Executive Director / Minister

 

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Dr. Jeffrey Haggray
Executive Director/Minister
D.C. Baptist Convention
1628 Sixteenth St., NW
Washington, DC 20009
202.265.1526, ext. 205
Jeffrey.Haggray@dcbaptist.org


Dr. Jeffrey Haggray is the Executive Director/Minister of the District of Columbia Baptist Convention. The D.C. Baptist Convention consists of 150 churches in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Northern Virginia, and is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches, the Southern Baptist Convention, and the Progressive National Baptist Convention.

Formerly Dr. Haggray served as pastor of the Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church, and of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church, both in Washington, DC, and churches in Pleasantville, NJ and New Haven, CT. A native of Savannah, Georgia, Haggray is the youngest of seven children born to Edward and Georgia Mae Haggray. He earned the Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia, the Master of Divinity degree from Yale University, and the Doctor of Ministry degree from Wesley Theological Seminary.

Dr. Haggray is an active citizen and religious leader in the Nation’s Capital and beyond, serving on the boards of Samaritan Inns; Baptist Senior Adult Ministries; National Center for Children and Families, Vice-President, Regional Executive Ministers Council of ABCUSA; Board Chairman, the Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs; and various other organizations. Haggray and his wife Shelby are the parents of two sons, Geoffrey Micah and Greggory Martin, and one daughter, Sophia Sebiya. They reside in the District of Columbia.