Pastor Imani Jones
Rev. Imani Jones is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. As one half of the “Dynamic Duo” as she and her husband, Rev. Colin Jones are fondly named, Rev. Jones is a sought after preacher with a passion and powerful gift of illuminating the relevance of the biblical narrative in a 21st century context.
A native of Cleveland, Ohio and a graduate of The Ohio State University and Princeton Theological Seminary with Bachelor of Arts, Master of Divinity and Master of Theology degrees, Imani is the Manager of Chaplaincy and Clinical Pastoral Education at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, in Columbus, Ohio where she oversees all operations of the Chaplaincy Department. She is a Board Certified Chaplain within the Association of Professional Chaplains, a Certified Educator Candidate in the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education and is also pursuing her Doctor of Ministry degree at Ecumenical Theological Seminary in Detroit, Michigan.
She most recently served, along with her husband, as co-pastor of Shaker Heights Community Church in Shaker Heights, OH for six years. Through the provision of pastoral care, preaching, teaching, facilitating workshops and conferences and engaging in ministry “on the ground,” Rev. Imani Jones empowers people of all ages and stages of life to be empowered and moved to action through relational, incarnational and transformational ministry.