Feeling Sad Dr. William Augustus Jones
I have just received word that the recently retired pastor of Bethany Baptist Church of Brooklyn, New York died last night, Dr. William Augustus Jones. He was one of America's great preachers. I took a course with Dr.Jones and the late Dr. Sandy Ray of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Brooklyn, New York at Union Theological Seminary in Nwe York City.. Dr. Jones was an activist and had a large voice with trumpeted the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. He will be missed. Pray for his family
The Home Going service for Dr. William Augustus Jones will be held on Friday, February 10, 2006 at 12 noon at Bethany Baptist Church in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Gardner C. Taylor will preach the euology. May God bless the memory of Dr. William Augustus Jones.
Memoriam
Dr. William Augustus Jones, Jr.
Retired-Senior Pastor of Bethany Baptist Church,
Brooklyn, NY
The Reverend Dr. William Augustus Jones, Jr., a native of Lexington, Kentucky, is the son and grandson of Baptist ministers. Born February 24, 1934, in Louisville, Kentucky, he is a graduate of the University of Kentucky, Crozer Theological Seminary and holds an earned doctorate from Colgate Rochester Divinity School. He has done special studies at the University of Lagos (Nigeria) and the University of Ghana at Legon. A staunch Christian activist, he has for many years been a leader in the struggle for human rights and economic justice.
Dr. William Jones, Jr., has been pastor of Bethany Baptist Church, NY, since September 1962. Bethany conducts a multi-faceted program with a full time staff of 27 persons. Included in the outreach ministries is a national radio and television ministry.A former president of the Progressive National Baptist Convention and founder of the National BlackPastors' Conference, Dr. Jones has served as a member of the General Council of the Baptist World Alliance. Dr. Jones received the New York Urban League’s Frederick Douglas Award in 1972. He has been cited as “The Dean of New York’s Great Preachers” by the New York Daily News. He holds honorary doctorates from six colleges or universities, including a Doctor of Humanities Degree from the University of Kentucky, in 1993.
Dr. Jones has preached at conferences and churches around the world including the Australian Pastors' Conference, The First All-Asian Baptist Church Congress (Hyderabad, India), The Baptist World Congress (Keynote Speaker - Toronto), and The International Congress on Preaching (Edinburgh. Scotland).
He has served as visiting professor at various seminaries including Princeton Theological Seminary and Union Theological Seminary. His published writings include: The Black Church Looks at the Bicentennial, God In The Ghetto, Responsible Preaching, The African-American Church: Past, Present, and Future, and When God Says, "Let Me Alone". He was a contributor to A Reader's Companion to Crossing the Threshold of Hope, a Protestant response to the Pastoral Writings of Pope John Paul II.
"Dr. Jones' preaching is thoughtful and thought-provoking. In the best African American preaching tradition, his sermons start like a slow-moving train. but leave you with a sense of power and energy before the journey is through."Rev. David A. Renwick
Second Presbyterian Church
Rev. Joseph L. Owens
Shiloh Baptist Church
Hayward and Vertrelle
Cameron-Mickens
Second Presbyterian Church
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