BISHOP DON V. NOBLES, SR.

Bishop Don Venson Nobles Sr. was born September 5, 1949, and began preaching the Gospel at the age of 14 in 1964. A lifelong son of the Church of God in Christ, Bishop Nobles has attended every General Convocation of the Church of God in Christ from 1962 to the present.

A 1967 graduate of Concord High School, Bishop Nobles continued his education at Tyler Junior College, where he earned an Associate of Arts degree, graduating cum laude. He later earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Paul Quinn College, graduating summa cum laude.

In 1974, Bishop Nobles married the love of his life, Betty Jean Pace Nobles, to whom he has been faithfully married for 52 years. Their union has been blessed with five children: Donna Nobles Meadow, Felicia Nobles Thompson, Don Nobles Jr., Dr. Monica Nobles, and Bishop Dr. Benjamin Nobles Sr. Bishop and Mrs. Nobles are also the proud grandparents of seven grandchildren.

Throughout his ministry, Bishop Nobles has faithfully served the Church of God in Christ in numerous capacities. His early service included State YPWW President and liaison between the Bishop’s Office and jurisdictional administration. He spent much of his ministry serving alongside the late Bishop R. E. Ranger. Following Bishop Ranger’s passing, Bishop Nobles continued his service under Bishop D. L. Smith and subsequently served as Administrative Assistant for 20 years.

In 2014, Bishop Nobles was appointed by Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake Sr. as Prelate of the Texas Lone Star Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of the Church of God in Christ, where he continues to serve.

Since 2016, Bishop Nobles has also served as pastor of Historic Wayside Church of God in Christ in Fort Worth, Texas. Upon assuming the pastorate, Bishop Nobles, alongside his wife and family, undertook the restoration of the historic facility, returning the sanctuary to the beauty and character associated with its 1945 dedication by Church of God in Christ founder Bishop Charles Harrison Mason alongside Bishop R. E. Ranger.

Bishop Nobles’ service has extended to the national church. He was appointed to the Church of God in Christ Advisory Board under the late Bishop John Shears of Detroit and has served on the denomination’s Screening Committee. In recent years, he has also served as an executive member of the O. T. Jones Memorial Training Institute and presently serves on its Advisory Board, having been reappointed by Bishop Donald Murray.

A longtime personal friend of the Sheard family, Bishop Nobles considers it a distinct honor to have been personally invited by Presiding Bishop J. Drew Sheard to proclaim the Gospel during this General Convocation.