Rev. Quentin L. Keatts (2015-2016)

The Autumn of 2015 marked the installation of the tenth minister, the Rev. Dr. Quentin L. Keatts.

Rev. Barron O. Wilson (2017-2021)

Rev. Wilson was installed in the Summer of 2017. In 1999, he became the youngest Pastor in the state of New Jersey and served as Pastor of the Union Baptist Church of South River, New Jersey for ten years. Later, he returned to his childhood church, Mount Cavalry Baptist Church and became the Senior Pastor succeeding his father with over twenty years of ministry before retiring. After fifteen years of ministry at Mount Cavalry, Rev. Wilson answered the call and returned to his first love in ministry as Senior Pastor of Union Baptist Church, South River, New Jersey.

Rev. Barron O. Wilson was born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey and is the third son of Pastor W. W. Wilson and Evangelist Ethel Wilson. He is married to Tamica Chisolm Wilson and they are the proud parents of one daughter, Brielle Lois Wilson.

Rev. Wilson brings to First Baptist Church a wealth of achievements and accomplishments. To name a few: he designed and implemented the Minister’s Accountability Class (MAC), equipped twelve ministerial candidates for ministry, significantly increased attendance in weekly Bible Study and Sunday School, organized the “Each One Feed One” food program, and designed a prisoner reentry program entitled “Go Another Way” which provides supportive services to ex-offenders and their families. In addition, some of his professional affiliations include: permanent council member of the Christian Fellowship Association, Newark, NJ and president of the Quarterly Union of the Christian Fellowship Association, Newark, NJ.

Rev. Barron O. Wilson’s philosophy is: “The greatest thing a man can know, is the will of God; the greatest thing a man can do, is the will of God; the safest place a man can be, is in the will of God; and the most dangerous place a man can be, is out of the will of God.”