Dallas pastor Rev. Frederick Haynes III abruptly announced he is stepping down from the Rainbow PUSH Coalition after less than three months on the job.
Dallas pastor Rev. Frederick Haynes III announced he is stepping down from the Rainbow PUSH Coalition after less than three months on the job.Rev. Haynes has been the senior pastor since 1983 at Friendship-West Baptist Church in the Red Bird area of Dallas. The church has about 13,000 members.When he became the president and CEO of the Chicago -based Rainbow PUSH this past February, Haynes said he planned to do the job from Dallas.The civil rights organization was founded and then run by the Rev.
Jackson, a personal hero, icon, a leader who has changed the world, tapped me to succeed him as president and CEO of Rainbow PUSH, it's been my honor to serve. And for that, I will also be grateful. However, today I submitted my resignation as president and CEO," he said.Haynes said he will continue to honor the work of Rainbow PUSH and Rev. Jackson and looks forward to working together with them.
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