Background
III, Lewis Bevel Jones, was born on July 22, 1926 in Gracewood, Georgia, United States. Son of Lewis Bevel Junior and Gertrude Kathryn (Carson) J.
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Lewis Bevel Jones, III
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Bachelor, Emory University, 1946. Master of Divinity, Candler School Theology, Atlanta, 1949. Doctor of Divinity (honorary), LaGrange College, Georgia, 1964.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), High Point University, North Carolina, 1987. Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Pheitter College, 1993.
Career
Minister, Audubon Forest United Methodist Church, Atlanta, 1949-1959;
minister, 1st United Methodist Church, LaGrange, Georgia, 1959-1963;
minister, St. Mark United Methodist Church, Atlanta, 1963-1967;
minister, 1st United Methodist Church, Decatur, Georgia, 1967-1976;
minister, 1st United Methodist Church, Athens, Georgia, 1976-1982;
minister, Northside United Methodist Church, Atlanta, 1982-1984;
bishop, United Methodist Church, Charlotte, North Carolina, since 1984. Delegate Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference United Methodist Church, 1960-1984. Delegate General Conference United Methodist Church, 1968-1984, 12th World Methodist Conference, Denver, 1971, 14th World Methodist Conference, Honolulu, 1981, 15th World Methodist Conference, Nairobi, Kenya, 1986, 16th World Methodist Conference, Singapore, 1991.
Member board of managers General Board Global Ministries, UMCOR, 1972-1980. President Georgia Methodist Commission Communications, 1966-1970, Georgia United Methodist Commission Higher Education, 1972-1976. Vice chair United Methodist Church General Commision on Religion and Race, 1984-1988.
Member Executive Committee United Methodist General Commission Communications, since 1988. Vice chair United Methodist Appalachian Development Committee, 1985-1988, chair, since 1989. President S.E. Jurisdiction College Bishops, United Methodist Church,1988, United Methodist Council Commision on Comm., since 1992.
Achievements
Membership
Member Metropolitan Atlanta Commission on Crime, 1964-1968. Member executive committee Mecklenburg Ministries, North Carolina Council Churches, since 1985. President Christian Council Metropolitan Atlanta, 1966-1968.
Board directors Metropolitan Atlanta Young Men’s Christian Association, 1965-1976, Metropolitan Atlanta Boys' Clubs Inc., 1965-1975, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, 1967-1976, Young Men’s Christian Association, Charlotte/Mecklenburg, since 1984, Boy Scouts council Charlotte/Mecklenburg, since 1988, Southeast regional council, since 1989, United Way Charlotte/Mecklenburg, since 1985. Trustee Emory University, since 1971, vice chairman, since 1988. Trustee Wesleyan College, Macon, Georgia, since 1972, Young Harris College, since 1974, Brevard College, since 1985, Bennett College, since 1985, Greensboro College, since 1985, High Point University, since 1985, Pfeiffer College, since 1985.
Board visitors Division School, Duke University, since 1986. Member World Methodist Council (executive committee since 1986, president North America section since 1991), International Service Association for Health (board directors 1972-1984), Charlotte Area Clergy Association, Common Cause, Center Study Democratic Institutions, Charlotte City Club, Rotary (Paul Harris fellow 1988), Omicron Delta Kappa.
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Married Mildred Hawkins, August 12, 1949. Children: David Bevel, Mark Edward, Sharon Jones Brewer.
