Bishop Dr. Nelson Jones
was baptized in the Name of Jesus and received the Gift of the Holy Ghost according to Acts 2:38, at Church of The Living God Faith Tabernacle in 1965. Appointed to the Deacon board the following year and served in that capacity until receiving the call into the ministry as recorded in Mark 16:15 in 1970. He was ordained as Elder/Pastor in 1972, also during this time he served as the National Vice-President of the Youth Department. Under his aegis he started the following ministries: A food program that served the community, a bus ministry, a street/park ministry and a hospital ministry. He assumed his first pastor ship in Sacramento, California. In 1974 he was ordained as District Elder. After meeting all the requirements, which was to introduce 5 churches to the organization he was consecrated as Bishop with The church of the Living God Faith Tabernacle in 1975.

Following the leading of the Lord, Bishop Jones founded The Apostolic Faith Church of the Living God Inc., chartered with the State of California in 1975. The Lord’s blessings were upon him and 7 churches were added to the organization, 6 in California and 1 in Louisiana either through founding or joining. All the church are still in existence. Because of the desire to reach a larger audience from 1974 through 1984, Bishop was on the radio PREACHING!!!! The Good News of Jesus Christ.

In 1996, he joined with WAR –World Assemblies of Restoration and was made Diocesan of the Western Region. Which includes 9 states, California, Arizona, Nevada, Washington State, Oregon, Utah, Idaho, Colorado and New Mexico. To this date the Western Region has 13 churches that have align themselves with WAR.

In 1997, Bishop Dr. Nelson Jones was appointed the position of 2nd Vice Presiding Prelate of World Assemblies of Restoration. Bishop Jones has been a student at Merritt College in Oakland, CA, and East Bay Bible Institute. In 1998, Bishop received his Ph.D. through International Apostolic University. In 40 years of being saved and 33 years of pastoring Bishop Jones has 30 sons that he has ordained and or installed.