ABOUT US
VISION
New Hope Missionary Baptist Church strives to be loving, kind and compassionate followers of Christ who are spirit-filled, diverse but unified, and committed to meeting the needs of others.
HISTORY
New Hope Missionary Baptist Church grew out of a small Sunday School which met in a Brush Arbor in 1866. During that warm, pleasant summer, the freed slaves sang, testified, and prayed to God who had delivered them from their own personal Egypt land. After cold weather began, they met down in the public school for Negro children in the community. This was a log building with heat, and it provided protection from the cold weather. The first Sunday School teacher was Mrs. Josephine Williams. From her Sunday School class grew the church.
Realizing that it needed a pastor, New Hope called Reverend Calvin Hackney who came to lead the people. It was typical in those early days for churches to select one Sunday per month as its pastoral Sunday. New Hope chose the second Sunday, but Sunday school convened every Sunday.
MISSION
New Hope Missionary Baptist Church exists to give hope to a lost world through the word of God which expresses His love through the word of God which expresses His love through the sacrifice of His son Jesus Christ. We emphasize sound doctrinal teaching, living by faith and prayer, and expressing generosity through service. We hold as valuable all people, our personal relationship with God, and God’s ability to transform lives through His spirit.