Fr. Blessing Jacobs is an Anglican Catholic priest and a Field Grade Officer in the United States Army, currently serving as the Brigade Chaplain for CE-MARSG at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. His distinguished military chaplaincy career includes prior service as Command Chaplain for a Joint Task Force (JTF), Brigade Chaplain for the Fort Bliss Mobilization Brigade in Texas, the 648th Regional Support Group in St. Louis, Missouri, and the 3rd Chemical Brigade at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. He has also served as Brigade Chaplain for a Military Intelligence Brigade at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, and a Psychological Operations (CAMISO) Brigade at Fort Totten, New York.
Fr. Jacobs resides in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife, Goodness Sopuruchi, and their three children: Blessing (22), Levi (20), and Victoria (3). His family is the cornerstone of his life and ministry. He is currently enrolled at the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and is pursuing certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP) through the Project Management Institute.
His academic journey includes studies at North Point College, the U.S. Army Chaplain School, and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, with further theological enrichment at Yale Divinity School and Harvard Divinity School. Though he humbly resists the title of “Biblical scholar,” those who attend his Bible fellowships or hear him preach are often deeply moved by the depth and clarity of his scriptural insight.
Before his conversion in 1998, Fr. Jacobs spent nearly a decade immersed in the New Age Movement. His transformative encounter with Christ occurred during a stay in a neighboring African country, where he felt a divine call to preach the gospel. He often recounts how he once mocked pastoral ministry—famously remarking, “I thought those guys were crazy, going to Bible college for four years”—only to find himself later immersed in over two decades of theological and professional training.
Fr. Jacobs previously served as Vicar of Saint Michael’s Anglican Church in New Haven, Connecticut, and remains a priest in good standing with the Cathedral of the Resurrection in Ansonia, Connecticut, where he received Sacred Orders over a decade ago. He currently ministers as a Priest with New Life Anglican Church in San Antonio, TX; and as a chaplain with Amedisys Hospice in San Antonio, offering spiritual care to hundreds of patients, families, and staff.
Known for his intellectual rigor and compassionate heart, Fr. Jacobs welcomes challenging conversations and encourages open dialogue on social and theological issues. He is deeply committed to the message of Shalom—bringing peace and healing to the brokenhearted, the afflicted, and all of God’s image bearers, regardless of orientation, gender, race, or status.
Fr. Jacobs can be reached at sfoundation@msn.com.
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