Jack Williams Hayford was born on June 25, 1934.
He was an American author, Pentecostal minister, and Chancellor Emeritus of The King’s University (formerly The King’s College and Seminary).
On July 4, 1954, Hayford married his college sweetheart, Anna Marie Smith. Their marriage produced four children (Rebecca, Jack III, Mark, and Christa), 11 grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren. In early 2016, Anna was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer and died in 2017. Hayford remarried the following year and lived in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. He discontinued making public appearances in 2019.
He was formerly a senior pastor of The Church On The Way in Van Nuys, California, one of a handful of flagship churches in the Foursquare denomination, and was the fourth President of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel. He was widely known for his involvement in the Promise Keepers movement and for being a prolific author and songwriter, with over 600 hymns and choruses in his catalog.
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