Charlie L. Jackson

Charlie L. Jackson a native of Mississippi was ordain in 1976 by his pastor the late Rev. Dr. S.L. Spann of the Greater Fairview Missionary Baptist Church, Jackson, MS. He served there as an associate minister until he relocated to Washington State in 1979.

Education was important to Charlie, so he studied at Mississippi Baptist Seminary, Puget Sound Christian College, Seattle University and International Seminary where he earned a BA in theology and received an honorary doctorate.

A lover of music, he sang in church and community choirs that performed all over the south. He sang with groups here in Washington too; The Jackson Singers, a group composed of the Jackson brothers and their wives and the Brothers in Christ , a group composed of Christian men from churches in the Seattle area. These groups performed in churches all over Washington, Oregon, Nevada, and in Canada.

In Washington he served as an associate minister under Rev. Mozelle Anderson, Calvary Hill Baptist Church-Seattle and Rev Mathew McSwain Second Baptist Church-Everett. He’s pastored two churches: Saint Matthews Baptist Church-Seattle from 1985-1987 and Second Baptist Church-Everett from 1991 -2020.

Charlie retired as pastor of Second Baptist Church in June of 2020 after 29 years of service.  He continues to serve the Lord, sing and preach the word  as opportunities present.