Rev. Willie Mae Jones accepted Christ in her early pre-teen years under the leadership of the late Dr. R.H. Faulkner, Pastor of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, Marion, Indiana. She is one of eleven children that were taught the Word of God by her loving parents and is one of four Ordained Ministers amongst her siblings.

  Prior to relocating to Sun City Arizona in May 2014, she served under the leadership of Pastor Kim Outlaw, Living Water Fellowship Church located in Indianapolis Indiana. She was one of the seventeen founding members in 2009 and accepted her call as a Minister of the Gospel in May 2010. The membership grew to over five thousand members by May 2014. During her tenure there she served as Minister of Finance and taught several Finance Classes that were scripture based. She also served as Finance Ministry Leader at New Life Worship Center located in Indianapolis, Indiana under the leadership of Pastor John Ramsey where she served for more than 10 years.

  Rev. Willie Mae is very passionate about teaching and preaching the Word of God. Her passion is to live and teach others to live according to Romans 13:8 “Owe No Man Nothing But Love”. She has taught this scripture-based concept in many venues and has seen and heard many success stories with lives changed and souls saved. She served nine years under the leadership of Bishop William A. Burden, Church of The Good Samaritan, Phoenix, Arizona prior to his transition to his Heavenly home October 7, 2022, and was Ordained by the same, November 2017. She served faithfully preaching and teaching the Word of God. She currently serves under the leadership of Pastor John R. Powell of Gideon Missionary Baptist Church, Surprise, Arizona.

 In 1992 she became the first female Vice-President and CFO of a multimillion-dollar financial institution in Indiana and the first woman of color for the same in that company’s 65-year history.  In May 1999 she was promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer of the same financial institution, where she retired from in April 2006.  From 1993 to 1999 she served on the Advisory Council Board for a major Data Processing Company for Credit Unions.  She later served on the Advisory Board of Credit Unions for the Indiana Credit Union League as a liaison for credit unions. Currently Rev. Willie Mae serves on the Board of Directors for the Christian foundation of You Give It We Grant It as Emeritus CFO (located in Fort Worth, Texas).

  She is a published author and has written two books “The Strength to Kick” and “RESTORED” under her Author name of “Willi Jones”. She has always had a passion for creative writing and writing Christian novels. The love of her life, Deacon Fred Jones, together have 5 children. She is the proud mother to her beautiful daughter, Rachelle and “Bonus Mom” to Tonia, Sean, Tameka and Tyra.  Grandmother to 18 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Her motto will always be to remain as a humble servant to the Lord and a willing vessel to be used by God and live a life reflective of the same as she says, “Living Life on Purpose”.