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CityLight.org
june 2012
D
r. Charles B. Jackson, Sr., a native of
West Columbia, South Carolina, at-
tended the public schools of Lexington
County School District#2, the former
Lakeview Elementary School, and Brook-
land Cayce High School, where he gradu-
ated in 1970 with honors. He continued
his academic career at Benedict College in
Columbia, South Carolina, where he gradu-
ated Magna Cum Laude in 1974 with a
Bachelors of Science Degree in Math-
ematics. While at Benedict, he received the
Distinguished Mathematics and Physics
Award for the highest academic average in
the Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree.
On May 12, 2007 his alma mater, Benedict
College, conferred upon him an Honorary
Doctor of Divinity degree.
Dr. Jackson acknowledged the call and be-
gan preaching at the age of nine; was licensed
at the age of ten; ordained at twelve; and at
eighteen; was installed as Pastor of his home
church, the Brookland Baptist Church in
West Columbia, South Carolina, where he
has humbly served for forty-one (41) years.
The Brookland Baptist Church is one of the
fastest growing congregations in the state. The
those respective areas. After graduating from
Benedict, he pursued seminary studies at
the Morehouse School of Religion of the
Interdenominational Theological Center in
Atlanta, Georgia, and in 1977 he graduated
with honors receiving his Master of Divinity
Degree (M.Div). He was presented the Dis-
tinguished Board of Directors Award from
the Morehouse School of Religion for High
Academic Achievement. In August 1978, he
completed one year of certification of resi-
dency in Clinical Pastoral Education at the
South Carolina Academy for Pastoral Edu-
cation. On May 12, 1985, Morris College in
Sumter, South Carolina conferred upon him
church has sixty-five ministries, a full service
Federal Credit Union, the Brookland Foun-
dation, a charitable (501) (c) (3) organization
of which he is Chairman of the Board, the
Brookland Center for Community and Eco-
nomic Change, the Brookland-West Colum-
bia Community and Housing Development
Corporation, and the Brookland Community
Pediatric Center which is a collaborative ef-
fort with the Eau Claire Cooperative.
In May 1999, Dr. Jackson led Brookland
into a new sanctuary that seats 2300. He
furthered his vision of economic empow-
erment by leading the completion of a
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Senior Pastor Brookland Baptist Church
"Dr. Jackson acknowledged the call and began preaching at the age of
nine; was licensed at the age of ten; ordained at twelve; and at eighteen;
was installed as Pastor of his home church, the Brookland Baptist"