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Lawrence W. Jones
Lawrence W. (Larry) Jones, is an American church music leader who lives in Lee's Summit, Missouri.

Early Life

Jones was born in Rochester, Michigan on August 24, 1970 and attended Bethany Christian High School where he was a member of the band and Student Council.

He is the son of David and Betty Jones. His mom was a homemaker and later secretary at Bethany Christian School, and his father was a design sculptor for General Motors for almost 40 years.

At age 6, Jones accepted Christ as his personal Savior during Junior Church one Sunday morning and was baptized about a year later.

University

Jones attended the Cleveland Institute of Music for 2 years (1988-1990), where he pursued trumpet performance studies. Later, he transferred to the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, MD, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Music Education degree (1994).

In 1997, he received his Master's In Teaching degree from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. His studies at FAU focused on conducting, trumpet, composition, and education.

Church Service

Jones began his church music career by accepting the appointment to be the interim orchestra director at the First Baptist Church of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida for 19 months.

He then accepted the full-time call to ministry at the First Baptist Church of Raytown, Missouri, where he serves as the Director of Instrumental Music, alongside the legendary Minister of Music, Gene Calhoun.

Business Owner

In 2003, Jones began a music arranging and typesetting service called MyStaffArranger.com, focused on helping worship pastors and church music minsitries with small, medium, and large arranging projects.

He serves in the position of Owner and Senior Arranger.

Family

Jones was married to Sarah Denise Stephens on January 9, 1999 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

He has two daughters; Jasmine Denise Jones and Nora Denise Jones.

External Links

To learn more about MyStaffArranger.com, go to: http://www.mystaffarranger.com