November 2019 RHI Volunteer Spotlight – Katie Jones

When Rebuilding Hope needed an online upgrade, it was Katie Jones to the rescue.

“I first heard about RHI from Pastor Ralph McGowan at West End Baptist Church,” Katie says. “My parents are long-time members there, and I was a mem- ber before I got married and my husband and I moved away for several years.

“He mentioned that Rebuilding Hope was in need of some web design help, and I had a little experience with this. He took me to meet Randolph and Gail Wilson. Thankfully, I was a good fit and have been able to help with setting up the new website and adding monthly updates.”

Katie, who is a free lance e-commerce manager, data entry specialist and transcriptionist and works from her home, has been an RHI volunteer for about 18 months.

The Oxford resident says she was “immediately drawn to the ministry because of Randolph’s passion for serving the local community and drawing others to Christ.

“I felt that he was a great leader and knew it would be a pleasure to help with this organization in any way I could.”

Katie, a member of Clearview Baptist Church, encourages others to volunteer at RHI. “I think RHI has a great mission and is focused on being a positive influence to our community,” she says.

Katie’s volunteer spirit extends beyond RHI. “An organization that is close to my heart is Renewal Coalition,” she says.

The non-profit, based in Jupiter, Fla., brings wounded veterans and their families to its property for all-expense-paid retreats where they can relax and spend time together.

Katie and her husband, Steven, helped run the retreats when they lived in Florida, she says. Steven is medically retired from the Marine Corps after being injured in combat in 2011.

“This is an organization that means a lot to us,” she says. “We still try to travel back to Jupiter at least once a year to assist with a retreat, and I also help to create Renewal Coalition’s quarterly newsletters.”

At Clearview, Katie, a Henderson native, volunteers in the nursery, and the couple works with the church’s BLAZE kids ministry.

Married for eight years, the couple has two sons and a daughter.