Faith in New Jersey Celebrates Gov. Murphy Signing Historic Affordable Housing Bill

TRENTON Faith in New Jersey’s leaders from across the state are celebrating Governor Murphy’s signing of bill, S50/A4. This bill will streamline the affordable housing process and ensure that every municipality provides its fair share of affordable housing to its residents. With the exorbitant cost of groceries, rising costs of housing and most everything else, New Jerseyans are stretched to the limit. We thank Governor Murphy for stepping up to the plate to answer the moral call by rapidly making this bill the law of the land so that New Jersey families can have the peace of mind knowing that they can have a warm, safe place to live that is comfortably within their means.

We know that when New Jersey families have access to affordable housing it leads to them seeing more employment opportunities, increased wages, and better physical and mental health outcomes. As part of our Live Free New Jersey movement, passing this bill will have a positive impact on New Jersey’s Black and Brown residents, because it helps alleviate the generational damage done by housing segregation as well as the more recent gentrification that’s been pricing these families out of their longtime communities. Signing this bill is a great step toward making an equitable New Jersey where all families are afforded the opportunity to thrive.

Sincerely,

Bishop Ronald Owens, Board President |Faith in New Jersey

New Hope Baptist Church, Metuchen

Rev. Barry E. Wise II, Board Vice President | Faith in New Jersey

Greater Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Linden

Rabbi Joel Abraham, Board Secretary | Faith in New Jersey

Temple Shalom, Scotch Plains

Imam Saffet Catovic, Board Treasurer | Faith in New Jersey

Muslim Chaplain, Drew University

Rev. Geralda Aldajuste, Board Member | Faith New Jersey

St. Paul United Methodist Church -Mount Holly and Willingboro

Rev. David Ford, Board Member | Faith in New Jersey

St. Matthew’s Baptist Church, Roselle

Rev. Carmine Pernini, Board Member | Faith in New Jersey

Zion Lutheran Church, Rahway

Deacon Omar Agullar, Board Member |Faith in New Jersey

Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Shrine, Lindenwald

Rev. Heyward Wiggins III, Board President Emeritus | Faith in New Jersey

Camden Bible Tabernacle Church, Camden

Bishop Fred Rubin

Community Refuge Church, Manalapan

Rev. Erich Kussman

St. Bartholomew Lutheran Church, Trenton

Deacon Sean Butler

Kaighn Ave. Baptist Church, Camden

Rev. Jesse Brown

Christus Evangelical Lutheran, Camden

Rev. Tiffany Alston

Kingdom Life Fellowship, Berlin

Rev. Norman Alston

Kingdom Life Fellowship, Berlin

Rev. Robin Tanner

Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Summit

Rev. Nyzia Easterling

Saving Grace Ministries, Camden

Rev. Tim Merrill

Imani Community Fellowship, Camden

Rev. Preston Thompson

Ebenezer Baptist Church, Englewood

Rev. George Britt

Mt. Teman AME Church, Elizabeth

Rev. Sharae Ford

Metropolitan Baptist Church, Scotch Plains

Rev. Edmund Hoener

First Presbyterian Rahway, NJ

Rev. Dámaris Porsch-Ortega

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Jersey City

Pastor Alphonse Platt

Nia Fellowship Church, Newark

Pastor Elouise Hill-Challenger

Galilee United Methodist Church, Englewood

Rev. Dr. J. David Knecht Dmin

Holy Cross Lutheran, Springfield

Pastor Tony Capers

Victory Temple United Holy Church, Paterson

Rev. Dr. Marti Robinson

Ebenezer AME Church, Rahway

Rev. Michael Odom

Wholelife Community Church, Paterson