Bishop Samuel Wilson was born, raised and educated in the city of Detroit. Through God’s grace Bishop Samuel A. Wilson founded, and continues to Bishop Community Christian Fellowship Church of Detroit, in 1990. He has labored to make full proof of his ministry for twenty years, as many lives have been saved, reconciled to God, and brought back to their rightful place in society. Community Christian Fellowship is steadily growing in its short existence.
The Lord has given Bishop Sam a unique apostolic ability to train and prepare men and women for the Ministry Service as he has ordained 20 elders, and is currently training 17 additional ministers in a three-year program and has sent out 2 sons in the ministry to Bishop.
Bishop Wilson holds an Associate of Arts Degree in Urban Ministry from Tyndale College. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Management from Spring Arbor College. He further holds a Master of Divinity Degree from Michigan Theological Seminary.
Bishop Wilson also sees his involvement in community life as a vital link to his ministerial calling. He is a former teacher in the Detroit Public School System and former President of Colin Powell Academy; he is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Higher Ground Tutorial Program. He is a member of a mentoring program for substance abuse youth, interactive with Finney High School as well as being a member on the Board of United Collaborative International, a Consultant Group of Bishops whose mission is to stimulate the economic empowerment of churches, Bishops, and people in America’s urban and suburban sectors.
Bishop Wilson is happily wedded for over 26 years to Evangelist Jackey Lady ‘J’ Wilson. To their union the Lord added three children, LaTasha, Shana and II Samuel, who are all in ministry.
Bishop Wilson’s quest in life and ministry is echoed in Paul’s statement in Philippians 3:13-14 which says “Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Evangelist Jackey Lady ‘J’ Wilson sees herself as a true miracle of God. She was born the sixth of eight children on the eastside of Detroit. During her teenage years she was lead astray and became a leader of a female gang & spent time in a youth home. She knows first hand, the meaning of Ephesians 2:8, which says “by grace are you saved through faith; and not of yourselves: it is the gift of God”.
Despite her early mistakes, the Lord saved her and then empowered her to be a pillar in the church and community. Lady ‘J’ Wilson as she is affectionately called by many, is known for her powerful testimony, her teaching and preaching in the metropolitan area, and the prophetic anointing that rest upon her life.
Lady ‘J’ Wilson has the ability to cross ethnic and socio-economic boundaries, Therefore; causing her ministry to be in demand in many circles. She ministers to youth, adults, women, the affluent, as well as the impoverished of society.
Lady ‘J’ Wilson is an ordained Elder, the Head Administrator & Lady ‘J’ Wilson of Community Christian Fellowship Ministries. After resigning as a teacher at Bethany Lutheran School she became the founder of the Higher Ground Tutorial Program, a free tutorial program which service students grades K-12 with low academic skills statewide. She currently holds the position as “Program Director” through the No Child Left Behind. She is a member of the National Association of Professional Women and a wife of over 26 years. She is also the mother of three beautiful children, LaTasha, Shana and II Samuel. Lady ‘J’ Wilson attended Wayne County Community College, William Tyndale College, and CCF School of Ministry were her courses are inclusive of Academic and Biblical studies. She is a prolific play-write, proposal & grant writer and founder of the women’s fellowship ministry at CCF which host spirit filled conferences yearly. Truly, her accomplishments in both the ministry and community have been many. Lady ‘J’ Wilson has received awards for her various achievements from the Mayor of Detroit, Detroit City Council Members as well as from the Governor of the State of Michigan, just to name a few.
If we were to explore the life of Lady ‘J’ Wilson we would find that as she serves alongside her husband Bishop Samuel A. Wilson Sr. that she have been mandated to reach back into the community to equip, empower and liberate those who are bound.