AARON B. LACKEY, SR.

Bishop Aaron B. Lackey, Sr. is the youngest child of the late Deacon James E. Lackey, Sr. and the late Mother Nornell H. Lackey. God has blessed the Bishop to receive his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biblical Studies, a Master of Arts degree in Biblical Counseling, and a Doctorate of Biblical Studies degree, plus many honorary degrees from various institutions.

 

On March 2, 1985, he married his high school sweetheart, Lakita Y. Caldwell.  God has blessed them with two beautiful and very talented children, Aaronlyn Lackey Wright (Leon, Jr.) and Aaron B. Lackey, Jr. (Angel).  The Bishop has also been blessed with two grandchildren, Xavier L. Wright and Aalivia D. Wright.

 

He is a “servant leader” that has given his life to help others. He serves God and his community in the following capacities:

• Organizing Senior Pastor, Temple of Prayer Family Worship Cathedral (February 1988 – Present).

• Prelate, Georgia Northeast Jurisdiction, UCOGIC (September 2003 – Present).

• Chief Apostle & Presiding Bishop, United Churches of God in Christ, Inc. [UCOGIC] (January 2009 – Present)

• Chief Executive Officer, Aaron B. Lackey Ministries, Inc. (October 2015 – Present)

• Elite Chaplain, Fulton County, GA Sheriff’s Office (March 2017 – Present)

• Chaplain, City of Fairburn, GA (December 2018 - Present

• Vice-President, South Fulton Ministerial Alliance (December 2019 – Present)

• Vice-Chairman, Voter Empowerment Collaborative (June 2020 – Present)

• Founding Partner, Faith Strategies Group, LLC (July 2021 – Present)

 

God has allowed the Bishop to receive numerous honors, awards and proclamations. But, his greatest honor is to serve and to empower “The Least, The Less, The Lost & The Left Out”.  His philosophy of, “Servant-Leadership,” is evidenced through his community service and activism.”  Bishop Lackey, through Aaron B. Lackey Ministries, Inc. and Temple of Prayer Family Worship Cathedral, sponsors an “Annual Christmas Giveaway” in Fairburn, GA. Through this effort, annually, an estimated $100,000 in food, clothes, blankets, toys and bicycles, is given to families that need assistance throughout the cities of Fairburn, Union City, Palmetto and South Fulton, GA.

 

From a national search in January 2019, Bishop Lackey was selected, as one of only 40 pastors, to become a “Hampton University P.R.I.M.E. Fellow”. In December 2019, Bishop Aaron B. Lackey, Sr. was named as one of the “Top 25 Extraordinary Atlantans” by the Atlanta Business Journal Magazine. He has also been named as an “Outstanding Georgia Citizen” by multiple Secretaries of State.