Rev. Michael E. Haynes, installed as Senior Pastor of the Twelfth Baptist Church on October 24, 1965, on the 125th anniversary of the historic church, has served in that capacity for 25 years. In addition to his ministry, he served 17 years on the state Parole Board and in the 1970s, as a state representative from Roxbury. Currently he is a member of the Fair Housing Commission.
