The late singer's funeral service was held in the church where she sang in the choir as a young girl.
Fans, Family and Friends Gather for Funeral of Whitney Houston
A woman wipes away a tear as she watches the funeral of Whitney Houston near the Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey February 18, 2012. Houston died February 11 in Beverly Hills, California, at the age 48. (REUTERS)
A Newark Police officer watches as Whitney Houston's hearse arrives at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, February 18, 2012. (REUTERS)
A coffin holding the remains of singer Whitney Houston is carried into the New Hope Baptist Church before funeral services for the singer in Newark, New Jersey, February 18, 2012. (AP)
Fans sign a poster of Whitney Houston near a funeral service for the singer at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, February 18, 2012. (AP)
Stevie Wonder arrives at the funeral of singer Whitney Houston at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, February 18, 2012. (AP)
Close family and friends arrive for the funeral service of pop singer Whitney Houston at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey February 18, 2012. (REUTERS)
Reverend Jesse Jackson walks to the New Hope Baptist Church for the funeral service for the late singer Whitney Houston in Newark, New Jersey February 18, 2012. (REUTERS)
Bobby Brown (R) is denied entrance to the funeral service of his ex-wife pop singer Whitney Houston at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey February 18, 2012. (REUTERS)
Candles burn at a memorial to Whitney Houston outside New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J., early on February 18, 2012. The pop star sang in the church choir as a girl. (AP)
A young boy holds photographs Whitney Houston during the funeral service for the late singer near the New Hope Baptist Church, Newark, New Jersey, February 18, 2012. (REUTERS)
Fans of Whitney Houston stand blocks away from her funeral at Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey February 18, 2012. (REUTERS)
A bouquet of flowers is left on a sidewalk during the funeral service for the late singer Whitney Houston near the New Hope Baptist Church, in Newark, New Jersey, February 18, 2012. (REUTERS)
Family and friends arrive for the funeral service of pop singer Whitney Houston at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey February 18, 2012. (REUTERS)