Career
Jackson received a Bachelor"s Degree in History from Delaware State University (Dover, Delaware) and a Masters of Divinity from the Interdenominational Theological Center (Atlanta, Georgia). Jackson was assigned as the pastor of Saint John AME Church, Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1979 and shortly thereafter, Saint Matthew AME Church, Orange, New Jersey, in 1981. Under his ministry more than 3,000 people accepted Christ or joined the church.
As pastor of Saint Matthew AME, the church developed more than thirty ministries that minister to the spiritual, emotional, educational, physical and financial needs of the church and community.
Church ministries and administration are supported by a budget that has grown from $50,000 to almost $2,000,000. Because of the church"s growth a new edifice was built in 1985 and a second larger edifice in 2002.
Known as "The Servant Church of the Oranges" its doors are opened seven days a week and are a center of activity for church and community. The Rt. Review Reginald T. Jackson was elected and consecrated as the 132 bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 2012 at the 49th Quadrennial Session General Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. He was elected out of the First Episcopal District and stood on the platform: "Imagine the Church at Its Best" and "Strengthen Local Churches"! He currently presides over the Office of Ecumenical Affairs and is the presiding prelate of the 20th Episcopal District (Malawi, Zimbabwe) - along with Supervisor Christy Davis-Jackson.
In addition to his pastoral and connectional church responsibilities Review
Jackson serves as the Executive Director of the Black Ministers" Council ( Business Service Management) of New Jersey which represents more than 600 African American churches in the State of New Jersey. He is best known however for his leadership in the fight against racial profiling and reform of the New Jersey State Police which resulted in New Jersey passing legislation and signed by the governor making racial profiling a crime.