGNMENT, REV. HEATH SERVED UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF PASTOR CHARLES QUANN OF BETHLEHEM BAPTIST CHURCH, PENLLYN, PA. HE LATER JOINED AND SERVED UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF REV. DR. CORY L. JONES, SR., SENIOR PASTOR OF THE TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH, BURLINGTON, NJ. REV. HEATH IS THE FOUNDER OF TURNINGPOINT TRANSITIONS, LLC, A COACHING AND CONSULTING FIRM FOR NONPROFIT AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS; HEATHINSPIRES, INC., A NONPROFIT FOCUSED ON EDUCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; SPEAKHEATH, A MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKING INITATIVE SUPPORTING YOUTH THROUGH SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT; AND TOUCHPOINT REAL ESTATE INSPECTIONS, LLC, PROVIDING LEAD PAINT AND MOLD INSPECTIONS FOR ALL RENTAL, CHILD-DAYCARE CENTERS, CONDEMN BUILDINGS, AND FOR PROPERTY TRANSFERS. HE WILL GRADUATE FROM OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY (B.S IN ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP) IN 2025 AND IS PREPARING TO PURSUE A MASTER’S IN PUBLIC LEADERSHIP AND THEOLOGY. A SOUGHT-AFTER SPEAKER AND TRAINER, REV. HEATH HAS MINISTERED NATIONWIDE AND INTERNATIONALLY. REV. HEATH IS BLESSED WITH A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY. HE IS MARRIED TO SHERICA HEATH, HIS PARTNER IN LIFE AND MINISTRY. HE IS THE PROUD FATHER OF FOUR SONS – DR. TAJH J. JENKINS, JERMAINE T. HEATH, JR., JADON T. HEATH, AND JORDON T. HEATH – AND THE LOVING GRANDPARENT OF HIS GRANDDAUGHTER, ZORA JENKINS, AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS “BABY GIRL.” WITH A SHEPHERD’S HEART AND A STRATEGIC MIND, REVEREND JERMAINE T. HEATH, SR., ENTERS THIS NEW CHAPTER AT ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH WITH A STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO SPIRITUAL EXCELLENCE, COMMUNITY IMPACT, AND KINGDOM ADVANCEMENT.
First Lady Sherica Heath
- FIRST LADY SHERICA DESMARIE HEATH SHERICA HEATH IS A DEVOTED VESSEL OF GOD, AN INTERCESSOR WITH PROPHETIC INSIGHT, AND A PASSIONATE AMBASSADOR FOR CHRIST. AS SHE ALONGSIDE HER HUSBAND, PASTOR JERMAINE T. HEATH, SR., IN THIS SACRED ASSIGNMENT AT ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH, SHE BRINGS A HEART FULL OF COMPASSION, A LIFE MARKED BY PRAYER, AND A DEEP COMMITMENT TO SERVICE GOD’S PEOPLE WITH EXCELLENCE, HUMILITY, AND GRACE. BORN AND RAISED IN JAMAICA AS ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN, SHERICA GAVE HER LIFE TO JESUS CHRIST AT THE AGE OF NINE – A MOMENT THAT BEGAN A LIFELONG JOURNEY OF FAITH, SURRENDER, AND SERVICE. GROUNDED IN HER LIFE SCRIPTURE, I CORINTHIANS 6:20, SHE LIVES TO GLORIFY GOD IN EVERY WORD, ACTION, AND ASSIGNMENT. A GRADUATE OF PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, LADY SHERICA HOLDS DUAL BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREES IN IMMUNOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND TOXICOLOGY. WITH A BACKGROUND IN FOOD SAFETY CONSULTING, SHE HAS LED EFFORTS IN HEALTH AND SAFETY ACROSS VARIOUS INDUSTRIES, GUIDED BY HER COMMITMENT TO STEWARDSHIP AND INTEGRITY. SHERICA IS ALSO THE CO-FOUNDER OF TURNINGPOINT TRANSITIONS WITH HER HUSBAND. TOGETHER, THEY ASSIST NONPROFIT AND FAITH-BASED LEADERS IN TRANSITIONING PIVOTAL PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL MOMENTS WITH CLARITY AND CONFIIDENCE. SHERICA’S MINISTRY IMPACTS SHELTERS, COMMUNITIES, AND BUSINESSES WHERE SHE PASSIONATELY SERVES THROUGH HOMELESS OUTREACH AND FOOD INSECURITY INITIATIVES, EMBODYING THE LOVE AND COMPASSION OF CHRIST. WITH A SPECIAL HEART FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE MARGINALIZED, LADY SHERICA IS A MENTOR, ENCOURAGER, AND BOLD WITNESS TO THE POWER OF GOD’S REDEMPTION. HER MINISTRY IS MARKED BY FERVENT PRAYER, PRACTICAL WISDOM, AND A RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF GOD’S PRESENCE. TODAY, AS SHE STEPS INTO THIS LEADERSHIP CHAPTER AT ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH, SHERICA HEATH STANDS READY – ALONGSIDE HER HUSBAND – TO LEAD WITH LOVE, SERVE WITH PURPOSE, AND SEE LIVES TRANSFORMED FOR THE GLORY OF GOD.
- WEDNESDAY NIGHT PRAYER AND BIBLE STUDY
ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH MINISTRY
"Equipping changed people to go beyond the Walls"
