The Lord called Pastor Guy E. Jones, Sr. when he was 12 years old by showing him visions of himself preaching in pulpits. But he did not answer the call until February 25, 1997 when Jesus showed up in a house where he was partying and said “Get out! This isn’t all I have for you!” Two days later on February 27, 1997, he was saved at the Gospel Church of God in Christ under Pastor Ronald T. Fisher. Once he was saved he never turned back. His heart was on fire for the Lord.
Pastor Jones attended biblical seminars, as well as Bible College taught by Dr. Austin Waters. Pastor Jones formerly was as a high school teacher in the New Castle County school district. He received his education from Delaware State University, in Education.
Pastor Jones has developed citywide evangelism conferences, in-house evangelism ministries and other evangelistic outreaches: block evangelism, summer street evangelism, door-to-door evangelism, professional evangelism, hospital evangelism, and prison evangelism. He also developed house fellowships, men's discipleship ministry, and biblical counseling training. He has served as Director of Christian Education, Deacon, Minister, Elder, Young Adult Sunday school teacher, and Adult Sunday school teacher. Pastor Jones can be heard in nations all across the globe on Universal Christian Radio. His messages are being preached in Asia, Australia, the Bahamas, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and even Cairo Egypt, as well as cities in the US. Pastor Jones, and Work In Progress Ministries also serves as a covering for a Christian church located in Pakistan (Christ King Gospel Ministries, under the leadership of Pastor John Feroze).
He is the Senior Pastor and Founder of Work In Progress Ministries in Millington, Maryland. The mission statement and prime directive for Work In Progress Ministries Inc. is "Bringing People to Healing and Wholeness".
In his youth, Pastor Jones played football and was enlisted in the military for six years. During his enlistment he became interested in martial arts. After the military, Pastor Jones owned a martial arts school for three years. This was the beginning of God working His plan for Pastor Jones’ life. God was orchestrating discipline and birthing the gift of teaching.
Pastor Jones has a passion for families, single mothers, developing men and for starting new churches. He is the spiritual son of Bishop Dane A. Coleman, Pastor and overseer of Greater New Hope Church & Ministries, Inc. Pastor Jones serves as State Overseer of United Fellowship of Covenant Ministries (UFCM).
Pastor Jones is the youngest of five children born to Gertrude A. Brooks and Rueben E. Jones. He has two, living, sisters Helen Sweets and Iris Jones. He and his wife Sherrilyn have been married 14 years. They have four children, Guishia, Shelita, Shania and Guy, Jr., and four grandchildren.
Pastor Jones came up through the ranks of the church. He started as Brother Guy and then was promoted to Deacon. He served as deacon for three years. At that time, during his service as deacon, Pastor Ronald Fisher, of Church Of God in Christ, noticed the call on his life and announced him as a Minister. He served in this capacity for five years.
Shortly, thereafter, Pastor Jones started a community Bible Study at the Chestertown Library. The Bible Study was eventually moved to The Gospel Church of God in Christ and lasted for a year or more. When the accommodations were no longer available, Pastor Jones sought God and the Bible Study was moved to Chestertown Landing Apartments conference room. God continued to bless the Bible Study through steady growth and from that Work in Progress Ministries was birthed.
