WHEN TWO PASTORS FALL IN LOVE

[FlyJ]

This past summer, Pastor Twanna Brown and Pastor Vanessa Gause consecrated their love before God and 200 guests at the New Vision Full Gospel Baptist Church in East Orange, N.J.

Twanna, 46, and Vanessa, 45, are pastors of Rivers of Living Water United Church of Christ, which has locations in Newark and New York.

Love At First Sight

Their love story started nearly 30 years ago when both were teenagers singing in the same choir in Jersey City.

“I was like, ‘Oh wow, what in the world, who’s that, she’s beautiful,’” Vanessa told the New York Times in an article about their union. “I immediately felt this kind of strange, warm feeling wash over me, and though I had not yet spoken a word to her, I could see myself loving this woman forever. My head was just spinning.”

But for Twanna, who was two years older, Vanessa was just a friend. Soon Vanessa’s father, a staunch, conservative pastor moved their family to Atlanta.

Enduring Love

In 2005 the two reconnected when Twanna invited Vanessa to preach at a church in Harlem where she was ministering. It was after dinner and a night of reminiscing when they shared their first kiss.

“It was a wonderful first kiss,” Vanessa recalled. “Well worth the wait!”

The two married even though Vanessa’s father, who is strongly against their union citing the biblical texts, refused to attend.

For both women all that matters is love. And that was reflected in their wedding ceremony.

“Love is patient, love is kind. … Love hopes and endures all things,” recited Rev. Dr. Yvette Flunder, the presiding bishop of the Fellowship of Affirming Ministries, from 1 Corinthians 13 during their ceremony.

Love Wins

Vanessa later wrote on her Facebook page: “What we want Twanna’s father and those who believe as he does to know is that Love Wins! Love was winning before we got married, Love won on our wedding day and Love will always win.”

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[kimi]

Congrats to the couple #lovewins

[VINA]

 Let me not body shame them. Nice couple #flys fence

[Chrmd]

Happy for them, but This her nails sef.. what will happen in da night after wedding.. 

 

[scarlet]

48 minutes ago, Chrmd said:

Happy for them, but This her nails sef.. what will happen in da night after wedding.. 

 

She's the femme one, so obviously her nails wouldn't be needed to do the  much work. 

[FlyJ]

Wow! Interesting @scarlet! Didn't know femmes don't do much in the bedroom.

[scarlet]

21 minutes ago, FlyJ said:

Wow! Interesting @scarlet! Didn't know femmes don't do much in the bedroom.

Do they? Curious.

[FlyJ]

Of course, they do! I don't see femmes, or studs in the bedroom, I see a woman ☺.

[Suavity]

Awww happy for them

[Teewhy]

1 hour ago, FlyJ said:

Of course, they do! I don't see femmes, or studs in the bedroom, I see a woman ☺.

Infact, two women. 

[Farida]

On 9/26/2017 at 7:20 AM, vina said:

 Let me not body shame them. Nice couple #flys fence

Lmao I'm trying not to as well. 

[Farida]

On 9/26/2017 at 7:59 PM, FlyJ said:

Of course, they do! I don't see femmes, or studs in the bedroom, I see a woman ☺.

If this ain't the truth