Elorm Ocansey Ministry Foundation

A justice-centered community service ministry.

About

The Elorm Ocansey Ministry Foundation is a justice-centered community SERVICE ministry focused on serving local community institutions, leaders, and members through community organizing, advocacy, pastoral counseling, and more.

Rev. Elorm Ocansey is the Principal Founder of the Elorm Ocansey Ministry Foundation (EOMF). Born and raised in Ghana, West Africa, he is a long-time resident of Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, and a proud graduate of Franklin Middle School, Franklin High School, Raritan Valley Community College, and Rutgers University. As part of his community service ministry, he works with various community institutions on faith-based neighborhood revitalization, civic engagement, and grassroots-led community planning.

He is ordained in the African Charismatic Pentecostal tradition and serves as Assistant Pastor at Transformation International Chapel, under the leadership of Founder and Senior Pastor, Rev. David Ocansey. He earned his Master of Divinity from New Brunswick Theological Seminary and is currently pursuing his Doctorate of Ministry in Transformational Preaching.

Rev. Elorm Ocansey is an accessioning Chaplain with the New Jersey Army National Guard, and in his spare time, volunteers as a substitute teacher for a few school districts in Central Jersey. On April 29th, 2022, inspired by his calling to ministry, he founded the Elorm Ocansey Ministry Foundation to work as an independent, justice-centered community development organization.

For THE NEWS

SOMERSET, N.J. — There comes a time when silence becomes complicity, when neutrality becomes cowardice, and when those entrusted with the public good must be confronted with the very injustice they have sworn to overcome. In Isaiah 58:1, God commands the prophet to raise his voice like a trumpet, to hold nothing back, and to declare the rebellion of a people who profess righteousness while tolerating injustice. Today, I find myself compelled by that same prophetic command—to expose an injustice that has endured for generations in the very classrooms where our children are supposed to discover the promise of New Jersey.

For me, that moment came Thursday, October 22nd, as I sat inside a New Jersey courtroom and listened to an attorney, paid with our tax dollars, defend the state against allegations of racial segregation in our public schools. I could scarcely believe what I was hearing.

“Enrollment data doesn’t prove liability of segregation,” the state’s attorney argued, contending that the lower court should have ruled in the state’s favor by dismissing the case in the first place.

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Community Service Projects & Initiatives

WHITESBORO HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROJECT

Rev. Elorm Ocansey is a Lead Partner of the Whitesboro Historic Preservation Project: A project aiming to preserve the legacy and future of Whitesboro, Cape May County, New Jersey.

Greater Asbury Park Historic Revival Project

Rev. Elorm Ocansey is a Lead Partner of the Greater Asbury Park Historic Revival Project: A project aiming to revive the Greater Asbury Park region of Monmouth County, New Jersey.

Elorm Ocansey Ministry Foundation Fund Inc.

Rev. Elorm Ocansey is Chair of the Elorm Ocansey Ministry Foundation Fund Inc., a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the work of the EOMF.

Be True Podcast

Rev. Elorm Ocansey is Executive Producer and Director of Be True Podcast: A public education program on the African-American community and the struggle for Freedom & Justice in America.

4 WESTSIDE CULTURE & ART FESTIVAL

Rev. Elorm Ocansey, in partnership with the Wcc Historic Renovation Association Inc., is Co-Organizer of the 4 Westside Culture & Art Festival: A festival 4 the Westside, 4 the culture, 4 the arts, & 4 us.