Noel Jones (Pentecostal bishop)
Noel Jones | |
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| Born | January 31, 1950 Spanish Town,Saint Catherine,Jamaica |
| Education | Aenon Bible College International Circle of Faith |
| Occupation(s) | Pastor, author |
| Employer | City of Refuge Church |
| Title | Bishop |
| Spouses | Ruth Jones (div.1992)Loretta Jones (m.2022) |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Grace Jones(sister) |
| Website | noeljones |
Noel Jones(born January 31, 1950) is a Jamaican minister and a Pentecostal bishop. He is the senior pastor of the City of Refuge Church inGardena, California,which has about 17,000 members, and was formerly the Greater Bethany Community Church.
Early life
[edit]Jones was born inSpanish Town,Jamaicaon January 31, 1950. One of seven children born to Bishop Robert (who was a politician and Apostolic clergyman) and Marjorie Jones. He was raised alongside a diverse array of siblings (one of whom is the actress and singerGrace Jones). His parents took him and his two siblings at the time, Chris and Grace, and relocated toSyracuse, New Yorkin 1965.
Early education and ministry
[edit]Jones received the call to ministry at the age of 19. He attended St. Jago High School and went on to attain a Bachelor of Science in Theology degree fromAenon Bible College.He would later receive an honorary doctoral degree from the International Circle of Faith College (Now, Life College and Seminary)[1].At the age of 26, he accepted his first pastorate at Bethel Temple of Longview inLongview, Texas.
Current ministry
[edit]In June 1994, Jones was chosen to succeed Bishop Robert W. McMurray as pastor to approximately 1,000 members of the Greater Bethany Community Church, located at 84th & Hoover Street inSouth Los Angeles, California.During his tenure, the membership of the church has increased so significantly that, in 2003, a new building was acquired in Gardena, California. The new sanctuary, now known as "The City of Refuge", accommodates a growing membership of 17,000. The church has a choir known as the City of Refuge Sanctuary Choir.[1]Their 2007 debut album,Welcome to the City,charted on theBillboard200chart and made number one on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart.[2]
Documentary film
[edit]English film director and producerSophie Fiennesin 2002 made a documentary film about the Greater Bethany Community Church with the titleHoover Street Revival.
References
[edit]- ^Gutierrez, Evan C. (2007)."The City of Refuge Sanctuary Choir".Allmusic.Retrieved2009-02-07.
- ^"Top Gospel Albums: Welcome to the City".Billboard. 14 July 2007.Retrieved2009-02-07.[dead link]
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