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


Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III is the Senior Pastor of the Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas Texas.  For the past 30 years, he has led  with a commitment to Christ, passion for people and yearning for community transformation. To that end, he has grown Friendship-West to nearly 12,000 members during his tenure as Pastor.

Possessing a commitment to education he has a Bachelors Degree from Bishop College, a Master of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry from the Graduate Theological Foundation.

Dr. Haynes is an author, radio show host and foremost a Pastor. In all he does he exudes the mantra of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – believing in the urgency of now, marrying theology with a call to impact our sociological issues. Dr. Haynes serves in various leadership capacities for organizations who champion social change.  He is the Chair - Samuel Dewitt Proctor Conference; Board of Directors – National Action Network; and Board of Directors – Conference of National Black Churches, just to name a few and; demonstrates a commitment to intellectual excellence in both the church and academia as he is a Board Member of Paul Quinn College where he has also served as adjunct professor.   Notably, Dr. Haynes served as a committee member for the MLK Memorial Foundation, leading to the erection of the first African American Monument on the Washington D.C. Mall, has been honored by and inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame and noted in EBONY Magazine 2012 Power 100 -  a list of the nation’s most influential African Americans.

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.

 

 
 
 

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