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Also naming Emlen Street between W. Upsal Street and W. Johnson Street as "Rev. Dr. G. Daniel Jones Way".
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WHEREAS, Rev. Dr. G. Daniel Jones has been Senior Pastor of the Grace Baptist Church of Germantown for the past 31 years; and
WHEREAS, Pastor Jones had previous pastorates at two churches in Massachusetts, and one in Virginia totaling a pastoral career of 48 years; and
WHEREAS, Pastor Jones earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from Virginia Union University, a Master of Divinity Degree from Andover Newton Theological School and a Doctorate of Ministry from Howard University School of Religion. Both Virginia Union and the Lutheran Theological Seminary of Philadelphia conferred on him the Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree; and
WHEREAS, Pastor Jones is a past Moderator of the Philadelphia Baptist Association which is the oldest Baptist Association in the United States. Pastor Jones is also Past President of the 6,100 member Ministers Council of the American Baptist Churches USA and is the Founder and the first President of two local Councils, namely ABC of the South and ABC of Philadelphia (known as Philadelphia Baptist Association); and
WHEREAS, In addition to chairing the National Black Caucus of the American Baptist Churches, USA, Pastor Jones also chairs the Heritage Foundation of the Ministers and Missionaries Benefit Board MM/BB of American Baptist Churches, USA. Pastor Jones served as immediate past president of The Baptist Pastors' and Ministers' Conference of Philadelphia and Vicinity for the year 2012 and formerly served as Vice Chairman of Philadelphia's Baptist sponsored City-Wide Revival, a position he held for almost 23 years. He is also active with the Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission Convention, Inc., one of the pastors on the Executive Board of Directors and is also a member of the Pennsylvania Baptist State Convention Board of Directors. Pastor Jones is an adjunct professor in Christian Education at Lutheran The...
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