A Flint Congregation Carrying a Generational Mission
On Lippincott Boulevard in Flint, Michigan, Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church has long been known as a spiritual home rooted in the African Methodist Episcopal tradition and committed to the surrounding neighborhood. The congregation gathers under the motto of its lead pastor, Rev. Lynn Jackson: Quinn Chapel is a Church for all of God's People, where we are Called to Kingdom Excellence. That phrase frames everything from Sunday worship to the church's feeding programs and community events.
Roots in the First Organized Black Church in Flint
Quinn Chapel belongs to a lineage that reaches back to the founding of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1816 under Bishop Richard Allen, and the local story is just as long. The congregation points with pride to Rev. John Ferguson, who is remembered as the pastor of the first organized Black church in Flint and in Genesee County, beginning a ministry that has continued for 150 years. The present era is described as a 21st Century MISSION, led by Rev. Lynn Jackson, who has expanded the church's reach into a digital congregation as well as a physical one.
Meet Pastor Lynn Jackson
Rev. Lynn Jackson is a woman of deep pastoral warmth whose calling has carried her from Detroit to Adrian and now to Flint. She began her ministry in 2005 at Oak Grove A.M.E. Church in Detroit, where she had been a member since 1991. She was ordained as a Deacon in 2009 and an Elder in 2011, and she received her first pastoral assignment in 2012. Before arriving at Quinn Chapel she served as Pastor of Bethel A.M.E. Church in Adrian, Michigan, and Visitor's Chapel A.M.E. Church in Detroit.
Her work has always paired preaching with practical care. In the communities she has pastored, she has launched feeding programs, assisted at homeless shelters, hosted NAACP meetings, organized Praisin' in the Park and Jazz on the Lawn outreach events, and led water giveaways during hot summers. She has also been instrumental in the purchase and renovation of the church properties she has served. A subscribing life member of the NAACP, Rev. Jackson is a licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who uses her counseling gifts alongside her pulpit ministry.
Her education includes a Bachelor of Business Administration from William Tyndale College, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix, and a Master of Arts in Counseling. Before entering full-time ministry she spent thirty-seven and a half years with the United States Postal Service in maintenance management, completing the Maintenance Leadership Development Program and becoming a state Certified Plant Maintenance Manager. She is married to Dwayne, her husband of thirty-six years, and together they have three children and six grandchildren. Her life verse is Philippians 4:13: I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Spirit-Filled Worship, Both In-Person and Online
Worship at Quinn Chapel is described as a Spirit-filled experience. Safety measures are in place so that visitors can enjoy the service in person at 2101 Lippincott Boulevard, and the same service is livestreamed on the church's YouTube channel for those joining from home. Communion Sundays, Men's Sundays, and Youth and Young Adult Sundays appear throughout the church calendar, and a digital congregation worships alongside those in the pews. Recent sermon series shared on the site include Pressing On, The War Within, and a Communion Sunday message titled Will You Look Back?
For ongoing formation, the church hosts study opportunities in a Zoom room so members and friends can dig into Scripture together no matter where they live. The worship style draws from the long AME tradition of spirited congregational singing and gospel-rooted praise.
Ministries for Every Stage of Life
The congregation intentionally makes space for different ages and callings. The Young Adult and Youth ministry is visible through special Sundays such as YYA Sunday, and a Men's ministry gathers for its own emphasis Sundays. Music and praise are central to the worship experience, and Bible study groups meet both in person and online. Visitors are invited to follow the church on Facebook and Instagram to keep up with weekly announcements and special events.
Reaching Beyond the Walls
Quinn Chapel's identity as a neighborhood church shows up most clearly in its outreach. Rev. Jackson has brought feeding programs, homeless shelter partnerships, NAACP gatherings, summer Praisin' in the Park events, and Jazz on the Lawn afternoons to the communities she has served, and those ministries continue at Quinn Chapel. The church sees its doors as open to anyone who walks through them, and the building regularly hosts community events in addition to worship.
Giving and Staying Connected
Members and friends who want to support the church's mission can give online through the church's giving page or by sending a gift through Cash App to $QUINNAMEFLINT. Single gifts and recurring giving through checking, debit, or credit card are all available. The church office can be reached by email at QuinnAMEFlint@gmail.com or by phone at (810) 238-5636, and the gallery page offers a look at the life of the congregation.
A Church Pressing Forward
Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church carries a name that is woven into the history of Black church life in Flint, and under Rev. Lynn Jackson's leadership it is pressing forward into a new generation of ministry. Whether someone joins in person at Lippincott Boulevard, watches the livestream from home, or steps into a Zoom study, the invitation is the same: come as you are, encounter a Spirit-filled worship experience, and find a place to grow in Kingdom Excellence.