Pastor Jackie Waller Russell answered the call for salvation at the age of eight at the Tarpley’s Chapel Baptist Church Dry Fork, VA. She received the Baptism of Holy Spirit after attending college and was called to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ in December 1991. She was licensed to preach in 1995, she was ordained as an Elder November 1998. She was led by God to establish Peace Christian Center Church, INC. Merrifield, Va. in March 1997. She has faithfully pastored this church since its inception. Peace Christian Center is a covenant ministry of the Faith Deliverance Christian Fellowship, covered by the Leadership of Dr. Barbara M. Amos, Bishop, Presiding Prelate.
Family is very special and important to Pastor Russell. She is the mother of one son, Gregory Michael Russell, Jr., who was the first baptized believer of Peace Christian Center.
Pastor Russell holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education and a Minor in Reading from Virginia Union University, Richmond, Va. Graduating, Magna Cum Laude and received the Joshua Simpson Price for Academics as the number one graduate of that class in 1984. She earned a Masters of Curriculum and Instruction with emphasis on Middle School Learners from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1993 as Summa Cum Laude grad. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor Society. Pastor Russell has earned thirty plus hour’s post-graduate work in education towards a degree from the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech. Northern, Va. & Trinity Washington, Extension Campuses.