Shirley Townsend-Jones is a native of Maxton, North
Carolina and serving as a missionary with the General Board of Global
Ministries of the United Methodist Church.
She began her service as a Church and Community Worker in 1981 in the North
Carolina Conference and continues her service as a worker in the South Carolina
Conference with the Bennettsville-Cheraw Area Cooperative Ministry,
Bennettsville, South Carolina. Mrs. Townsend-Jones coordinates, implements, and
supervises programs as a part of the Cooperative’s ministry to strengthen the
nine member churches and communities in the areas of outreach, witness,
service, Christian education and leadership development. Her many areas of
responsibility include: quarterly
leadership trainings, Tea Time with Teens ( focusing on abstinence with 10-18
girls), Sacred Saturday (focusing on children & youth ages 5-11), VBS
picnic and Back to School, health screenings, food distribution, summer
enrichment camp, transportation and partnerships with various agencies.
Mrs. Townsend –Jones has served as a missionary for
32 years. She has served and continues to serve on various boards and agencies
in the United Methodist Church in the South and North Carolina Conferences.
Also, she supports her community by serving on various committees, coalitions
and boards.
She received a Bachelor of Science Degree in
Business Administration from North Carolina A&T State University,
Greensboro, North Carolina.
Mrs. Townsend- Jones is married to Vincent C. Jones
and they have an adult son and daughter.
A servant from the heart, Shirley says, “God has
called me to serve and I trust and believe I
can do all things through Christ which strengthens me.” Phillippians 4:13
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