When the Rev. Tammy Jackson discusses the church’s role in her Glencoe childhood, ambiguity is absent. It’s the Baptist church in which she blossomed. It’s the Baptist church that prepared her for leadership. It’s the Baptist church that molded her Christian faith.
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The Rev. Tammy Jackson, new pastor of Anniston First United Methodist Church.
Photo by Stephen Gross / The Anniston Star
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