The service will commence at 11 a.m. in the School's Chapel of the Apostles. During Black History Month, the Episcopal Church has designated February 13 as the feast day of Jones, a former slave who dedicated his life to serving the oppressed.

Before his retirement in 2002, Williams served as Ohio's bishop suffragan since 1986. He is the Episcopal Visitor to the Order of St. Benedict, a member of the House of Bishops Committee on Religious Communities and a faculty member of CREDO. Following his retirement, he was interim director of Ethnic Congregational Development for the Episcopal Church. He chaired the editorial committee of Lift Every Voice and Sing II, published in 1993. He also chaired the Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Committee of the Executive Council and the Committee on Human Sexuality of the 73rd General Convention. From 1995-2003, he served as vice president of the House of Bishops. His memberships include Episcopal Peace Fellowship and the Union of Black Episcopalians.