Frederick D. Haynes III

Per the KERA.

Haynes has served as senior pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas for more than four decades, growing the congregation from fewer than 100 members to more than 13,000, per the campaign site. He founded the THRIVE Intern and Leadership Program, which provides paid employment and job training, and has served on the boards of the Conference of National Black Churches and Paul Quinn College, per the campaign site. He holds degrees from Bishop College, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, the Graduate Theological Foundation and Christian Theological Seminary, per the campaign site.