Aracely Courtenay – a 50-year-old married mom of three who served as the “First Lady” at Emmanuel Church of God – was trying to cross East 21st Street in Flatbush just before 7 p.m. Saturday when s…
An esteemed Brooklyn pastor was fatally struck by an SUV when she tripped in the street over the weekend, police said.
She was hit by a 2015 Toyota Highlander heading north on East 21st Street and making a right turn onto Ditmas Avenue, authorities said. Courtenay, who suffered severe head trauma, was rushed to the Kings County Hospital Center, where she was pronounced dead. on Sunday to Courtenay, whose husband, Bishop Curt Courtenay, serves as senior pastor. “Emmanuel Family, it is with a heavy heart that we share with you the untimely and unexpected passing of our beloved Pastor Aracely Courtenay, our 1st Lady,” the post said.
Within the church, she oversaw a women’s ministry and spent her time “encouraging, counseling and assisting women of all ages to arise out of their situations,” her biography said. Paul MartinkaIn addition to her husband, she left behind her children, Gesai, Curt, Jr., and Kayris.
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