Rev Jacqueline Thompson / Excutive Director

An anointed and spirit-filled young woman of God, Reverend Thompson accepted her call to ministry in March of 1995. She was subsequently licensed to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ in July of 1995 and ordained to the ministry in October of 1998 by Rev. Dr. J. Alfred Smith, Sr., Pastor of the Allen Temple Baptist Church in Oakland, California.

She is a native of Oakland, California and a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley where she was awarded a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Economy of Industrial Societies in 1993. She received her Master of Divinity Degree from Howard University in May of 1998. While at Howard she received numerous honors and awards for excellence in scholarship, preaching and ministry including Who's Who Among Students In American Universities and Colleges, the Ford Foundation Fellowship and the Nannie Helen Burroughs Award.

For the last six years Reverend Thompson has served as the Minister of Youth at Shiloh Baptist Church of Washington D.C. under the Pastoral leadership of The Reverend Dr. Wallace Charles Smith. Under her leadership, the Youth Ministry of Shiloh has flourished and received national attention. Destined for “Higher Ground”, in November 2001, she was asked to serve as Executive Director of the Shiloh Family Life Center Foundation, Inc. To date she has succeeded in raising over $400,000 to help support the community outreach programs of the foundation. Programs include an After School program, a Senior Center, Daycare Center, HIV/AIDS project, Debutante/Beaus program and the Teen Mothers Take Charge Program.

Selected as one of the “20 Ministers to Watch” by Judson Press[1] - The African American Pulpit and featured on B.E.T.com as one of the “Next Spiritual Leaders to Make History,” God has given "Rev. Jackie", as she is affectionately called, a ministry of "firsts". She has had the opportunity to be the first female revivalist for Allen Temple Baptist Church and the first woman to preach Men's Day in the history of Shiloh Baptist Church.

Reverend Thompson is a dynamic speaker, bringing her message to youth, women and the general Body of Christ all over the country at conferences, retreats and workshops. Her unique preaching style has opened doors across denominational lines as well as in mainstream civic and political organizations, including the National Urban League and the National Council of Negro Women. In addition to her service at the local church level, Reverend Thompson has also served as delegate and officer of the Progressive National Baptist Convention on the State, Regional and National levels. Reverend Thompson is also an author. She served as the Editorial Assistant and a contributing writer for the successful, Women of Color Study Bible released in 2000 and Promises for Women of Color released in 2001.

Reverend Thompson understands that "man doth not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord doth man live". She is a child of the Most High God and is excited to have the opportunity to proclaim the Gospel wherever and whenever the opportunity presents itself.