Jackie McCullough
Bishop Jackie McCullough | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jacqueline E. Phillips |
| Also known as | Rev. Dr. Jacqueline E. McCullough |
| Born | January 14, 1950 Kingston, Jamaica |
| Origin | New York City |
| Genres | Gospel, traditional black gospel, urban contemporary gospel |
| Occupation(s) | Bishop, pastor, singer, songwriter, pianist |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, singer-songwriter, piano |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Zomba, GospoCentric |
| Website | bethrapha preciousjems |
Bishop Jacqueline E. "Jackie" McCullough (born January 14, 1950) is the founder and Pastor of The International Gathering at Beth Rapha. Bishop McCullough is also an author and a gospel musician. Her first album, This Is for You Lord, was released by Zomba and GospoCentric Records in 1998. This was a Billboard magazine breakthrough release upon the Gospel Albums and Christian Albums charts.
Early life
[edit]McCullough was born in Kingston, Jamaica,[1] on January 14,[2] 1950,[3] as Jacqueline E. Phillips.[4] She is the daughter of minister parents, who relocated her to New York City as a child.[1][3] She was a registered nurse at Harlem Hospital Center, while she had aspirations of a medical career, potentially becoming a medical doctor in Pediatrics.[3][5] At this time, she was in a domestically violent relationship with her now ex-husband, and during this timeframe she had a baby, but the baby did not survive.[3]
Education and philanthropy
[edit]McCullough would use these trials, as an impetus to further her walk with the Lord. She went on to postgraduate study at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.[3] Her Master's degree was earned at New York University in Philosophy.[1] She was bestowed her Doctorate degree in Ministry by Drew University.[1] She pastors and founded, The International Gathering at Beth Rapha that is located in Pomona, New York, along with being the President and founder of a non-for-profit, JEM Ministries.[1] McCullough serves as the Founding President of Beth Rapha Christian College and Theological Seminary, which is in Tampa, Florida.[1]
Author
[edit]Bishop McCullough has authored 4 books: 105 Days of Prayer; Satisfaction of the Soul, a devotional entitled Daily Moments with God: in Quietness and Confidence; and her latest book, The Other Side of This, released in August 2012 from her own publishing company, Bright Light Publishing.
Music career
[edit]Her music recording career commenced in 1998, with her album, This Is for You Lord, and it was released by Zomba Records and GospoCentric Records on October 20, 1998.[6] This album placed upon two Billboard magazine charts the Gospel Albums at No. 11 and Christian Albums at No. 33.[7] She released a second CD "The New Sound" –
- Christian & Gospel, Music, Spoken Word, Gospel
- Released: January 1, 2010
- ℗ 2010 Precious JEM Music
Discography
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions[7] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Chr |
US Gos | ||
| This Is for You Lord |
|
33 | 11 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Staff. "Our Founder". Beth Rapha. Archived from the original on April 28, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ^ McCullough, Jackie (January 14, 2013). "Happy Birthday to the Rev. Dr. Jacqueline E. McCullough! We love you!". Twitter. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Carpenter, Bil (2005). "Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia": 288.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Broadcast Music, Inc. "Songwriter/Composer: MC CULLOUGH JACQUELINE E". Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved April 15, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ditzel, Eleanor. "Jackie McCullough : Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ^ AllMusic. "Jackie McCullough : Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ a b Billboard. "Jackie McCullough : Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved April 15, 2015.