Pastor Gaylord was born on November 22, 1951. He grew up on a farm in Kinderhook NY.

On March 2, 1980, he received Jesus Christ as his Savior. He worked in the bus ministry of his home church, Bible Baptist Church in Ghent NY for 3 years.

In the summer of 1983 God used 1 Timothy 3:1 to speak to his heart about preparing for the ministry, so he moved his family to Jacksonville FL and enrolled in Trinity Baptist College.

While there he served in the bus ministry as well as the nursing home ministry. After graduating in 1987 with a Bachelor of Arts in Church Ministry, he served in his home church from the fall of 1987 until December 1989 when he was called to the Pastorate of Hillsboro Baptist Church in Hillsboro NH where he continues to serve today.