The Rev. Phillip A. Jackson

Rector

The Rev. Phillip A. Jackson was named the 19th Rector of Trinity Church in February 2022, serving as the spiritual leader of the parish and managing operations, parish programs, clergy, staff, and all resources and facilities of the church. Prior to his institution as Rector, Father Jackson served as Priest-in-charge for two years.

Father Jackson joined Trinity in 2015 as Vicar, leading ministry programs that touched upon every aspect of parish life, including liturgies, music, education programming, membership, and stewardship. Before coming to Trinity, Father Jackson was the rector of Christ Church of the Ascension in Paradise Valley, AZ. Ordained in 1994, he also served parishes in Houston and Detroit, and was an attorney in Honolulu.

Father Jackson holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Amherst College, where he currently sits on the board of trustees. He also was awarded a Juris Doctorate from Yale Law School and a Master of Divinity from The Church Divinity School of the Pacific. Father Jackson is married to Page Underwood, an attorney.

Father Jackson sits on several boards, including the Anglican Communion Compass Rose Society, the Alliance for Downtown New York, the Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center, and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

A native Chicagoan, he is nevertheless proud to call New York home.