.: Bishop Dwight L. Haygood, Sr.
Bishop Dwight L. Haygood, Sr. accepted his call to the ministry while at Fort Polk, LA under the leadership of Elder Maurice Johnson in 1984.
Upon relocating to Germany, Bishop Haygood served under Elder Leon Ross, Jr. and Elder Robert Hawkins. He was ordained in the August 1987 during
the Germany Jurisdiction Convocation. Bishop Haygood has served as president of choirs, of brotherhoods, and as Assistant Pastor.
In August 1999, Bishop Haygood was appointed Pastor of Hope Temple Church of God in Christ by Bishop A. T. Moore during the Kentucky First
Jurisdiction Holy Convocation. Bishop Haygood gripped the mantle that the late Superintendent J. Johnson passed on to him, and with the support
of the saints and the strength of the Lord, Bishop Haygood put both hands to the plow to perform the duties placed upon him and to perfect the ministry
before him.
From Pastor to District Superintendent to Bishop of Kentucky First Jurisdiction, Pastor Haygood remains a visionary. The Lord had Bishop Haygood
in mind for this time and this season.