| Sister Jacqui
Banks (Aubrey) is an adoring wife, and she and
Pastor Banks have been married over 40 years. She is the loving mother
of their four children and grandmother to Caleb, Genisis, Kristian,
Charles, Kelaiah,
Harmony, Nadia, Kamryn, Naomi, Ryann and Rashelle. Also, she is the
oldest of
five sisters and four brothers.
In 1975, she accepted Jesus Christ as her
Lord and Savior.
Since that time, she desires to learn and strives to grow in what God
would have her to do. Encouraging, listening, speaking, and praying for
others is part of what she believes her ministry for the cause of
Christ includes.
Sister Banks was born and raised in Wharton
County, Texas. She
attended Wharton County Junior College where she met and married Mr.
Arthur C. Banks in 1974. After he joined the U.S. Air Force, they moved
to Duluth, Minnesota where they resided until 1982 when the Lord
relocated them to Tacoma, Washington.
The Lord has blessed her to
complete both bachelor
and master degrees in education. She has been employed for over 20
years at
Bates Technical College in several positions. She was a Business and
Office Instructor, Associate Dean for Workforce Education, Associate
Dean for Academic Instruction & Technical High School,
Associate Dean for Home & Family Life and, in 2006, was
appointed to
Dean for Instruction/Home & Family Life. First Lady Banks
retired
from Bates in August 2012 after 24 years of faithful service to the
college and its student body.
First Lady Banks is involved and
participates in
community, higher
education, and Christian organizations. Currently, she serves as part
of the Greater Tacoma Kiwanis and is also a member of Zeta Phi Beta's
local Eta Mu Zeta chapter. Sister Banks works with the local and
international ministers' wives and widows associations. She is the
teacher for the Eastside Baptist Church School Young Adult class, works
in the Mission Ministry, Women’s Ministry and weekly early morning
Praise & Prayer service. She loves the Lord, her family, her
church, and working in whatever vineyard God calls her to. One of her
favorite sayings is "This too shall pass." Sister Banks believes and
knows that, in all our ways, if we acknowledge Him, He shall direct our
path.
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