1990 The Family Life Center was completed, a year after the movie Field of Dreams debuted. Haygood quickly learned the meaning of “If you build it, they will come.”
1991 Haygood began Disciple Bible Study, with some meetings held in members’ homes—a worthy connection to our first years when prayer meetings about forming a new church were held in homes in this new neighborhood.
1992 Like many good ideas, our Christmas tree lot came out of a question and a discussion—this time about ways to raise more money for missions. The United Methodist Men’s group has run the lot since a few years after its opening. The tree lot is a delight and a core way we reach out in our community. 1993 A pivotal year. Our first female minister, Rev. Martha Forrest, wore gym clothes, read the same story from the pulpit every Halloween, and helped us understand that we are family—church family.
1995 We launched our first website—and recognized the need for another renovation for offices, classrooms, a nursery, and music suite.
1999 Haygood restructured the Child Development Center and Preschool under the umbrella of Weekday Children’s Ministries. Church member and ordained United Methodist deacon Rev. Faye Hudnall was chosen as director of the new organization. Today more than 200 children are served in three programs.