REV. DR. JAMAAR TRUMANE JONES 

SENIOR PASTOR

Rev. Dr. Jamaar Trumane Jones serves as the Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church East End in Newport News, Virginia. Born in Richmond and raised in Portsmouth, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and Foreign Languages from Norfolk State University and a Master of Divinity from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University. He holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. Dr. Jones is known in the pulpit for preaching that is prophetic, practical, and at times humorous—a blend of scholarship and anointing that meets people where they are and calls them higher.

His journey in ministry began Noble Street Baptist Church in Portsmouth, Virginia, under the leadership of his grandfather, Rev. Henry P. Jones, where he was licensed, ordained, and served as the Minister of music. Since his election in November 2021 as the youngest senior pastor in the church’s history, First Baptist Church East End has experienced both spiritual and numerical growth, embraced hybrid ministry, and grown into a lively and loving congregation with room for everybody.

Beyond the local church, Dr. Jones remains actively engaged in the broader community as a member of the Metro Ministers Conference of Virginia, Coalition of Concerned Clergy, a General Board member of the Baptist General Convention of Virginia, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and several other church and community organizations.