10 | October 2025
Annual OAAF Conference Emphasizes Unity The 2025 Ohio African American Fellowship (OAAF) Annual Conference brought together African American pastors and their wives from across Ohio for a time of building and refreshing. By Pastor Rodney Jackson, Movement Church, Toledo, and Tameka Jackson
As OAAF President, I hosted the event with my wife, First Lady Tameka Jackson, as well as OAAF Vice President, Rev. Darryl Baker, pastor, Change Church, Pickerington, and First Lady Patrice Baker. The conference began with a fiery worship service for the pastors and included many guests from outside of Ohio. Pastor Gregory Perkins, president of the National African American Fellowship, delivered the annual mes- sage. Perkins is Pastor of the View Church, Menifee, California. A highlight of the conference was celebrating the first-ev - er OAAF Pioneer Award, which was awarded to Pastor Reginald Hayes, SCBO director of convention relations. During the conference, pastors’ wives, who created The Leading Ladies Network, met separately for a time of great fellowship and refreshing. During the same time, OAAF pastors were treated to a host of presenters who spoke to them about the impor- tance of building and strengthening themselves through partnerships and relationships. Guest speakers included Lifeway National Director of Black Church Ministries, Dr. Mark Croston, NAMB Ur- ban Church Replant and Revitalization Specialist, Pas- tor Colin Pugh II, senior pastor, Clinton Baptist Church, Clinton, Maryland, and Patrick Coats, regional catalyst, Florida Baptist Convention.
Local speakers included Pastor Ivan Stewart, Kingdom Models Church, Columbus, SCBO Executive Director Dr. Jeremy Westbrook, and Reginald Hayes. Other SBC state conventions sent representatives to the conference to learn from the OAAF’s experiences and history of working together. “It was a privilege to witness the Ohio African American Fellowship’s strong partnership with the SCBO and Ex- ecutive Director Jeremy Westbrook. “The Annual Meet- ing was a beautiful display of unity, structure, and king- dom purpose in action,” Pastor Kevin Moss, Oklahoma State African American Fellowship president, said. “As an out-of-state Fellowship President, I was inspired by the organizational strength and vision demonstrated in Ohio. The Ohio Fellowship reminded me that when God’s people work together, great things are accom- plished for his glory.” Members of the Ohio African American Fellowship recently gathered for their annual conference.
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