Connecting Through Faith

The Rev. Dr. Ralph Terrell is the Pastor of the South Orange - Vailsburg United Methodist Church in South Orange, NJ.   Dr. Terrell has pastored churches in South Orange, Atlantic City, Neshanic Station, Hillsborough, and Newark, New Jersey.  Rev. Terrell is married to Mrs. Radeyah Abdullah Terrell, and they have five children. Kyla, Yohan, Ralph Jr., Preston and Ronald.  Pastor Ralph served as Dean of Students in the Irvington Public School System and is the co-founder and director of The Restoration Center a non-profit organization that focuses on helping people find and walk in their God given purpose in life.  Pastor Ralph is the founder of Terrell and Associates, a credit restoration, tax preparation and business solutions firm where he has helped thousands of individuals, nonprofit organizations and churches since 2011. Dr. Terrell received his B.A. from Paine College in Augusta, GA, his M.Div. from Drew University in Madison, NJ, and his D.Min. from The Graduate Theological Foundation in Mishawaka, Indiana.  Dr. Terrell sites his late father, Dr. Lloyd Preston Terrell, his late father-in-law, Dr. Ronald B. Christian, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr and many hip hop rappers as influences of his ministry.