BISHOP JERRY W. MACKLIN
Bishop Jerry W. Macklin, a native of San Mateo, California, is the eldest son of a Church of God in Christ parents, Pastor Albert and Helen Macklin. Bishop and Lady Vanessa founded Glad Tidings Church of God in Christ in Hayward, California, in 1978.
With more than forty, (40) active ministries, bringing life and hope to a diverse community, this servant church is a dynamic voice throughout Northern California. Today Glad Tidings Church continues to mobilize and equip hundreds of caring people to respond to communities in crisis, home, and abroad.
In 1992, Bishop established Northern California Community Development Corporation (NCCD). Partnering with civic and community leaders, his ministry and leadership would be at the forefront of a significant revitalization of this marginalized South Hayward community, including the development of more than 120 residential units.
Hayward Community Policing: In Partnership with Glad Tidings Church, The city of Hayward Police Department established the first community policing Sub Station for South Hayward, created on the GT Campus. This community model would lead to a significant reduction in drugs, crime, and violence and foster a greater understanding between citizens and law enforcement. Following President Clinton’s appointment of Hayward’s Police Chief to spearhead the National Community Policing Program, Bishop Macklin, as a guest facilitator, was invited to a national forum to share the City of Hayward and Glad Tidings Model for community policing.
Bishop has served on multiple boards, including St. Rose Hospital, Patten University, Executive Board Member for Prison Fellowship USA, Hayward Community Policing, County Donor Network and California State University, East Bay, Presidential Search Committee
In the Church of God in Christ, Bishop’s Leadership has spanned four decades. Including the National Publishing Board, National Sunday School Department Superintendent, and founding Chairman of AIM, Auxiliaries in Ministry Convention.
In 1998 Bishop Macklin was consecrated as an Auxiliary Bishop and in 2001 founded NorCal Metropolitan Jurisdiction. In 2004 he would be elected to the Church of God in Christ General Board. In 2007 he would ascend to the chairmanship of PCCNA, Pentecostal Charismatic Churches of North America, representing more than 20 Pentecostal denominations. In 2008
Bishop was elevated to the office of 2nd Assistant Presiding Bishop under the Leadership of Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake, Sr., where he has served for the past 12 years.
As 2019 unfolds, Glad Tidings Church embraces a new name reflective of a changing community and a broadening vision, Glad Tidings International Church of God in Christ.
Bishop Macklin’s global reach continues to stretch around the world, including Haiti, Brazil, Germany, India, Nigeria, South Africa, and Indonesia, as speaker for the World Pentecost Conference.
Bishop’s leadership and expertise have resulted in his appointment by the Presiding Bishop to lead the GOGIC response to humanitarian crises and events including, the hurricanes, Katrina (Louisiana), Harvey (Houston), and Dorian (The Bahamas). Assigned to Haiti following the most recent catastrophic earthquake, Bishop would lead the effort to erect a new COGIC School, Orphanage, Guest House, and Medical Clinic. For the past seven years, GLAD TIDINGS CHURCH continues to support the Haiti outreach by annually sending 12-16 skilled workers to maintain the newly constructed buildings.
Bishop Macklin is the recipient of numerous citations, honors, and awards, including, Hayward’s highest Humanitarian and Lifetime Achievement Award, and the distinguished Bay Area’s Most Influential African American Clergyman award. In our Nation’s Capital, Bishop Macklin represented the Church of God in Christ and delivered the invocation for the 113th United States Congress. He and Lady Macklin have been married for 46 years and have five children, two sons, three daughters, and eight unique grandchildren.