Meet Our Pastor: Reverend Jordan B. Boyd
Pastor Jordan B. Boyd was born in Memphis, TN, and is a graduate of Frayser High School. He came to Rockwell A.M.E. Zion Church in January 2013 after pastoring Sills Creek A.M.E. Zion Church in Mooresville, N.C. for 10 years while serving as campus minister and Assoc. V.P. of Student Affairs at Livingstone College, Salisbury, NC. He was an associate minister at Little Rock A.M.E. Zion Church in Charlotte, NC, where he was ordained an Elder in 1995.
He obtained Bachelor of Arts Degree from Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR and a Masters of Arts in Theology from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, Charlotte, NC.
He works endlessly in and outside of the church teaching, preaching, and advocating for the undeserved in our community. He has led the church in receiving the Balm in Gilead Healthy Churches Award for 2019 for the promotion of behavior changes toward healthy living among our church and community. He serves as an ambassador for the VHB Village Heartbeat program which is a 2019 recipient of the Healthy Cities Challenge Award.
He works on several clergy coalitions to support affordable housing initiatives, improved education, and better health care access through public health.
During his brief time at Rockwell, the church has seen tremendous growth and has expanded its outreach programs including housing assistance support, food drives and give away, job support for persons transitioning from incarceration and free community health screenings.