J Neaul Haynes

Early life

Bishop James Neaul Haynes (August 8, 1931- March 9, 2015) was the sixth child of the late Bishop F. L. Haynes and Mrs. Ola Mae Haynes, was born in Denton, Texas. He matriculated at the Denton Independent School District, graduating from Fred Moore High School with valedictorian honors. He then attended the University of Denver in Colorado, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree. After graduating, he attended the Dallas Theological Seminary and he received a Honorary Doctor of Laws degree in 1986.

Contents

• The Funeral of Bishop J Neaul Haynes at IBOC
• Celebrating the life of bishop j neaul haynes 1931 2015
• Early life
• Career
• Personal life
• References

Career

Haynes began to preach the gospel in 1949, and was licensed as an elder in 1952 at the Open Door Church of God in Christ. He went on to become the pastor of that church. In 1962, he moved to St. Emmanuel COGIC. He also served as pastor at: Jackson Memorial COGIC, Wheatley COGIC, Haynes Chapel COGIC (which was named after his father, Bishop F. L. Haynes), and lastly Saintsville Sanctuary COGIC in Dallas, Texas. In 1967, he became a superintendent in the COGIC and was elevated to the office of Bishop of the Texas Northeast Jurisdiction in 1978.

After becoming a bishop, he was appointed to the National Trustee Board of the denomination. In 1984, Bishop Haynes was elected to the General Board of the Church of God in Christ. In 1988, Bishop Haynes was appointed by the Late Bishop J.O. Patterson, Sr. to the office of the General Secretary of the General Board, where he served until 1996. In 1996, then Presiding Bishop Chandler D. Owens appointed Bishop Haynes to the office of the 2nd Assistant Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ. After the death of then First Assistant Presiding Bishop Cleveland Louis Anderson in 1999, Bishop Haynes was appointed the office. In the historic 2000 election in which Bishop Gilbert E. Patterson unseated Bishop Owens, Bishop Haynes was re-appointed to the office of 2nd Assistant Presiding Bishop of the Church of God In Christ, with Bishop Charles E. Blake serving as the First Administrative Assistant to the Presiding Bishop. In 2008, Bishop Haynes was not reappointed to the office of Second Assistant Presiding Bishop; however, he remained a General Board member. He officially retired from the General Board in November 2012 after 28 years of service, and was declared an emeritus member of the General Board by Bishop Charles E. Blake on November 12, 2012.

In 35 years of leadership, Texas Northeast First Jurisdiction has become the largest jurisdiction in the Church of God In Christ with well over 270 established churches, 700-plus ordained clergy, and a geographical span as far north as Wichita Falls, TX to Waco/Palestine at its southern-most boundary. In addition, many leaders have emerged including:

The Late Bishop Frank W. Smith, Sr.,

The Late Bishop T. L. Young,

The Late Supt. L. C. Castleberry,

The Late Evangelist Sylvester E. Mitchell,

The Mother Emma Crouch,

Evangelist Joyce Rodgers,

Bishop David R. Houston (TX Northeast #2),

Bishop Robert Lee Asberry (Auxiliary Bishop),

Bishop Reginald L. Williams, Sr.,

The Late Supt. Jesse L. Carter,

Tommie Young West,

The Andrews Brothers,

Dr. Sherman C. Gee Allen

Evangelist Janice Iglehart Craig

Personal life

Bishop Haynes was married to Vivian King Haynes. From this marriage they had two children: Pia and Vrai Haynes. They also have two sons-in-law: Reginald Williams and William C. Morris. Bishop Haynes is survived by four grandchildren. He died on March 9, 2015.