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Jack
Hyles began preaching at the age of 19
and pastored for 54 years. These
pastorates include churches that varied
in membership from 44 to over 100,000.
All of these pastorates, other than
First Baptist Church of Hammond,
Indiana, were in the state of Texas:
first, Marris Chapel Baptist Church of
Bogata, Texas; then to Grange Hall
Baptist Church in Marshall, Texas; from
there to Southside Baptist Church of
Henderson, Texas; and then to Miller
Road Baptist Church of Garland, Texas.
He pastored Miller Road Baptist Church
for approximately 7 years and saw this
church, with the Lord's help, grow from
a membership of 44 to over 4,000. It
was from Miller Road Baptist Church that
he was called to First Baptist Church of
Hammond, Indiana.
Dr. Hyles
was Pastor of First Baptist Church from
August, 1959 to February, 2001. This
church has a membership of over 100,000
and averaged 10,000 baptisms per year
for the last
five years of his ministry. For many
years, the church has been acclaimed to
have the "World's Largest Sunday
School." During Dr. Hyles' ministry,
First Baptist Church increased in
property value from $70,000 to over
$70,000,000.
Besides his
position as Pastor, Dr. Hyles was
Founder and Chancellor of Hyles-Anderson
College and Superintendent of Hammond
Baptist Schools, which enrolled
approximately 4,000 students last year.
The doors of Hyles-Anderson College
opened in 1972, and Dr. Hyles led in the
training of over 1,000 pastors and
missionaries currently serving in the
United States
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