Rev. Tony Young Sr.
Pastor
Rev. Tony Young Sr. was born and raised in Tutwiler, Miss., the son of Robert Fleming, the late Carolyn Young Tyler Fleming and the late Tom Tyler. A product of the West Tallahatchie School District, Young aspired to a career in physical therapy when he enrolled at Northwest Community College in Senatobia, Miss. However, the tragic loss of his close cousin, Charlander Berryhill, a 19-year-old education major also attending Northwest, profoundly impacted him. In her memory, Tony changed his major to education and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Mississippi Valley State University, a master’s degree in education from Delta State University, and a specialist’s degree in education from North Central University in Prescott Valley, Arizona. Young is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Today, he serves as the Federal Programs Director and Director of Curriculum for the West Tallahatchie School District.
At the age of 22, Young received his calling to serve God through ministry. He delivered his first sermon, "The Best is Yet to Come," at Mount Calvary M.B. Church in Tutwiler, then pastored by the Rev. Emmanuel Lackey. As pastor, Young’s desires for Pleasant Hope to be a family, with members who fellowship, serve God and share His goodness with others.
Young’s partner in life is his wife, Tammy Smith Young, with whom he has shared 23 wonderful years. Their family includes sons Justin Pittman, Tony Young, Jr., Jaydee Young, and daughter Carolelynn Young.
Rev. Gloria Richmond Jackson
Assistant Pastor
Her careers ranged from operating industrial machinery and equipment, Certified Abstinence Educator, Data Research Associate, and City Clerk for the Town of Lambert. In 2013, she retired from a 16-year career with American Airlines as a Premium Service Representative. She is also the Author of “Leaving Lambert, (a painful journey to God from a small Mississippi town)”.
Gloria is the wife of Senator Robert L. Jackson. They share a blended family of six children, 13 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
“God is real. His Word is true. Just Believe!”
Gloria is a native of Lambert, Mississippi. She was born into the loving arms of Mr. Floyd and Mrs. Earnestine Richmond during the Sharecropping Era in the late 1950’s. She also acknowledges, Mr. Willie Lee Hunt, who became a Father figure in her later years. An abundance of love and wisdom was passed down to her from a loving God-Fearing family, community and church family.
During her early childhood, Reverend Harry H. Benimon was her Pastor at New Mt. Carmel M. B. Church located on the outskirts of Lambert, and it was he who baptized her. By age four she had already developed a strong interest in the written Word of God. Her passion for God’s Word was intensified in her later years, and today, her anchor is in the Word of God, and she proclaims that God’s Word applies to all who believe that He is God. She is a firm believer that prayer changes things and invites God's presence into every situation.
Gloria was assigned to Youth Bible Study under the leadership of the late, Pastor Reginald G. Griffin in 2005 at New Hope M. B. Church in Vance, MS. In 2007 she accepted her call to preach The Gospel of Jesus Christ. On February 10, 2019, she was ordained and was appointed assistant pastor. She serves in the same capacity, assisting Pastor Tony Young, Sr., under his new leadership at Pleasant Hope M. B. Church in her hometown, Lambert, MS.