Taylor University Chapel

Rev. Dr. Watson Jones III

Watson Jones III serves as the Executive Pastor at Salem Baptist Church of Chicago. He was the Senior Pastor of Compassion Baptist Church on Chicago’s Southside. He served as the Lead and Founding Pastor of Restoration Church of Philadelphia. Watson’s church planting experience was chronicled by This American Life and The StartUp Podcast. 

Watson has a Bachelor of Art in Business from and a Master of Divinity from Trinity International University and recently completed a Ph.D. from Christian Theological Seminary.