b"VALINTINES DAYPastors' Love StoriesBy Sheila Smith married for five years.appreciated how he accepted my scar. It Pastor Frank & Tywana Jones KnownasPastorJoistheseniorwas a scar that bothered me after com-pastorofJordanAfricanMethodisting out of an abusive relationship. And G od literally plucked from mans ribEpiscopal Church off Milwaukee Streetthe way he would always look at me.tomakeawoman.Manneededain Denver. She has three children from aBut the main thing that won her over helpmatetotendtheGardenofEden.previous marriage and he has two chil- was how he showed her how much he Manalsoneededacompanion,frienddren from his first marriage. loved her and her children.and soulmate. Bothshowtheyhave Localpastorsandtheirfirstladiesa passionate love for not share that special bond they have as weonly each other but theP art of the family of God celebrated Valentines Day this month. Lord. isthatpastorsberole ValentinesDaystartedbackinthePastorWatsonwasmodels for a healthy mar-200s AD as a Roman festival celebratingteachingaclassforariage and sustain a healthy Pastor Jules & Ida Smith romanticlove,friendshipandadmira- realestateschoolandrelationshipduringgood tion. JayHoseltonhappenedand bad times.It grew into a worldwide celebration onto attend the class. Its not because I am a February 14 that has since become com- I had this list for whatgreat husband or she is an mercializedwithcandy,flowerscardsItoldGodIwantedinexcellentwife.Itsabout and other gifts given as part of a roman- ahusband.Today,Jaybothofusbeingground-tic gesture. stillhasthatlistoveredandrootedinChrist, In reading Gods word, it can be foundhis desk as if it had beenexplains Rev. Frank Jones Sheila Smith on having that devoted and in Proverbs 18:22:Whoso findeth a wifewritten for him, sharesloving relationship with his findeth a good thing and obtains favor ofPastor Watson. wife. When we got married, Christ was the Lord So be prayerful when waiting for whothe center of our relationship and he was Pastor Jovetia Watson & Jay Hoselton God has for you. If you trust God andbefore we got married. Through good and PastorFrankJones&FirstLadyare faithfully waiting on him then he willbad times, God has sustained and kept TywannaJoneshavekepttheirlovebring that person into your life. us.strong for the past 24 years.Inahumorousmoment,FirstEven through the rough times, it was HeispastorofGodsWillChristianGentleman Jay Hoselton says, A goodGod who brought them through, claims FellowshipChurch(GWCF)atBrucerelationship takes work. But I still checkFirstLadyTywannaJones,especially RandolphSchooloffSteeleStreetinthat list to make sure I am doing thoseafter doctors told her she couldnt have Denver. things and have the qualities she want- children.ButtheytookittoGodand The couple have five children; daugh- ed. were blessed with five children.ters ages 22 and 20 and three sons, agesWorking through situations and main-16, 14 and nine. It was definitely a higher power of lovetainingthatloveforoneanotherdefi- I thank God that he allowed me tothatbroughtPastorBobbyJacksonnitelyhelpsyougetthroughthegood Pastor Bobby & Terry Jackson findTywanna,PastorJonesspeaksand First Lady Terry Jackson together. and bad times, according to Rev. Jules endearinglyabouthiswife.WemetatHe has been senior pastor at TrinitySmith.our former church Pilgrim Rest BaptistMissionary Baptist Church in ColoradoMakingthatcommitmenttoeach Church here in Denver.I was speakingSprings for the past two years. An armyothernomatterwhat,throughgood with one of the deacons in the back ofveteranwhoservedhiscountryfor25and bad times, he says. When we had thechurch.Tywannawastheredoingyears,PastorJacksonalsobecameaproblems, we didnt go to a psychiatrist, something. I looked up at her and Goddedicated and faithful servant of God.psychologist or therapist. We went to the showed me she was going to be my wife. He and the first lady have been mar- Lord.God told him but he didnt tell me,ried for 25 years with a blended familyRev. Jovetia Watson agrees that prayer laughs First Lady Tywanna Jones. Wethat includes 10 children, 43 grandchil- isthecureingettingthroughthebad werepartoftheyoungadultministry.dren and four great grandchildren. times and celebrating the good times.Pastor Samuel & Selena Byrd ButIhadbeenprayingtoGodaboutPastor Jackson knew his wife was theYouhavetopraywitheachother getting married. You have that little listoneafterseeingherinabeautyshopeverynightbeforeyougotobed.And of what you want. My list was very short.down in Tampa, Florida. He had takenmake an effort not to go to bed angry, I wanted a man who loved God. I felt ifhis daughter there to get her hair done. emphasizes Pastor Watson.he knew how to love God then he wouldIwasasingleparentforover10First Gentleman Jay Hoselton had to know how to love me. years. I had been null. But when I firstquickly adapt in the marriage and have AfterspendingsometimetogethermetmywifeiswhenIbecamealivepatience because his wife is a pastor of at the church, those qualities the Firstagain.I knew she was a beautiful per- an African Methodist Episcopal Church Lady Tywanna Jones was looking for in ason and loved the Lord. I just knew shethat tends to relocate its pastors to other husband became more evident in Pastorwas the one. cities.Jones. I then told her, Youre in love with meRev.BobbyJacksonsaysitcomes and dont even know it yet. down to prayer and trusting in God. Pastor Lawerence & Sandra Powell Rev.Dr.JulesSmith&FirstLadyFirstLadyTerryJacksonknewherPeopledontliketalkingaboutthe IdaGiceSmithhavebeenmarriedhusband was a God-fearing man whenbad times. Even as preachers we have for 51 years. He is the senior pastor ofshe met him. badtimesbecausewearehuman.Me RisingStarMissionaryBaptistChurchOnce we started dating for three years off South Dayton in Aurora. beforegettingmarried,shesays,IContinued on Page 13They have two grown children, a son and a daughter.The couple were children and grew up togetherinchurchinasmalltownin Louisiana.Pastor Gerald & Joyce Hayward How I really came to know her wasWatch interviews that her brother was in my class in high school, explains Rev. Jules Smith. He wanted me to help him with his schoolwith Pastors and workandIsaidIwoulddothatifhe introduced me to his sister.From that point on, according to thetheir Spouses at First Lady Ida, they had a long courtship as it was called back then.MygrandmotherwhowasalsotheBOCNews.comchurch mother said to me that he (Jules) was going to be my husband.PastorJovetiaWatson&First Dr. Carloyn Jones & Paul Ingram GentlemanJayHoseltonhavebeen 12 FEBRUARY 2020 BOCNEWS.com"