Partnership with J-Life Africa

Newton Conant, long-time friend of HCBC, had a passion for inner city ministry. He spent 50 years serving a church in Camden, NJ. Pastor, teacher, chaplain, missionary, he first went on a misson to Africa in 1970, at 70 years old. After his passing at the age of ninety-six, a scholarship was established at HCBC to help fund education for young people desiring to do inner city youth ministry.

In recent years, HCBC has become acquainted with J-Life Africa. This ministry is directed at raising up pastors and leaders on the African continent to bring young people to Christ. Starting in South Africa in 2001, J-Life now has leaders in 23 countries.

The key components to J-Life’s ministry are:

• Jesus is our Model

• Disciple-Making is our Mission

• Organic Ministry is our Method

• Gospel is our Message

• Holy Spirit is our Means

• The Church is our Medium

• Love is our Motive

• Fruit is our Measure

• Relationships are our Momentum

• Leading Servants is our Motto

• Youth are our Mandate

These components reflect not only the work of Newton Conant throughout his life, but they also reflect the vision of HCBC. You can learn about J-Life on their website (jlife.org). HCBC has supported J-Life by sending funds from the Conant Scholarship Fund. This money will make it possible for several students to be trained at J-Life, something that otherwise would have been impossible for those students.