[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 57 (Monday, April 3, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E421]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING REVEREND ISIAC JACKSON, JR.

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 3, 2017

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Reverend Isiac Jackson, Jr., who began his formal education at Rogers 
High School in Canton, Mississippi, receiving his high school diploma 
in 1965. He attended Prentiss Junior College for two years and 
completed his undergraduate education at Alcorn State University where 
he attained a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Elementary Education in 
1973.
  Before becoming a Minister of the Gospel, Rev. Jackson taught in the 
Canton Public School System for years. Other experiences consists of: 
working as Supervisor I, Madison County Food Stamp Office; Instructor 
at the Mississippi Baptist Seminary Extension and served for one year 
as Justice Court Judge, in Canton, Mississippi; Drug Coordinator for 
Canton Public School System; Moderator in the Madison Baptist 
Association; Executive Secretary of the General Missionary Baptist 
Convention of Mississippi, Inc., served as President of the Mississippi 
Baptist Seminary and was elected President of the General Missionary 
Baptist State Convention of Mississippi, Inc. in the July 2010 session.
  Reverend Jackson is the Pastor of Liberty Missionary Baptist Church 
in Canton, MS. He is married to Ora Jackson and they have three 
children: Michal, Ghika (George), and Isiac, III.
  During Reverend Jackson's struggle, he stated, ``. . . And He said 
unto them, Go ye into the world, and preach the gospel to every 
creature. (St. Mark 16:15). `Every individual on God's earth feels that 
they are in charge of their destiny and that they know what is best for 
them. God, being as mighty as He is, sometimes has other plans for us. 
Until our faith is accepted, there is often a constant struggle between 
God and man--with God being the victor.' '' After his struggle was 
over, Reverend Jackson began his ministry in 1978. One of his favorite 
scriptures is: ``Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman 
that needeth not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 
(Timothy 2:15).'' Reverend Jackson elected to further his knowledge in 
the teachings of the Almighty at the Reformed Theological Seminary in 
Jackson, Mississippi, where he received a Master of Divinity Degree. 
Reverend Jackson received his Doctor of Ministry degree in May, 1999. 
His dissertation for the degree is entitled the ``Discipling of Black 
Men Within the Local Church''.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Reverend 
Isiac Jackson, Jr.

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