Bishop J W MacklinIn 1978, Bishop Jerry W. Macklin and Lady Vanessa founded Glad Tidings Church of God in Christ in Hayward, California. Today Glad Tidings mobilizes and equips hundreds of caring people to respond to communities in crisis. Among Bishop Macklin's numerus citations, honors, and awards, are Hayward's highest Humanitarian Lifetime Achievement Award and the distinguished Bay Area's Most Influential African American Clergyman award. In the forty-seven years that Bishop and Lady Vanessa Macklin have been married, they count their five biological children-two sons and three daughters-sons- and daughters-in-law, and ten unique grandchildren among their many blessings. Read More Read Less