Bishop Jerome H. Ross

Bishop Jerome Henry Ross, Sr. was born on April 14,1939 in Mansfield, Ohio. He is the Senior Pastor of Triedstone Missionary Baptist Church of Columbus, Ohio where he has served since April 26, 1966. He was appointed and consecrated to the office of Bishop of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship in April 1995. He served as the Bishop of the Pastors Division which is comprised of over 1,000 pastors internationally for ten years. In 2001, Bishop Ross' 35 years of Pastoring at Triedstone and service to the community was acknowledged by Columbus City Council and the community by naming a portion of the block on which Triedstone is located to Jerome H. Ross Avenue. He is married to the former Patricia A. Johnson; the father of two, Jerome Jr. (wife Melissa) and Krystal, and proud grandfather of Tiara Nicole, Jasmine Hannah, Jalah Haley, and Justice Jerome.

Education

Graduated of Mansfield Public School System fo Mansfield, Ohio Attended University of Cincinnati, Ohio Ordained in the ministry - September 12, 1965 Received Bachelors Degree in Theology from the Tennessee School of Religion in Memphis, Tennessee in January 1970 Received Honorary Doctorate Degree in Divinity from Morris College in Sumter, South Carolina in April 1974

Offices of Position include:

Currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of the Eastern Union Bible College His membership at large includes: Columbus Ministerial Alliance, Progressive National Baptist Convention, Columbus Baptist Pastors Conference, and the Ohio Progressive National Baptist Convention His membership includes: Brethren of Common Life, and the Board of Trustees of the Eastern Union Bible College His past membership includes: State Overseer of the Ohio Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship, Director of the Department of Christian Education of the Ohio Progressive National Baptist Convention, President of Columbus Ministerial Alliance, First Vice-moderator and Third Vice-moderator of the Eastern Missionary Baptist Association, and the Mediator of the Hampton Ministers Conference of Hampton, Virginia

Other Achievements include:

Has given invocation and prayer at numerous city and state level governmental assemblies and ceremonies Met with President Jimmy Carter in Columbus and at the White House Was a member of the inauguration committee of Ohio Governor Richard Celeste Was invited and attended the National Pastors Summit and Reception hosted by President Bill Clinton at the White House Inducted into the Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers (also known as the Preachers' Hall of Fame) at Morehouse College in Atlanta in March 1998