IPHC mourns the passing of Rev. William Noyel “Bill” Jones, former Superintendent of the Georgia Conference (now known as LifePoint Ministries). Presiding Bishop A.D. Beacham, Jr. shared: “Rev. Bill Jones served Jesus and the IPHC with distinction. I had the joyful honor of working closely with him in the Georgia Conference and serving with him on the IPHC General Board of Administration and Council of Bishops. He was a real friend and, most especially, a true servant of our Lord Jesus Christ. He and his wife Karen and their family always demonstrated great faith and perseverance.”
Jones was born on October 10, 1954, in Clinton, North Carolina. He was the son of Henry Floyd Jones and Pinkie Blake Medford Jones. He entered the portals of Heaven on July 5, 2025, at 70 years of age.
Bill Jones graduated from the first 4-year degree program of Emmanuel College in 1976 and entered his ministry calling with the International Pentecostal Holiness Church. He served as an intern pastor in Athens, Georgia; pastored in Griffin, Georgia, and Elberton, Georgia. While in Elberton, he planted The Lighthouse which is now Celebration Outreach Center.
From 1991-1997 he served part-time as the Georgia Conference Evangelism Director. He became the full/time conference Evangelism/World Missions director from 1998-2001. He began serving as the assistant superintendent of the Georgia conference in 1994 and became the superintendent of the conference (now LifePoint Ministries) in 2001. He served as superintendent until 2014. Wherever he served, he served faithfully. He was often described as a visionary leader wherever he ministered.
Bishop Bill Jones loved God’s Word, and he loved to preach! He loved people, especially the broken and downtrodden. He had a special place in his heart for those who were rejected and forgotten in this world. He saw people the way Jesus saw people.
He was a faithful and devoted husband to his wife and a loving father to his son, Blake. Yubo Yu, a foreign exchange student from China, became his “Chinese son.” Bill loved his family and created a safe haven for them.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Karen; his son, Blake, of Colbert, Georgia; his Chinese son, Yubo Yu; one brother, Henry Floyd Jones, Jr. (Sheila); sisters: JoAnne Logan (Frank) and Evelyn McKenzie (Burnie); nieces: Debbie Hairr, Lisa Logan, Emily Wiley (Terry), Abby Mabry (Jacob), Mackenzie Campbell (Finley); nephews: Rusty Smith (Helen) and Gavin Harper (Shirley); his father-in-law, Cole Fitzgerald, and many great nieces and nephews. He is pre-deceased by his parents; his sister, Lib Skipper (Gene); his nephew, Forrest Logan, and his mother-in-law, Dorothy Fitzgerald.
Bishop Bill Jones impacted an untold number of people for Christ. He was greatly loved and respected. His was truly a life well-lived, and he will be greatly missed by all who loved him.
The family will receive friends on Friday, July 11, from 12:00-1:45p.m. at Celebration Outreach Center, 1333 Washington Highway, Elberton, GA 30635 with the funeral service following at 2:00p.m. The graveside service will be private at Franklin Springs City Cemetery.
Flowers are accepted and contributions may be made in his memory to Celebration Outreach Center, PO Box 209 Elberton, GA 30635 or to SafeHouse Ministries, PO Box 6336, Elberton, GA 30635.
Berry Funeral Home & Crematory of Elberton is respectfully in charge of arrangements for William Noyel “Bill” Jones.
Information gathered from www.berryfh.com
