Co-Pastor Rev. Charles B. Jackson, Jr.
Co-Pastor
Charles B. Jackson, Jr. was born to Mrs. Robin and Reverend, Dr. Charles B. Jackson, Sr. on December 25, 1978. He and his sister, Attorney Candace Shiver were raised in Columbia, South Carolina, and referred in the Richland District One School System. Reverend Jackson graduated with honors from A.C. Flora High School in 1996. He is also a 2000 Cum Laude graduate of South Carolina State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and participated in several college activities, including the SCSU Concert Choir, Student Government Association, and Men's Basketball Team; along with pledging Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated and Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity.
Reverend Jackson continued his education at the Morehouse School of Religion on the campus of the ITC in Atlanta, Georgia, where he graduated with Honors and earned the Master of Divinity degree with a concentration in Homiletics in 2003. He is a Fall 2002 inductee into the Theta Phi National Honor Society for Seminary Students and is currently pursuing the Doctor of Ministry degree. He was presented the Memphis Award for Academic Excellence and nominated by The African American Pulpit as one of the Nations Top 40 Seminarians.
Reverend Jackson received his license to preach the Gospel at the age of 21, and was officially ordained into the ministry on August 14, 2002. He was called to Pastor the New Laurel Street Missionary Baptist Church in Columbia, South Carolina in 2003, where he happily served as Spiritual Leader for 20 years. In October 2023 he transitioned back to his home Church, the Brookland Baptist Church, where he humbly serves as Co-Pastor with his Father who is the Senior Pastor. Reverend Jackson has held several offices in the local Gethsemane Baptist Association, the South Carolina State Education and Missionary Baptist Convention and the Progressive National Baptist Convention. He has served on several boards and community organizations, including the United Way Board of Directors, SC Department of Juvenile Justice Advisory Council, South Carolina State University Board of Visitors, and is Clinically Certified by Palmetto Health. He currently serves on the Lexington Medical Center Board of Directors and is also Spiritual Advisor and Chaplain for the University of South Carolina Football team.
Reverend Jackson is married to the Former TeErica Taylor from Columbia, and they are the proud parents of seven wonderful children. His favorite quote and firm conviction is "Everybody can be Great, because Everybody can Serve." He believes that his God-given mission for ministry is to "love, liberate and lift up all of God's people by leading them to Christ and living the truth of the Gospel." He is constantly encouraged by his most empowering passage of Scripture: Philippians 1:6, "...being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion...!"