Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III
Senior Pastor, Friendship-West Baptist Church

For 26 years, Dr. Frederick Douglas Haynes, III has made it his mission to empower changed people to change the world. His message is clear: If Christians are to positively impact the world, they must be willing to minister beyond the walls of the church.

As senior pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church since 1983, Dr. Haynes leads one of the largest church congregations in Dallas. In the last decade alone, the 31-year-old church has grown from approximately 500 members to over 8000 members. The church currently has 45 full and part time employees and more than 45 ministries that emancipate the oppressed, equip the masses and exalt Jesus Christ. The church has two worship services, two corporate Bible studies, and weekly concentrated areas of study for men, women, youth, children, seniors, singles and married couples.

A native of San Francisco, California, Dr. Haynes is the third in a line of well-known, socially conscious preachers. He graduated from Bishop College in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts in Religion and English. He earned a Master of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and received Honorary Doctorates of Divinity from Paul Quinn College and Texas College. On May 6, 2005, Rev. Haynes received his Doctorate in Ministry from the illustrious Oxford University in Oxford, England. A popular guest preacher, his progressive, Bible-based message has reached millions of people in locations around the world including Africa, Australia, the Caribbean and throughout North America.

With a gift for relating to young people, Dr. Haynes has taken steps towards reaching the younger community that has been turned off by tradition and require a more contemporary method toward receiving Christ. In 2001, he was asked to close the #1 rated Dallas morning radio show - Skip Murphy and the Morning Team on K104-FM - with a spiritual segment called “Inspirational Vitamins.”  His out-of-the-box approach and empowering preaching style has made him one of the most respected pastors among this generation.

A firm believer in community involvement, Dr. Haynes is Vice-President of the African American Pastors Coalition and a former Board member of the Dallas Urban League. He serves on the honorary committee of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Project Foundation based in Washington, DC and  is the Executive Secretary of the Evangelism Board of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., and a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Rev. Haynes is the Founder/CEO of FDH Ministries, Inc. and Chairman of the Board of FW Empowerment, the community development corporation of the church.

Dr. Haynes has received numerous awards and recognition. Like great preachers before him, he was inducted into the Martin Luther King, Jr. Board of Preachers at Morehouse College. In 2000, he was invited by 42 nd U.S. President William Jefferson Clinton to participate in dialogue regarding issues impacting the African-American community. And he has spoken on national platforms, including the National Urban League Convention.

Dr. Haynes is married to Debra Peek-Haynes, founder and president of Quorum Commercial, a Dallas commercial real estate firm. They are the parents of one beautiful daughter, Abeni Jewel Haynes, 14.