<P> Rev. Henry Biggs ( Courtney B. Vance ) is the pastor of a small struggling Baptist church in a poverty - stricken neighborhood of New York City . Membership is declining , Henry is pulled in a hundred directions by his parishioners ' needs , and the church 's finances are in trouble . Henry is under intense pressure from real estate developer Joe Hamilton ( Gregory Hines ) to sell the church 's property so that Hamilton can build luxury condominiums on the site . Henry has also become neglectful of his wife , Julia ( Whitney Houston ) , and his son , Jeremiah . Julia worries that her marriage is failing . Unsure that he can make a difference in his parishioners ' lives and beginning to lose his faith , Henry prays to God for help , which comes in the form of Dudley ( Denzel Washington ) , a witty and debonair angel . Dudley tells Henry that he is an angel sent by God to help him , but Henry is deeply suspicious of Dudley . Julia , however , is instantly charmed by the handsome and unflappable angel . </P>
<P> Rev. Henry Biggs ( Courtney B. Vance ) is the pastor of a small struggling Baptist church in a poverty - stricken neighborhood of New York City . Membership is declining , Henry is pulled in a hundred directions by his parishioners ' needs , and the church 's finances are in trouble . Henry is under intense pressure from real estate developer Joe Hamilton ( Gregory Hines ) to sell the church 's property so that Hamilton can build luxury condominiums on the site . Henry has also become neglectful of his wife , Julia ( Whitney Houston ) , and his son , Jeremiah . Julia worries that her marriage is failing . Unsure that he can make a difference in his parishioners ' lives and beginning to lose his faith , Henry prays to God for help , which comes in the form of Dudley ( Denzel Washington ) , a witty and debonair angel . Dudley tells Henry that he is an angel sent by God to help him , but Henry is deeply suspicious of Dudley . Julia , however , is instantly charmed by the handsome and unflappable angel . </P>
where did the preacher 's wife take place
where did the preacher 's wife take place
New York City
New York City