


Reverend Andrew Jackson
Reverend Andrew Jackson, Jr. is a native of Chicago, Illinois, but grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. He and his wife, Sandra, have been married since 1978 and have been residing in Bedford, Texas since 1987. They have two sons, Anson and Griffin, and one daughter, Leigh.
Reverend Jackson is a graduate of the University of Memphis and holds a BBA in Marketing. He studied Christian Education and Evangelism at Mid South Bible School and attended the Billy Graham School of Evangelism.
Reverend Jackson has been an ordained minister since 1975 and has been the pastor of West Irving COGIC in Irving, Texas since 1998. The ministry has a tutoring program, computer training classes and a youth mentoring program that reaches out and serves the Irving and Dallas/Fort Worth area. The ministry places great emphasis on building strong families through the power of God's Word.
He is the President of Lifting Hands, Inc., an outreach ministry of West Irving Church. The ministry feeds the homeless, ministers to abused and battered women, serves and teaches the youth of the community, along with many other outreach efforts. He is actively involved with many community service agencies in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, including volunteering his time as a mentor in the Irving Independent School District and working with the Irving Police and Minister's Alliance.
Reverend Jackson is actively involved in the Church of God in Christ where he currently serves as jurisdictional President of the Youth Department of Texas, Northeast First Jurisdiction under the leadership of Bishop J. Neaul Haynes, jurisdictional prelate.
He enjoys sports, old western movies and hanging out with his family.