New Jersey Conference Hires Seven New Pastors

Story by Anthony Baffi

Albert Perez is the new pastor of the Bound Brook Spanish Company and First Bilingual and Flemington Spanish Companies. Perez received his bachelor’s degree in Theology from the UNADECA (Central America Adventist University) in Costa Rica. Perez and his wife, Margarita, have two children, Isabella and Fernando.

Anthony Ponteiro is the new pastor of the Tranquility, Hackettstown and Phillipsburg churches. Ponteiro received his bachelor’s degree in Theology from Andrews University (Mich.). Ponteiro is happy to be working in his home state alongside his wife, Kensy.

Daniel Ludtke is the new associate pastor of the Luso-Brazilian church in Newark. Ludtke previously worked on a small university campus in Spain, and now he will be working in a big city. “God doesn’t want us to be comfortable,” says Ludtke. “There is no greater emotion than fulfilling God’s plans.” Ludtke is passionate about creating new ways of communicating God’s love, be it through music, communication or personal evangelism.

Eber Marski joins the conference as the new pastor of the Parkway South, Cape May Court House and Atlantic County churches. Marski received his bachelor’s degree in Theology from UNASP, an Adventist university in Engenheiro Coelho, Brazil. Marski says his wife, Natalia, has helped him grow personally and spiritually and is a great support to his ministry.

Fortunato Jardinico is the new associate pastor of the Lake Nelson church. Jardinico received his Master of Divinity at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at
Andrews University (Mich.)

Fismed Omar joins the conference as the pastor of the Newark Spanish, Harrison Spanish and Nueva Vida Spanish churches. Omar received his Master of Art in Pastoral Ministry from the Theological Seminary at Andrews. For the past couple of years, Omar has pastored in the Potomac Conference.

Luis Fernandez is the new pastor of the Hammonton, Redemption Chapel church plant and Wildwood churches. Fernandez received his master of arts in Biblical-Theological
Studies from the Inter-American Adventist Theological Seminary in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. His personal passions are reading and spending time with his wife, Samantha, and children, Jeremiah, Jared, Mickaela and Eli.