James L. Hailstock

Rev. Dr. James L. Hailstock has served four different congregations throughout South Carolina. He currently pastors the New Day Baptist Church, Spartanburg, SC. He holds the following degrees: a Bachelor of Science in Management from the University of South Carolina-Columbia, a Master of Divinity from Erskine Theological Seminary in Due West, SC, and a Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies(Church History, Theology of Mission) from Columbia International University, Columbia, SC. Dr. Hailstock is a graduate of Gardner-Webb University with a Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Care and Counseling. His dissertation focus was Practicing Sabbath to Reduce Stress in Ministry. He was inducted into the CHI SIGMA IOTA Counseling and Professional Honor Society International, Gamma Alpha Omega Chapter, Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, NC.

Dr. Hailstock is the past Moderator of the Tyger River Baptist Association. He teaches in the Tyger River Congress of Christian Education and the South Carolina Congress of Christian Education. Pastor Hailstock is a Baptist E & M Convention executive board member and assistant secretary. He serves on the board for Morris College. He has past teaching experience in the National Congress of Christian Education and in several local Congresses across South Carolina. He has been blessed to preach in the State Congress, the State Woman's Convention, the State Brotherhood Convention, the E&M Convention, and the National Congress of Christian Education (USA, Inc.). Pastor Hailstock is a former member of the National Baptist Convention USA, Inc. Advisory Board. He currently serves as Co-Chair of Spartanburg Interfaith Ministerial Alliance and Spartanburg Clergy Initiative.