Our Mission & Vision

The Wesleyan Church has grown out of a revival movement which was devoted to one mission – the spreading of scriptural holiness throughout the land. Our Vision Statement is:
“This church exists for the glory of God in serving all people, everywhere”.
 

We fulfill our mission through the following means:

  1. Evangelization – preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ, that repentance and remission of sins is available to all who would believe, seeking to live in obedience to the Word of God;
  2. Discipleship – endeavoring to use Ephesians 4 as the pattern for all believers, as God develops the church according to the unique model He has for all persons;
  3. Worship – that every believer experiences God, both in corporate as well as private life, in reverent devotion and in allegiance pledged to God;
  4. Fellowship – sharing things in common with others of like faith. Especially as our congregation increases, this need will be addressed both in the larger assembly, and in small groups of persons, living in isolated locations.
    5.  Service – reaching out and sharing the material benefits of the Gospel with everyone.
 

Our Leadership Team:

Our Leadership Team comprises of our three pastors and our Board of Administration.

Rev. Anthony Hunte
Assistant Pastor
Rev. Ronald Williams
Senior Pastor
Rev. Gournatie Hunte
Assistant Pastor
Rev. Ronald Williams is Senior Pastor of the Jamaica-Queens Wesleyan Church. He has served as pastor in other branches of the Wesleyan church in Guyana, South America before accepting leadership of our church. Pastor Williams is a man with a message. His sermons are thought-provoking, delivered with clarity and the anointing of the Holy Spirit. His ready smile, infectious humor and affable personality render him easily accessible to all those who need him. He and his wife, Coreen, work together diligently to meet the spiritual needs, not only of their congregation, but also of the community at large.  
 
Rev. Anthony Hunte is Assistant Pastor in charge of Leadership Development. He also served as pastor in other Wesleyan churches in Guyana before joining the team of pastors serving the Jamaica-Queens church. He is Head of the Ushers Group, and every Sunday he also teaches the Leadership Class, a group of adults in Sunday School. As Assistant Pastor, and one of the ministers of the church, he also preaches as part of a regular monthly schedule. He thanks God every day for affording him the opportunity of continuing to be in God’s service.
 
Rev. Gournatie Hunte serves was appointed Assistant Pastor in charge of Evangelism after she had pastored in other Wesleyan churches in Guyana and before joining the team of pastors at the Jamaica-Queens Wesleyan church. She leads the Evangelism Committee, and is in charge of the Evangelistic Crusade held annually in the Summer. She is frequently asked to share the word on Sunday mornings. Her love of the Lord, and constant witness of His work in her life, has earned her the love and respect of the community of believers she serves.
 
 
Pastor Sherlock Delph
Founding Pastor,
Jamaica-Queens Wesleyan
 
Sherlock Hugh Sylvanus Delph, Founding Pastor of the Jamaica-Queens Wesleyan Church, was born in Guyana, South America where he led one of the main branches of the Wesleyan Church in the country’s capital, Georgetown and served as Principal of one of the most highly respected technical schools in Guyana. On migrating to the United States of America, he was invited by Reverend Louis Goodman to plant a church on behalf of the Wesleyan denomination, in Queens, New York.  On May 29, 1983, the Jamaica-Queens Wesleyan Church came into being.  Its first service was held at its new location in Jamaica, Queens, and after this there was no turning back. He successfully planted another Wesleyan Church in South Ozone Park, Queens in September 2011, choosing Pastor Verne Martin, another Pastor from the Wesleyan Church in Guyana to lead. Pastor Delph departed this life to be with the Lord in December 2017 after succumbing to a battle with illness. 
 
We, as a church, continue to celebrate his memory not only because he founded our church, but also because he led his congregation with great distinction for 34 years. He was a man of deep principles with a fear and love for  God. Under his guidance and direction our church’s membership expanded significantly and many persons came to know the truth and accepted the Lord as their personal Savior. 
 
 
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