Developing Leaders Who Serve

Youth Formation and Community Impact in Practice

In 2007, Tevin Jones joined the Sigma Beta Club as a student at Blair IB Magnet High School in Pasadena. At the time, the program operated through the consistent commitment of advisors who provided structured mentorship focused on academic accountability, leadership exposure, and organized service.

The emphasis was clear, develop young men prepared to lead responsibly in adulthood.

Jones participated in that structured environment during formative years when expectations were reinforced consistently and leadership was practiced, not simply discussed.

After graduating from Blair IB Magnet High School, he continued his education at Langston University in Langston, Oklahoma. During his time there, he further developed his leadership capacity and became a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., joining a collegiate organization centered on scholarship, service, and brotherhood.

Today, Pastor Jones serves at New Philadelphia Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles, California. In his pastoral role, he provides spiritual guidance, organizational leadership, and community engagement within a congregation that serves families across the region. Leadership in this setting requires sustained commitment, public accountability, and the ability to guide individuals through both celebration and hardship.

His trajectory reflects a pattern that has repeated across multiple alumni since the program’s early years: structured mentorship in adolescence followed by leadership exercised within community institutions.

The Rose City Sigmas Foundation was established to ensure that this type of youth development work, which began in 2007, remains consistent and accessible for future cohorts. The Foundation supports mentorship programming, leadership development initiatives, and scholarship pathways designed to strengthen long-term outcomes for young men.

Jones’ work in ministry represents one expression of that broader formation. He is one example among many whose professional and community roles reflect the lasting impact of structured mentorship applied over time.

Maintaining that structure for the next generation requires sustained support for organized mentorship, leadership training, and scholarship access. The Foundation exists to ensure that young men today are afforded the same disciplined formation that has shaped leaders across diverse fields.