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Clenard Childress, Jr.'s Biography

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Full Name:

Clenard Howard Childress, Jr.

Gender:

Male

Family:

Spouse: Regina; 4 Children: Clenard, Thomas, Tonya, Tia

Birth Date:

08/08/1953

Birth Place:

Montclair, NJ

Home City:

Montclair, NJ

Religion:

Baptist

Attended, Montclair State University

Graduated, Christian Education, Northern Baptist School of Religion, 1977-1982

Candidate, New Jersey State Assembly, District 34, 2023

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, New Jersey, District 10, 2022

Candidate, New Jersey State General Assembly, District 34, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021

Senior Pastor, New Calvary Baptist Church, 1989-present

Founder, Celebration of Life Day Care Center, present

Former Director of Youth Ministries, New Calvary Baptist Church

Assistant to the National Director, Life Education And Resource Network, 2004-present

President, Montclair African American Clergy Association, 2004-present

Member, Board of Trustees, Center for Bio-Ethical Reform, 2003-present

Member, National Pro-Life Religious Council, 2003-present

Chaplain, Essex County Juvenile Detention Center, 1998-present

Chair, Board of Trustees, New Calvary Baptist Church, present

Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, present

Former Superintendent of the Sunday School Department, New Cavalry Baptist Church

Former Vice-President, Outreach Ministries, New Calvary Baptist Church

Founder, Clergy for Better Choices, 2010

President, Life Education And Resource Network (L.E.A.R.N.), Northeast Region, 1999-2004

Organizer, "Say So" March, 1999

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