In May 1984, New Jerusalem Assembly of God began as a small group in Jersey City, New Jersey. In 1987, the church had joined the General Council of the Assemblies of God and in October 1990, it was registered at the state on New Jersey as part of the New Jersey District of the Assemblies of God by Pastor Myrthil Joseph. Pastor Myrthil and his wife were the first pastoral couple.

In that first year, the church held services at Bidwell Ave, Jersey City in a seventh day Adventist church. It was during that time that the church grew in attendance and was able to move to two previous locations in Ocean Avenue until the current location at 385 Ocean Ave, Jersey City, New Jersey was purchased as a worship facility.

During the next few years, New Jerusalem continued to grow. In July 1994, Pastor Myrthil Joseph had to leave to the state of Florida, then Pastor Edris Pierre-Louis and his wife became the new pastoral couple. He held the office from July 1994 to December 2002.

Starting December 2002, Pastor Wetttlet Francois was called by God through the New Jersey District of the Assemblies of God to continue to feed the sheep. Since then, Pastor Wetttlet and his wife Chantal are the pastoral couple.

 

Pastor Wetttlet Francois was born in Haiti in a community named Desdunes. After he accepted Jesus as his personal savior at 13 years old, he was eager to learn about the word of God and started to study of the New Testament with "radio Lumiere" (Radio of Light) in Haiti by correspondence. Baptized at age 14 and started to preach the Gospel from the pulpit of "United Pentecostal Church" at the age 15, where he served as the secretary of the Youth Sunday school and later as the secretary of the "Youth Ministry" and also as speaker at the Youth Ministry Sunday evening workshops. After high school, he studied at the  "Faculty of law and economics" in Haiti with the passion of becoming an Economist and a Lawyer. 

Entering the United States, he attended Essex County College, Upsala College to carry on his studies in Accounting and Economics and Berean School of the Bible/Global University to obtain his ordained Minister's License to preach the Gospel.

He was engaged at the "Baptist Church of The Truth" in Newark as Sunday School Teacher, Youth Ministry Leader and has also preached for several years the Gospel and held numerous ministry conferences, then involved in Radio and Television ministry. Couple years before entering the Assemblies of God, Pastor Wetttlet was involved in music ministry and also was the speechwriter for the former Pastor Jacques Francois of Church of God of Newark.

Over the years, Pastor Francois held different offices in the Assemblies Of God. He is the former Secretary of the "Haitian American Fellowship" of the Assemblies of God on a national level including Puerto-Rico, the former Vice-President of the "Haitian Ministers Fellowship", the former Counselor of the "Haitian Ministers Fellowship" and the actual President of the "Haitian Ministers Fellowship".

 

            His Wife Chantal Francois attended the "Faculty of Ethnology" in Haiti, a former student at the Faculty of Law and Economics, and she attended the Miami Dade College in the United States. She acquired her ministerial training years after years at the Minister's school of the Assemblies of God. She was engaged as Sunday School teacher in Miami at Philadelphia Baptist Church and as a worship leader. She was one of the lead singers of the group Shalom in Florida. Entering the Assemblies of God, she was involved in Women Ministry, served as a Counselor and a prayer warrior.

 

Beliefs

 

1. The Bible is the Inspired Word of God

 

We believe that

• the Scriptures are God’s revelation of Himself to mankind,

• they are infallible

• they are the divinely authoritative guide for our faith, belief.

(2 Timothy 3:15-17; 1 Thessalonians 2:13, 2 Peter 1:21)

 

2. There is One True God

 

We believe that
He has revealed himself as having always existed without any

outside cause or agent bringing Him into being (Isaiah 43:10). He is the creator of heaven and earth (Genesis 1:1) and the One who redeems, saves or rescues mankind from sin and its consequences (Isaiah 43:11)

 

3. The Lord Jesus Christ is Fully God

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We believe that
The Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, has always existed. He too is without beginning or end (Revelation 1:8). In order to complete His earthly sacrificial mission, He became human by being born of a virgin, conceived by the Holy Spirit (Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:31,35). He was raised from the dead by the supernatural power of God (Matthew 28:6; Luke 24:39; 1 Corinthians 6:14, 15:4). Since His resurrection He has been exalted (honored), and is seated at the right hand of God (Acts 1:9, 11, 2:33; Philippians 2:9-11; Hebrews 1:3)

 

4. The Ordinances of the Church

 

Baptism In
We believe that
The ordinance of baptism by immersion in water (not sprinkling) is commanded in the Scriptures (Mark 16:16). All who repent and believe in Jesus Christ as personal Savior and Lord are to be so baptized. 

 

Holy Communion 

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We believe that
The Lord’s Supper or Communion, consisting of bread and the fruit of the vine (grape juice), is a memorial of Christ’s suffering and death (1 Corinthians 11:26).   

 

We believe that

The ordinance also looks forward to Christ’s second coming (1 Corinthians 11:26) for it is a reminder to proclaim the Lord’s death “until He comes!”

 

5. The Baptism in the Holy Spirit

 

We believe that
The baptism in the Holy Spirit was the normal experience of all believers in the early Christian church. With the experience comes the provision of power for victorious Christian living and productive service. It also provides believers with specific spiritual gifts for more effective ministry (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4,8; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31). With this baptism come such experiences as an overflowing fullness of the Spirit (John 7:37-39; Acts 4:8), a depended reverence for God (Acts 2:43; Hebrews 12:28), an intensified commitment to God and dedication to His work (Acts 2:42), and a more active love for Christ, for His Word, and for those who have not yet become believers (Mark 16:20)

 

 6. Sanctification

We believe that

Sanctification is an act of separating ourselves from evil and identifying with things that are good, upright, and morally pure. It is a process that takes place as Christians devote themselves to God (Romans 12:1,2; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 13:12). Scriptures teach that we are to be holy because God is holy (1 Peter1:16). For “Without holiness no one will see the Lord” (Hebrews 12:14)

 

7. Divine Healing

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We believe that
Divine healing from God is an integral part of the gospel. Deliverance from sickness is provided in the Atonement (Christ’s suffering and death for our reconciliation with God). Healing is a privilege of all believers (Isaiah 53:4-5; Matthew 8:16-17; James 5:14-16)

 

8. The Blessed Hope

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All Christians who have died will one day rise from their graves and will meet the Lord in the air. Christians who have not yet died will be rapture or caught up with them, to be with the Lord. Then Christians of all ages will live with God forever. (Romans 8:23; 1 Corinthians 15:51-52; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; Titus 2: 13)

 

9. The Final Judgment

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We believe that

There will be a final judgment in which the wicked dead-those who have died without accepting Christ’s salvation-will be raised and judged according to the way they lived. Anyone whose name is not found written in the Book of Life, together with the devil and his angels, the beast and the false prophet, will be sent to everlasting punishment in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone (sulfur), which is the second death (Matthew 25:46; Mark 9:43-48; Revelation 19:20, 20:11-15, 21:8)

 

10. The New Heavens and the New Earth

 

We believe that
“According to God’s promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness will dwell and reign forever” (2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21,22)