View Comments PLAINFIELD - The Rev. Tracey L. Brown, senior pastor of Ruth Fellowship Ministries, has been named the first Black woman to serve as New Jersey State Police chaplain. "I hope I'm not the last. It's always and honor to be the first, but it's also a great honor to be a part of an organization like the State Police chaplains," she said. As a chaplain, Brown volunteers her time to provide troopers, their families and the community with spiritual counseling, religious referral and general character guidance through the various religious denominations within our society, according to the New Jersey State Police.