[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 127 (Monday, July 20, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E645]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          CELEBRATING THE ANNIVERSARY OF BISHOP PHILIP JACKSON

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                           HON. RASHIDA TLAIB

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 20, 2020

  Ms. TLAIB. Madam Speaker, I rise today in tribute to Bishop Philip 
Jackson who is celebrating his appointment to auxiliary bishop after 
serving thirty-three years as pastor of Seth Temple Church of God in 
Detroit, Michigan.
  Bishop Jackson is a native of Detroit, Michigan and a proud graduate 
of Detroit's Central High School. He is a lifelong member of Seth 
Temple Church of God. He was called to the clergy in May of 1967 and 
has led his members in fulfilling their spiritual needs. Bishop Jackson 
began his ministry under the pasturage and tutelage of the late Bishop 
John Seth Bailey. On July 19, 1987, he was appointed Pastor of Seth 
Temple Church of God in Christ.
  Bishop Jackson has been able to balance his work in the church with 
his career in automobile manufacturing, where he rose through the ranks 
at Ford Motor Company. In addition, Bishop Jackson has taken on 
numerous leadership roles over his lifetime, including appointment as 
District Superintendent of District No. 3, January 2008, Chairman of 
the Elders Council of 1st Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Michigan 
Southwest, and Bishop in 2019, by Bishop John H. Sheard, Jurisdictional 
Prelate. Bishop Jackson serves as a Commissioner for the National 
Church of God in Christ, Incorporated, Judiciary Board Committee for 
the National Constitutional Convention, and he is a Member of the COGIC 
Publishing House Board of Directors appointed by Presiding Bishop, 
Charles E. Blake, Sr. On March 30, Bishop Jackson received an Honorary 
Doctorate of Divinity Degree from Saint Thomas Christian College, 
Jacksonville, FL. Bishop Jackson has touched the lives of many in his 
flock. He has strived to make a lasting impact and has worked to expand 
the church and create shelter for women and children, senior housing, 
childcare, and many other ministries.
  Please join me in celebrating this milestone for Bishop Philip 
Jackson and Seth Temple Church of God.

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