Pastor Michael Jackson
Pastor Michael Jackson – Senior Pastor
Michael Jackson accepted the call to New Life Assembly of God In November, 1999. He came to Janesville after pastoring the Assembly of God in Willmar, Minnesota. He was called into the ministry in 1966 and has been a pastor since 1970. Prior to pastoring, Pastor Mike served as a director with Houston, Texas Teen Challenge for three years.
Our pastor graduated (B.S.) from Southern Bible College in Houston, Texas. He also taught there part-time. He also received Emergency Medical Technician Special Skills Certification at Lee College in Baytown, Texas.
Through the years he has spoken at numerous district conferences, revivals, and seminars here in America as well as overseas. Jackson is a published author. His material has been carried in such periodicals as Enrichment journal, The Pentecostal Evangel, The Pentecostal Messenger, Advance, Ministries journal, Pulpit Helps, American Family Association Journal, as well as several other magazines and newspapers. He was also a contributing author for a Global University textbook. Jackson has also written and directed one Christian drama.
Charisma magazine honored Pastor Jackson as one of the “Outstanding Pastors in America” in 1987.
He has served on many boards and committees including the General Presbytery of the Assemblies of God, the Executive Presbytery of the Wisconsin-Northern Michigan District, as well as on the presbytery in both the South Dakota and Minnesota districts. He has also served on the Northern California-Nevada District Missions Board, and the Northern California-Nevada District Teen Challenge Board of Administration. He was also honored to serve as the Chaplain of the Nevada State Assembly and Senate. A highlight of pastor’s ministry was serving as the Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives in Washington DC on July 12, 2006.
Since May, 2001, New Life Assembly of God has planted four churches including Sanders Creek Community Church in Edgerton, Wisconsin, Living Waters Church in Elkhorn, as well as a Korean and Hispanic work in Janesville.
Pastor Mike has been married to his wife Marilyn since 1969. Marilyn leads Open Heart (Women’s Ministry) here at New Life. She has also served as a district leader in Women’s Ministry, editor and writer. Marilyn has spoken at various ladies functions on both the local church and the district level.
The Jacksons have two daughters. The oldest one, Michelle, is married to Pastor Todd Pope, Sr. Associate Pastor at New Life. They have two children. Marci, the Jackson’s youngest daughter, lives in Janesville and is married to Aaron Johnson. The too have two children.
It is Jackson’s passion to make Janesville and area Christ Conscious.
