Bishop Jones Foote has been in the ministry for over 40 years. He is the founder and senior pastor of Faith Tabernacle Apostolic Church for 37 years, founder and president of Faith Alive Development Inc. (F.A.D.) in Springfield, MO. Suffragan Bishop Foote has been married for 42 years to Dianne (Lady Di). He is the father to Jerald J. Foote, Tambra T. Bates and LaNese R. Samuel & grandfather to Tre, Jerrah, Jayden, Kyra and Kaylyn.
Bishop Foote has served the community in many capacities. He has served as a member of the Auxiliary Chaplain’s Staff for 13yrs in Ft. Leonard Wood , MO., a member of the Executive Committee of the Northwestern District Council (NWDC), a member of the Board of Directors of the Council of Churches of the Ozarks as chairman and vice chairman of the Northwestern District Council of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, a member on the Board of Advisors of O.F.B. (sub-group of United Way).
He has also been a Loaned Executive for United Way, and president, secretary and treasurer of the Ministers Coalition of Springfield. He has hosted a weekly local television broadcast for the past seventeen years.
Bishop Foote is currently the director of region II, the Health Care Professionals and Ushers of the Northwestern District Council. He also most recently developed a Chaplaincy program for the P.A.W. that is under review and has been appointed the International Registrar for the Department of Transformational Leadership of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World Inc.
As a Bishop within the Northwestern District Council of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World; Pastor Foote has provided direct assistance and support to the Diocesan Bishop for nearly two decades. Because of his exemplary leadership and demonstrated ability, the Board of Bishops of the P.A.W, recently elevated Bishop Foote to the office of Bishop of the 61st Episcopal District of The Pentecostal Assemblies of the World at its recent Convention in Detroit MI. In this position, Pastor Foote will have oversight and jurisdictional authority over all P.A.W churches in the state of Colorado.
Bishop Foote is a visionary. He is very dedicated to God and the growth of his ministry. His ministry encompasses deliverance, preaching, teaching, and instilling the word of God in people’s life. Bishop Foote is a man of integrity who leads his church with a compassionate heart. He is an asset to the ministry with the patience, wisdom, and understanding he shows in his everyday interactions with people. He is a leader among his peers and reared with much reverence and loved by all who have the pleasure to make his acquaintance.
Bishop Foote is more than a preacher. He is a shepherd, a servant, and an intecessor who seeks God daily and is able to translate the word straight from heaven to the heart of the people. With his contagious laugh and spirit of excellence, Bishop Jones Foote's life exemplifies what it means to live life abundantly.