Executive Director
The Rev. Reginald T. Jackson a native of Dover, Delaware is a graduate of Delaware State University with a Bachelors Degree in History and the Interdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta Georgia with a Masters of Divinity. In 1981 he was assigned as the pastor of St. Matthew African Methodist Episcopal Church, Orange, New Jersey. Under his leadership the congregation has grown from one hundred fifty (150) to two thousand (2,000) disciples of Christ engaged in ministry, mission and outreach and the operating budget from fifty thousand ($50,000.00) to two million dollars ($2,000,000.00). In 1985 a new edifice was built to accommodate the church's growth but this edifice soon became too small and a second multi-million dollar edifice and community life center was built and dedicated in October 2002. Under his administration St. Matthew created its own community development corporation, NIDA, (Neighborhood Improvement Development Corporation). St. Matthew known as "the servant church of the Oranges" has more than thirty ministries that minister to the spiritual, emotional, educational, physical and financial needs of the church and community.
In addition to his pastoral responsibilities Rev. Jackson serves as the Executive Director of the Black Ministers' Council of New Jersey which represents more than 600 African American churches in the State of New Jersey. As Executive Director of the BMC he has been outspoken on [...]
About BMC of NJ
The Black Ministers' Council of New Jersey represents more than 600 African American churches in the State of New Jersey. The BMC has been outspoken on almost every major issue in the state. The BMC is dedicated to uniting African American churchmen throughout the state, in order to effect strategies related to the empowerment of the African American community. The council became prominent in the news when members insisted that racial profiling was a widespread reality in New Jersey and other states. The council's activism helped goad investigations and admissions concerning the practice. The council has selected education, health care, inner-city revitalization and economic development, and political education and empowerment as special interests.
BMC News
FEDERAL MONITORING OF NJ STATE POLICE IS OVER
A decade of federal monitoring of the New Jersey State Police is over. A federal judge has dissolved [...]
SPECIAL REVIEW ASSESSMENT DENIAL
Reverend Reginald T. Jackson, Executive Director of The Black Ministers' Council of New Jersey, testified before the State Board of Education last week and expressed ire and frustration with the D.O.E.'s newly rigorous high school graduation requirements [...]
BMC BLASTS QUALITY OF EDUCATION SYSTEM
The head of New Jersey's Black Ministers Council, joined by other clergy and Latino leaders, today delivered a scathing appraisal of the state's education system, claiming it endorses and covers up failure [...]
Board of Directors
Bishop William Cahoon
The Rev. Edward Dorn
The Rev. Linda Ellerbe, Secretary
The Rev. Wayne Griffith
The Rev. Rudolph Johnson, Vice-President
The Rev. Jones
The Rev. J. Stanley Justice
The Rev. Joe Taylor
The Rev. Reginald T. Jackson, Executive Director