Installation Program for Reverend Rufus V. Strother

Reverend Rufus Vincent Strother, a son of the National Association of the Church of God, is a native and lifelong resident of Jersey City, New Jersey, the city that he loves. Graduate of Sacred Heart School and Saint Peter’s Prep School, in Jersey City, Rufus received his Bachelor of Sciences degree in Marketing and Management from Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia.

He furthered his Biblical training by completing his course work at the Evangelistic Christian Bible Institute (ECBI) in Paterson, New Jersey.

Rufus answered God’s call to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ at Orient Church of God in Jersey City, New Jersey, under the pastoral leadership of Reverend Dr. James H. Barnes. Rufus received his license to preach the Gospel in 2008 through the New Jersey State Ministerial Alliance of the Church of God. In 2012, Reverend Strother received full ordination as minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ

by Church of God Ministries, Anderson, Indiana. As a lifetime member, he has served Orient Church of God in Jersey City in the ministries of usher, deacon, choir member, Trustee Chair, Associate Minister, Sunday School teacher, young adult leader and all other duties as assigned.

Today, Reverend Strother has been prepared by the LORD to serve his church family and the Jersey City community as Senior Pastor, at Orient Church of God at 18-20 Ivy Place.

Combining experience in corporate, inner city and teaching environments with the Word of God, Reverend Strother counsels and mentors youth and young adults through the church.

Reverend Strother currently serves as President of the New Jersey State Church of God Youth Council and the Vice-President of the New Jersey State Men’s Ministry.

Rufus is blessed to be married 23 years to the love of his life, Brenda Alesia Strother, M.Ed. of Petersburg, Virginia. They have both been blessed with two wonderful children, Joy and Christopher.