Pastor Ivy Haynes, Jr.

          He is the son of the late Margaret A. Jenkins-Goff of Enid, Oklahoma and the late Ivy Haynes, Sr. of Boynton, Oklahoma. Pastor Haynes was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He lived in Tulsa, Boynton, and Enid, Oklahoma all of his life, but in July 2000, he moved to Arlington, Texas, after interviewing and being hired as a Special Education Teacher at one of the junior high schools in Arlington. Pastor Haynes has served as assistant principal at the elementary, junior high, and high school levels.

       He is the father of two daughters: Casandra L. – 24 years old and Jessica C. – who went to heaven November 21, 1994 at the age of 6 years old.

Education –

Bachelor of Science – Family Studies and Gerontology

Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, Oklahoma

Master of Education  – Elementary Education (with emphasis in Special Education and Public School Administration)Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Alva, Oklahoma

Master of Education – Education Leadership and Policy Studies University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas

Christian Education –

National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc Sunday School Publishing Board

   - Dean certification - Christian Leadership School

   - Instructor certifications:

           Doctrine of the Early Church

           History of the Early Church

           Baptist (Christian) Doctrine

Southern Baptist Convention – Study course program

    - 100 + hours of course credit in Baptist Doctrine and Polity

Public Education –

    Oklahoma State Standard Teaching Certificate

    Texas State Standard Teaching and Administration Certificate

    New Mexico Standard Teaching Certificate

 Ministry –

Licensed by the late Rev. J. D. Phillips, Pastor of the Progressive Missionary Baptist Church, Enid, Oklahoma (March 8, 1987)

Ordained by the Rev. David E. Brown, Sr., Pastor of the Progressive Missionary Baptist Church, Enid, Oklahoma (July 28, 1990)

Served:

     Progressive Missionary Baptist Church, Enid, Ok (1984 – 1991)

     First Missionary Baptist Church, Enid, Oklahoma (1991 – 2001)

      Mt. Horum Missionary Baptist Church, Fort Worth, Texas

            (2001 – Nov. 2002)

Founded:

   Ivy Haynes, Jr. Ministries, Inc.

    --- which incorporates: Pastoral, Evangelism, Christian Education – Seminar Facilitator and Lecturer, Curriculum Design, and Workshops; and Community-Centered Ministry.

    --- Coordinator of the GNH College GO Center