Hall of Fame
Rev. Dr. Solomon Jackson is pastor and founder of Solomon's Temple in Columbia, S.C. He earned a Doctor in Pastoral Ministry degree from Central Christian University of South Carolina, where he serves as Acting Chairman of the Board of Trustees. He has been awarded several honorary degrees, including a Doctor of Divinity degree from Morris College School of Religion in Sumter, S.C., and was elected to the College's Board of Trustees in 2010. In 2011, he was conferred a Doctor of Humane Letters from Claflin University. He was appointed to the Benedict College Board of Trustees in 2014. Rev. Dr. Jackson grew up in the Wheeler Hill community of Columbia, and graduated from Booker T. Washington High School, where he excelled as a student athlete. He entered the ministry in 1978, serving for 10 years as the pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church in Ridgeway, S.C., and Hyco Baptist Church in Cassett, S.C., before leading Hyco Baptist Church's ministry for 24 years. He is a member of the 100 Black Men of Greater Columbia, and the founder of the Solomon Jackson Jr. Foundation, which is dedicated to the support of students in higher education.
Rev. Jackson is a strong supporter of Benedict College athletic teams, and donated two 56-seat luxury coach buses to the college.
