[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 24148]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



               IN CELEBRATION OF REV. GREGORY J. JACKSON

 Mr. TORRICELLI. Mr. President, I rise today in recognition of 
the Reverend Gregory J. Jackson as he celebrates his 15th year as 
pastor of the Mount Olive Baptist Church in Hackensack, New Jersey. 
Reverend Jackson has been an ordained minister for over twenty-three 
years and has ministered to the Hackensack community since 1984. It is 
a pleasure for me to be able to honor his accomplishments.
  Since his ordination on May 16, 1976, Reverend Jackson has worked to 
help those less fortunate throughout New York and New Jersey. During 
his career, Reverend Jackson has shown commitment to public service as 
well as dedication to the disabled. These life experiences have proved 
invaluable in his ministry. His activism is widely known and admired 
throughout the State of New Jersey.
  In addition to his ministry in Hackensack, Reverend Jackson has 
played a very active role in strengthening the political and economic 
life of New Jersey. He has served on a number of civic organizations 
including the NAACP of Bergen County, Fair Housing Board of Bergen 
County, and the Advisory Board of the Office on Aging. He has also 
served as the President of the Hackensack Board of Education, Treasurer 
of the North Jersey Baptist Association, Vice-President of the 
Fellowship of Black Churches and as Vice-President of the Bergen County 
Council of Churches. Reverend Jackson recently been named as Director 
of Promotions of the Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission Convention.
  Although Reverend Jackson has dedicated so much time to civic 
organizations, he has never lost sight of the need to serve his 
community. During his fifteen year tenure as the pastor of Mount Olive 
Baptist Church, the parish has grown by more than 1,000 new members. In 
addition, Reverend Jackson has implemented ministry programs to improve 
the Hackensack community both spiritually and educationally.
  I am pleased to recognize a leader of great stature in New Jersey, 
and a close friend. Through all of the years we have spent, working to 
strengthen New Jersey's communities, I have always known Reverend 
Jackson to stand on principle, loyalty, and commitment. I look forward 
to continuing to work with Reverend Jackson, and I wish him the best as 
he celebrates this momentous occasion.

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