Hensworth W. C. Jonas is Presiding Elder of the East Caribbean Baptist Mission—Circuit of Churches in Antigua & Barbuda, serving as a pastor in the Circuit since 1985, beginning with his leadership of the Central Baptist Church. He founded and serves as Principal of the Baptist Academy of Antigua (K-12) since 1991, the same year he co-founded the Caribbean...Hensworth W. C. Jonas is Presiding Elder of the East Caribbean Baptist Mission—Circuit of Churches in Antigua & Barbuda, serving as a pastor in the Circuit since 1985, beginning with his leadership of the Central Baptist Church. He founded and serves as Principal of the Baptist Academy of Antigua (K-12) since 1991, the same year he co-founded the Caribbean Baptist Heritage Conference, an annual conference on Reformed theology for clergy and laity. He led the planting of both the Tyrells Baptist Church and the Covenant Baptist Church. Dr. Jonas is the author of Dancing with Idolatry: Are you bowing to a false god? (Xulon Press, 2009). In 2011, his nation’s Governor-General appointed him as a Grand Cross of the Most Precious Order of Princely Heritage (GCH), a national award for his service in education administration. He and his wife, Vandah, have two adult children (Joshua and Stephanie), and one teenager (Nia). | more | less
