Terrence E. C. Jones was born on the island of Barbados. He completed his undergraduate studies at Bluewater Bible College in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, and holds graduate degrees from Baptist Bible Seminary and Clarks Summit University in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. He was pastor of Grace Ministries in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and director of Caribbean Baptist Partners, an organization dedicated to providing support services for churches in the Eastern Caribbean. He has served on the faculty at Bluewater Bible College, and was Mission Liaison for the Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands Baptist Convention.