Jackie McCullough

Bishop Jackie McCullough
Birth name Jacqueline E. McCullough
Also known as Rev. Dr. Jacqueline E. McCullough
Born (1950-01-14) January 14, 1950
Kingston, Jamaica
Origin New York City, New York
Genres gospel, traditional black gospel, urban contemporary gospel
Occupation(s) Bishop, Pastor, Singer, songwriter, pianist
Instruments vocals, singer-songwriter, piano
Years active 1998–present
Labels Zomba, GospoCentric
Website bethrapha.org
preciousjems.org

Bishop Jacqueline E. "Jackie" McCullough (born January 14, 1950) is a Jamaican-American gospel musician, and she is the founder of The International Gathering at Beth Rapha. 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

McCullough was born in Kingston, Jamaica,[1] on January 14,[2] 1950,[3] as Jacqueline E. McCullough.[4] She is the daughter of minister parents, who relocated her to New York City as a child.[3][1] 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 it soon died.[3]

Education and philanthropy

McCullough would use these trials, as an impetus to further her walk with the Lord. She went onto 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]

Music career

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]

Discography

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions[7]
US
Chr		 US
Gos
This Is for You Lord 33 11

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Staff. "Our Founder". Beth Rapha. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ McCullough, Jackie (January 14, 2013). "Happy Birthday to the Rev. Dr. Jacqueline E. McCullough! We love you!". Twitter. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Carpenter, Bil (2005). "Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopdia": 288.
  4. ↑ Broadcast Music, Inc. "Songwriter/Composer: MC CULLOUGH JACQUELINE E". Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  5. ↑ Ditzel, Eleanor. "Jackie McCullough : Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  6. ↑ AllMusic. "Jackie McCullough : Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Billboard. "Jackie McCullough : Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved April 15, 2015.

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