Pastor Timothy Jackson, Jr. is the proud husband of Ashiqua Jackson, father of three beautiful children, Ava MaeRee, and twins Timothy III and Avery Juliette. He serves as the Senior Pastor of Hope Fellowship Church in Memphis, Tennessee.  Pastor Jackson is a 1995 graduate of Whitehaven High School. He went on to attend the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science with an emphasis in Biology and became a proud member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. For the fraternity, he served as Kappa League Chairman and later served as President of the chapter. Pastor Jackson culminated his undergraduate college career by being voted the first African-American Mr. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. In 2012, he graduated with a Master of Christian Studies degree from Union University. Three weeks after graduation, he entered the Doctor of Ministry program at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio and graduated May 2015. Pastor Jackson accepted his call to ministry September 4, 2000 at Riverside Missionary Baptist Church in Memphis, TN. Over the span of his ministry, he has appeared on television, magazines, and radio along with opportunities to speak at many churches and conferences. Pastor Jackson is the author of the Talk to Me God Devotionals that has blessed the lives of thousands of people around the globe, including Australia, France, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Nigeria, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. In addition to ministry, Pastor Jackson works as a Senior Environmental Specialist at FedEx Express, where he trains employees and monitors environmental compliance at FedEx Express facilities throughout the United States.
 

Pastor Jackson is committed to playing an instrumental role in the building of people in order that they may build up their families and communities. He strives to promote excellence spiritually, socially, and academically to people of all ages. It is his prayer that God will continue to use him to impact the lives of people in the church, city, and nation.