Rev. Kenneth F. Haney

On July 18, 1937, Kenneth was born to the parents of Reverend Clyde and Olive Haney in Stockton, California. At the young age of seven, he received the gift of the Holy Ghost and was baptized in Jesus name.

At age twelve, he received the call to preach at a service conducted by Ruby Keyes at the Bend, Oregon, camp meeting where his father was the Bible Teacher for the day services. At age fifteen, he preached his first message in a church, and at age seventeen, he received his ministerial license with the United Pentecostal Church International. He was ordained June 19, 1959.

In the earlier years of his ministry, he served as Associate Pastor with his father for eleven years at the First Pentecostal Church in Stockton, as well as traveled for WABC, recruiting students in the summer, and preaching revivals and singing.

Kenneth Haney and Joy McDonald married October 14, 1961, and to this union were born five children: Sherrie, Nathaniel, Stephenie, Elizabeth, and Angela. All five children are serving the Lord and are involved in ministry.

As a young man, he was involved in organizational work. In 1963, at the age of twenty-five, he was elected Western District Youth President and served in this office for seven years. In 1963 and also 1964, he received the first place award from the Western District as being first in the nation for Sheaves for Christ giving. Under his leadership the Western District was the first district to have Bible Quizzing.

In 1969, he was elected UPCI National Youth President. While serving in this capacity he started several programs. They were: The Youth Redemption Center (a place for troubled youth with drug problems), Pentecostal Student Fellowship International- (Campus Ministry), IYC, and the magazine, HOMELIFE, for young married couples. He was elected for two terms in this office, but upon the untimely death of his father and at the request of the church board, and after much prayer and deliberation, he resigned and returned to Stockton, where he was elected pastor. At the same time, he also became President of Western Apostolic Bible College, which during his time of service there, the name of the church was changed to Christian Life Center and the college to Christian Life College

During his early years of assisting his father, he organized and set up an elementary school that is still operating successfully. Also during this time, his dream was to own a radio station that would air good gospel music and gospel programming. With much help and hard work, a ten watt KCJH aired its first program in1975. The call letters have changed to KYCC and the wattage has increased to 50,000 watts and has eighteen stations and translator stations and is the largest station in the city.

He started the Good Samaritan Center which was instrumental to help and feed the poor. Under his pastorate he started fourteen daughter works.

He served in organizational work for approximately twenty-five years: seven years as Western District Youth President, one year as Western District Sunday School Director, two and a half years as UPCI National Youth President, six years as Assistant General Superintendent of the western zone, and eight years as UPCI General Superintendent.

Following are the extra accomplishments and achievements during the eight year tenure of General Superintendent Kenneth F. Haney from January 1, 2002 through January 1, 2010. Here are just a few:

1. Created Global Impact

2. Instituted a program for acknowledgement of the faithfulness of our ministers by honoring them for years of service: ten years, twenty years, thirty years, forty years, and fifty years with a personalized letter from the general superintendent and a certificate of honor

3. Began a full service Stewardship Department

4. Instituted the Pentecostal Music Association (PMA) to honor the great musicians and singers in the organization.

5. Completely restructured the PENTECOSTAL HERALD with a new look and new format.

6. Developed the UPCI Flag for the funerals of all licensed ministers

7. To give honor and dignity to those who serve the UPCI, he created a pictorial display of all executive board members and all general board members which are beautifully displayed on the wall at WEC in the third floor lobby area.

8. Began the program named: Order of the Faith

9. Established monthly division heads meetings for better communication and staying on target.

10. Published three books to instill the vision and mission of the organization. They are (1). ONE VISION, One God, One World, One Church

(2). IRRESISTIBLE WAVE (3). TURNING THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN

11. Restructured General Conference, including changing the format of the Wednesday evening service, beginning an outreach for souls over the weekend, and holding a city wide Holy Ghost rally on Sunday evening to reach the lost.

12. Developed the Division of Publications.

13. Recorded a monthly web cast

14. Established Men’s Ministry as a division.

15. Developed TALK POINTS - a program for integrating and including younger ministers into the movement beginning with the PASSING THE MANTLE service.

16. Organized the annual Thirty days of Prayer and Fasting.

He passed from this life on November 10, 2011.