Pastor Jones was born into a Catholic home in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He joined the Navy and was stationed in LaMaddelena, Italy. It was during his tour of duty there that he received the Lord Jesus as his own personal Savior from sin. Pastor Jones accepted God's call to preach and, after 11 years of active duty, he got out of the Navy and went to Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC for his ministerial training. He graduated from Bob Jones University in 1992 and accepted the call to become the Pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in September of 1994. He was ordained into the ministry by Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Greenville, SC. Pastor Jones and his wife Sally have six children.