The concert is presented by the State Theatre, PSE&G and CDC Properties, affiliated with the First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens in Somerset.

"A person in New Jersey has to earn $20.35 per hour — nearly four times the minimum wage — to be able to afford to rent a modest two-bedroom home for their family," said the Rev. DeForest "Buster" Soaries, Jr., pastor of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens, in a press release. "Many of the people we depend on in our daily lives — child care workers, cashiers, gas station attendants, nurse aides, retail workers, and security guards — do not make anywhere near $20 an hour. Neither do some of our most vulnerable citizens — like the disabled and elderly — who live on fixed incomes."

The concert will also feature the Rev. Stefanie Minatee and Jubilation. Tickets, $25-$50, are on sale through the State Theatre box office, 15 Livingston Ave. The number for the box office is (732) 246-7469 and Web site is www.statetheatrenj.org.