Pastor David W. Jones, Jr. is an ALTRUISTIC LEADER.
With a height of 6 feet and 5 inches, he has an even
equally heighten heart for the people of God, and for
those who yet know Him. He is a loving and devoted
family man. Conquering the position of being Connie's
husband, he has faithfully, with great desire, passion
and friendship loved his wife. He has, as the father of
three children (David, DeWayne, Carmen) also mastered
the joy and responsibilities of fatherhood. And to this family they have been blessed with a Daughter-in-Love, Kendrea, the wife of David, their oldest son. David and Kendrea have one daughter, Grier.
Pastor Jones is the son of the late David W. Jones Sr. and Loretha Baker Jones. He was educated in the Calhoun County Public School System. Furthering his education, he received an Associate Degree from Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City, Florida, a Bachelors Degree from Ashland College in Ohio and a Masters Degree at Nova University, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Presently, he is the Director of the Physical Education Department and a Professor at Valencia Community College, West Campus.
He was a member of Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church for over 25 years. On November 1998, he accepted the calling of God's Ministry. He preached his Trial Sermon in June of 1999 under the leadership of the late Reverend Dr. Walter R. Prince Jr. And, on October 24, 2004, he was ordained as Reverend David W. Jones Jr.
In March 2006, he and his family joined Shiloh Baptist Church of Orlando under the leadership of Pastor Alvin White Jr. In that same month, he was chosen as the Youth and Young Adults Pastor. As Youth Pastor, he demonstrated God's love for His children by developing and creating programs, resources, and hosting speakers to help guide youth and young adults through the enrichment of their spiritual life and fellowship as a family.
As Senior Pastor of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church of Orlando since June 1, 2008, his focus is to lead by example. He continues to equip saints with the Word, while stressing the importance of beginning first in their respective homes, before going into the world. It is the hope of Pastor Jones that more will receive the gift of everlasting life through not only their attendance in the assembly of a church home, but also with the utilization of global technology, found at www.fmbcorlando.org. As he watches God do "a mighty work", he has humbly received the blessing of 19 disciples who have joined the Friendship Family Lord Have Mercy!
Family
He is a native Floridian, born in Blountstown, Florida. They presently live in Ocoee, Florida. He considers his wife, Connie, an integral part of my life and my ministry. David and Connie have been married for over 33 years.
They have (3) three children. David;
age 30, the oldest son is a
Doctor of Chiropractic and is
married to their daughter-in-love
Kendrea who is a Doctor of
Dentistry. They have their one and
only granddaughter, Grier, who
is 18 months old. They reside in
Birmingham, Alabama. Their
Second son, DeWayne is 25 years old.
He is a Journalism and Mass
Communication graduate of Paine
College, in Augusta, Georgia. He is presently working for the City of Ocoee as a Community Relations Assistant in Ocoee, Florida. Carmen, their youngest and only daughter, is 21 years old. She attended the University of South Florida, where she majored in Biology. After three years at USF, she applied and was accepted into the college of Pharmacy at Florida A & M University in Tallahassee. She has completed her first year.