Jessica Calloway Canty

Jessica Calloway Canty is a native of Charleston, West Virginia and now resides in Newport News, Virginia.  She is an active member at First Baptist Church East End, where Rev. Dr. William J. Marshall is the pastor. She studied Business Management and Accounting at West Virginia State College in Institute, WV. Her goal is to complete her under graduate studies by June 2007 at Regent University with a BS in Organizational Leadership and Management; and to further her education to receive a Masters in Divinity.

Before relocating to Virginia, she attended Ferguson Memorial Baptist Church under the pastorship of Rev. E. A. Heyliger. As a member of Ferguson, she was the Assistant Financial Secretary, Director of the Youth Usher Ministry; Mentor of the Teen Ministry, Coordinator of Teens Stepping for Christ, Sunday School Teacher and visionary and founder of “Youth Walking For Christ.”

While in Virginia, Evangelist Canty has had the honor and privilege to work in different capacities of the church community such as Church Administrator with a membership of about 1500, Administrative Assistant Membership & Leadership, Assistant Director of Sunday School, Assistant Teacher Adult Sunday School, Co-Coordinator New Converts, Co-Coordinator of Women’s Ministry, Conference Coordinator, Counselor of Counseling Ministry, Director of Vacation Bible School, Intercessory Prayer Ministry, Leadership Trainer, Member of Executive Council, Ministerial Staff Administrator, New Members Ministry, Praise & Worship Ministry, Sunday School and Vacation Bible School Teacher’s Trainer, Adult Praise Dance Ministry, Assistant Teacher of Tuesday & Wednesday Bible Study, Marriage Ministry, Conflict Advisor for Ministry Leaders and Spiritual Advisor of various ministries.  She has volunteered her time, talents and gifts to a Shelter for Abused and Transitioning Women, Heritage High School Booster Club. Currently she is volunteering for the Hampton-Newport News Community Service Board (HNNSB) Mentoring Program as an events coordinator and motivational speaker; a monthly reader at various Newport News Public Schools and a mentor for the Project Self-Esteem Program at Willard Elementary School in Norfolk, VA.

Her passion for people has inspired her to pursue the area of evangelizing, seeking the lost and broken and encouraging believers to “press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”

Evangelist Canty is the wife of Bryan and mother of son Se’Dale.

One of her favorite scriptures: 

“Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness…”