Uncrowned Community Builders

Pastor Hague's full name is Pastor Richard D. Hague, Jr. He was born on February 9, 1949. He is the Senior Pastor at the Mount Erie Baptist Church in Niagara Falls. Pastor Hague was the lead applicant on the Board of Directors of the Niagara Charter School. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Independent Health Foundation and of 18 other important organizations. Pastor Hague got his License to be a Pastor on November 12th, 1971. He became a Senior Pastor at Mount Erie Baptist Church on September 11, 1984. As you can see, Pastor Hague is a very important person in the Western New York community.

Pastor Hague holds many degrees and is enrolled in a Doctorial program in Endenberg, Indiana. He has been married to his wife for 35 years and has four sons and one daughter.

This man has shown a lot of courage in his life. Pastor Hague was a Veteran in the 25th Infantry Division and was awarded two Purple Hearts. While in combat, he got three very serious illnesses. He was also run over by an automobile and given six months to live from a stroke and a brain tumor in 1981. That was 27 years ago. So, the doctor was wrong.

This is one of Pastor Hague's favorite Christmas stories: About 60 years ago his father and mother got married and 9 months later they had Pastor Hague. They had a hard time with money. His mother sewed a quilt and put a lot of love into it. It was worth more than MONEY. Her "love gift" gave more than just one time of the year for joy.
Pastor Hague helps people during his life. His theme is "to help individuals be all that God has intended for them to be and help them make it from Earth to Heaven". I think Pastor Hague should be an "Uncrowned King" because he helps people in his life.


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Ana Sofia Stieglitz
Grade 4, Bennett Park Montessori Center