Robert E. Hayes Jr
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Robert E. Hayes, Jr. is an American Bishop of the United Methodist Church (U.M.C.), elected in 2004.
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[edit] Birth and Family
Robert was born 4 August 1947. He is married to Delilah “Dee” Bernard of Lafayette, Louisiana. They have three children: Joya Randle-Hayes of Austin, Texas; Robert E. Hayes, III of Houston, Texas; and Ryan Ethan Hayes, a student at Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
[edit] Education
Robert earned a B.A. degree in English from Houston-Tillotson College, Austin, Texas (1969). He earned an M.Th. degree from Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas (1972). He earned a D.Min. degree from Drew University, Madison, New Jersey (1997).
In addition, Robert was a Methodist Fellow to Europe, Asia and Russia in 1967. He was a Crusade Scholar of the U.M.C. in 1970-72. He was in Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities in 1968, and Outstanding Young Men in America in 1969.
[edit] Ordained Ministry
Robert was ordained in the Texas Annual Conference of the U.M. Church. Prior to his election to the Episcopacy, he served the following appointments: McCabe U.M.C., Longview, Texas, as well as Chaplain and Instructor of Religion and Philosophy at Wiley College (1972-75); Blueridge U.M.C., Houston, Texas (1975-86); Riverside U.M.C., Houston (1986-94); Superintendent of the Houston Southwest District (1994-2001); Treasurer, Texas Annual Conference (2002-04).
The Rev. Dr. Hayes was active in community ministries, as well. He was a member of the Houston Board of Missions of the U.M.C. (1994-2001); Secretary of the Wesley House Community Center (1990-98); on the Board of Directors of the Houston Ebony Opera Guild (1986-94) and of the Methodist Home, Waco, Texas (1994-2000). He also served on the Board of Directors of Bering-Omega Community Services (an HIV/AIDS ministry in Houston); on the Advisory Board of Covenant House of Texas (1999-2004); and as an officer and member of: the Texas Conference Board of Trustees, the Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministry, the Division of Colleges, and the Committee on Ethnic Local Church Concerns.
[edit] Honors
A member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the Rev. Dr. Hayes served as the Lenten Evangelist at Lovers Lane U.M.C., Dallas, Texas (2003); as a Lecturer and Lenten Evangelist at the Chicago Temple U.M.C., Chicago, Illinois (1998); and Lecturer and Lenten Evangelist at St. Luke's U.M.C., Houston (1999). He was named Outstanding Alumni by the Houston Chapter, Houston-Tillotson College (1989-90). He chaired the Legislative Committee on Faith and Order at the General Conference of the U.M.C., Cleveland, Ohio, (2000).
[edit] Episcopal Ministry
Bishop Hayes was endorsed for the Episcopacy by the General and Jurisdictional Delegations of the Texas Annual Conference and by Black Methodists for Church Renewal, South Central Jurisdiction. He was elected by the South Central Jurisdictional Conference of the U.M. Church in 2004. He was assigned to the Oklahoma Episcopal Area (the Oklahoma and Oklahoma Indian Missionary Annual Conferences). His offices are in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
[edit] References
- InfoServ, the official information service of The United Methodist Church. [1]
- The Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church[2]
