Once again, rather than appointing counsel, the court system ceased automatic suspensions as of April 1 of this year. Martinez, MER-L-1004-15, decided just about a year ago, in December 2018, Mercer County Assignment Judge Mary Jacobson ruled that courts cannot automatically suspend a parent’s driver’s license over unpaid child support without providing advance notice, opportunity to be heard and for indigent obligors, appointed counsel. Because the government was unable or unwilling to provide lawyers for them, it stopped locking up indigent people who owe child support. 127, decided by the NJ Supreme Court in 2006, held that before judges can send parents to jail to coerce them to pay child support at ability-to-pay hearings – also referred to as ”pay or stay” – the government must provide them with a lawyer if they cannot afford one on their own. In addition to the countless clients and colleagues whose lives he touched and improved through his practice as a family lawyer, David won two landmark court decisions that protect parents who owe child support from being locked up or barred from driving just because they cannot afford to pay. Davis and his wife Weptanomah have one daughter and one son.I was greatly saddened to learn a few weeks ago that David Perry Davis died unexpectedly on October 3, at the age of 55.ĭavid was a passionate and principled advocate who, probably more than any other individual, improved the quality of justice in the New Jersey court system for poor people who fall behind on child support. On-demand worship services can also be accessed from Dr. EST from Virginia to Baltimore on WPGC – 95.5 FM ( and on Praise 104.1 FM ( and live streaming of worship services are available through. He can be heard every Sunday at 7:00 a.m.

Board of Preachers at Morehouse College of Atlanta, Georgia in 2007. Davis has been the recipient of numerous awards and citations, including being inducted into the Martin Luther King Jr. in English Fairleigh Dickinson University (New Jersey) with a Master of Public Administration New Brunswick Theological Seminary (New Jersey) with a Master of Divinity (M.DIV.) and United Theological Seminary (Dayton, Ohio) with a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.). Davis, a native of Wichita Falls, Texas, studied at Oral Roberts University, (Tulsa, Oklahoma) later graduated from Norfolk State University, (Norfolk, Virginia) with a B.A. In 2016 the church marched into their new, 20 million dollar plus, worship center.ĭr. The church also has a senior citizens center and offers ministries to reach out to the youth, young adults, couples, singles, prisoners, sick, bereaved and widowed. First Baptist Highland Park is a progressive and visionary church that offers a Christian school (Highland Park Christian Academy – Pre-K – 8th Grade) and numerous Bible study groups. and 10:45 a.m., and two on Wednesdays, which we refer to as Wonderful Wednesdays With Jesus, at 12:00 noon is The Power Hour and at 6:45 p.m., which is a time of corporate Prayer, Praise, Worship, and The Word. The church has five worship assemblies each week with three weekend worship services – Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. Davis leads a “Bible Believing, Christ Centered & Spirit Led Congregation” with an active membership of over 3,000 Disciples who are engaged in Kingdom Building through more than 80 ministries. Davis formerly pastored the Second Canaan Baptist Church in Harlem, New York (1993-2000), and the Community Baptist Church in Lakehurst, New Jersey (1988-1993).ĭr.

Davis was called to pastor the First Baptist Church of Highland Park in Landover, Maryland. His preaching is relevant, challenging, and inspirational. Paul Baptist Church of Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, under the pastoral leadership of his father, Dr. Henry Pinckney Davis III has been preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ, having been licensed and ordained at the St.

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