Family
- Parents
Jack Hayford is the son of Jack and Dolores Hayford, Sr. His father had served in the military as a young man and served as a switchman for the Southern Pacific Railroad. Hayford's mother, Dolores, was a Bible teacher who spoke at interdenominational women's classes and Women's Aglow Fellowship (now Aglow International). She died on October 31, 1997 of cancer.
- Siblings
Hayford's sister, Luanne died in 1978, while serving as a missionary in Hong Kong. Jack Hayford's brother, Jim, is pastor emeritus of Eastside Foursquare Church in Seattle, Washington.
- Marriage and children
Hayford and wife, Anna, were married in 1954. They have four children and 11 grandchildren.
Daughter Rebecca Hayford Bauer is a Gold Medallion author, who has written several books, including a 2011 release co-written with her father. She was married to Scott Bauer for 27 years, before his sudden death in 2003, while he was serving as senior pastor of The Church On The Way. She resigned her position at the Church on the Way in 2008 to pursue other interests.
Christa Hayford Andersen, another daughter, is married to Pastor Doug Andersen and they have three children. She is an ordained Foursquare minister and assists her husband in his role as senior pastor of The Church On The Way, Santa Clarita, established in 2008, when the North Campus of the Van Nuys congregation was established as a free-standing church Foursquare Church. Christa is also an author.
Hayford's oldest son, Jack W. Hayford III currently teaches theology and Biblical studies at a Christian school in the midwest.
Hayford's son Mark is in a season of transition.
Hayford's grandson, Brian Bauer, is employed as the worship leader at The Church on the Way in Santa Clarita.
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