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Jack Frasure Hyles (September 26, 1926-February 6, 2001) pastored the First Baptist Church of Hammond, Indiana from 1959 to his death. When you took his pastorate a church grew from either two or three century population to an typical hebdomadally attendance of about 20,000, primarily through the church's big bus ministry. Within 1972 Christian Life magazine proclaimed the church to keep around "The World's Largest Sunday School". Too inside 1972 Hyles, along by owning Christian man of affairs Russell Anderson founded Hyles-Anderson College for the step by step training of Baptist ministers & schoolteacher. Hyles was besides the leader in the Independent Baptist movement through his speaking at 'The Sword of the Lord' conferences with John R. Rice and his own annual "Pastors School".He was close friends with Curtis Hutson He wrote over 50 books in his lifetime. "Is There A Hell?" is one of Jack Hyles's best known & virtually all mighty messages preached at the National Sword of the Lord Conference. Dr. Hyles books include Blue Denim & Lace & enemies of soul winning.. Enemies of Soul Winning tackled several issues considered controversial around fundamental frequency & evangelistic circles. These include a Doctrine of Penitence, Lordship salvation, & a role of the church inside soul winning.

Jack Schaap, his son around law, is okay, a todays pastor of the 1st Baptist Church of Hammond.

Controversy

In a period of his life Hyles was the subject of lot arguing. Questions surrounded a total of claimed "conversions" & whether it were by choice inflated. Too, hearsay of intimate impropriety surrounded Hyles in the period of his life (including 1 experience of Hyles inducing the married breakup following of an affair, & many cases of Hyles-trained pastors existence taking part sustaining intimate impropriety), too when questions when to whether or even does'nt Hyles' actions constituted the personality cult. Hyles was the follower of the King-James-Only Movement.

Megachurch Pastor Jack Hyles Dead at 74
Article published the week after Hyles' death provides a brief overview of his ministry. From Christianity Today.

Jack Hyles Speaks on Biblical Separation
Free HTML version of Hyles' 15-chapter book on separation and fundamentalism.

Pentecost v. Hylescost
Fundamental Baptist counters Hyles' claim that he saw more people saved and baptized during a single day of his ministry than Scripture records being converted at Pentecost.