GA HR1188

Georgia House Resolution recognizing and commending Reverend Kimberly S. Jackson for her ministry, social justice advocacy, and service to disenfranchised communities

Ordained in 2010 as the first out queer person of color in the 100-year history of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta; served as Episcopal chaplain at Morehouse, Spelman, Clark Atlanta, and Morris Brown Colleges until 2016

Served as board chair of the Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty Coalition, directed a Freedom School for 100 Atlanta children, and worked as a fellow with the Georgia Women's Policy Institute to help pass HB 827, the "Pursuing Justice for Rape Victims Act"

Featured on the front page of The New York Times web edition in August 2015 for her work de-escalating tensions between police and protestors in Ferguson, Missouri

Serves as associate rector for Social Action and Adult Formation at All Saints' Episcopal Church in Atlanta, providing pastoral leadership for Refugee Ministries and Threads, a ministry offering free clothing to children in need