Terry Richardson

Rev. Dr. Terry Richardson has served as the Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church, South Orange, NJ with his wife, Lady NaDeen Richardson since 1997.

Richardson earned his Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received his Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees from New Brunswick Theological Seminary (NBTS), New Brunswick, NJ with a concentration in Metro-Urban Ministry. He is an Adjunct Professor at Essex County College where he teaches Comparative World Religion, Social Problems, and Introduction to Sociology. Richardson is the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions for his relentless leadership and community engagement from prestigious organizations like Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., NAACP, Talk Radio, the Essex County Prosecutor Office, and the Township of South Orange, to name a few. Richardson holds a Certificate in Executive Leadership Development and Training and is an Amazon Best-Selling Author for his contribution in an anthology. He has sat on numerous community Boards and currently serves as a Board member at the South Orange Performing Arts Center. Together, he and his wife are the proud parents of four children Shannon, Deven, Kayla and Jeremiah, Tayla, their daughter-in-law, and three grandchildren, Lathan, Lark, and Arie Sky.