Thomas Dixon

Background

About Thomas Dixon

Pastor and community activist Thomas Dixon is a product of the Chicago housing projects. He and his wife (Vanessa) and their family have made South Carolina their home since 1985. In 2004, he founded Summerville Christian Fellowship which he pastored until 2012 when the call of social justice took him out of the pulpit and into the streets. Pastor Dixon is most notably known for in his peacekeeping efforts in North Charleston and Charleston in the aftermath of the Walter Scott shooting and the Mother Emanuel tragedy.Over the years, Dixon has worked with a variety of social justice organizations, including the SC Crime Reduction Coalition, SC Progressive Network, the Fight for 15, the Quality Education Project, Moms Demand Action, Arm-In-Arm (formerly Gun Sense SC) and his own organization: The Coalition - People United to Take Back Our Community. In 2017, he was re-elected as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Charleston Alliance for Fair Employment (C.A.F.E.) where he advocates for workers rights. In November of 2017, Dixon was elected to the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence Board of Trustees and his most recent accolade came from the National Bar Association who awarded him with the Wiley A. Branton Issues Symposium Award for his work to end gun violence.In 2016, Pastor Dixon ran for the U.S. Senate and is currently running for mayor of North Charleston, S.C. in the 2019 election. Coming from those humble beginnings in the projects, it’s obvious that Pastor Dixon has never let his surroundings define who he is and what he can or cannot achieve. He has dared to dream, and has worked diligently to make those dreams a reality for himself, for his family and for his community.