Mission Statement

MATTHEW 28:19-20

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

EPHESIANS 4:12-13

For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

Church History

Our local church was founded in the fall of 1928 on Booth Street, in Dallas, County Texas, at the home of Sister Mable V. Ector.  She is a pioneer and charter member who is credited with naming it Hopewell – “hoping it well.”
Other charter members/pioneers are Deacons:
Black, Dave Clark, George Ford, Jessie Jones and S.E. Vickers: 
Sisters: Othella Burns Drawhorn and Cleo Jones. 

The following pastors have served here at Hopewell:

1928-1939
Rev. C.L. Lewis, Rev. W.L. Johnson, Rev. I.H. Lyons, Rev. J.W. Beatty

1939 – 1961
Rev. Alexander A. McKnight Jr.

1961 – 2001
Rev. Tommy Earl Brown Sr.

2001 – Present
Rev. Michael Ray Hubbard Sr.

       The church note was resolved (4826 Dolphin Road) and the present facility and acreage, located at 5144 Dolphin Road, were purchased on February 20, 1972.  During the mid-eighties, the building was remodeled and in 1992 our library was named in honor and memory of our beloved, the late Sister Faustyne Gipson who was a special Hopewellite.

       In the spring of 1997, a new van was purchased.  In 1998, praise be to the Almighty God our church note was resolved!  Earlier this year, remodeling began in several areas of the church.  Some are completed and others are still in progress.  God continues to bless Hopewell with the following ministries: Transportation Ministry, Support Group, In-House Institute and Traveling Institute, where God’s Word has been taught to many and continue to go forth.  Our Jail & Prison Ministry is faithful in evangelizing and discipling  those in confined areas through praise and worship service as well as preaching and teaching of God’s Word, from Dallas County Lew Sterrett Justice Center to Anderson County’s Tennessee Colony, Texas Department of Correction, (Beto, Coffield, Michael units).

       On August 6, 1998, Hopewell was granted a charter.  “Trinity Outreach Jail & Prison Ministry, Inc.  our motto is “It’s Worth the Trip”.  Our Women’s Ministry has become an instrumental part in the Prison Mentoring Program at the Gatesville Unit.  This committed group of saints commute to Gatesville each 2nd. Saturday. In the summer of 2000 Hopewell purchased a 42 passenger bus for our youth. “Hopewell Youth for Christ”.  The word of God continues to be dispersed to believers and unbelievers. To God Be The Glory, for all the great things He has done. On February 27, 2001, The Lord called His servant Rev. Tommy Earl Brown Sr. home.  Our beloved Pastor gave 49 years of impeccable service to God and his flock.  His legacy lives on.  His training and teachings are evident in the many ministers he mentored and some have become pastors themselves.  Pastor Brown was a teaching preacher and allowed time for his flock to be trained to do the work of the Lord decently and in order.

       August 19, 2001, the Lord placed a new shepherd here, Rev. Michael R. Hubbard ,Sr..  He walks in the foot steps of Pastor Brown; he also has the vision of the wellbeing of Hopewell.  Pastor Hubbard envisions Hopewell as being a beacon for the neighborhood.   This is evident by the success of the Second Annual Neighborhood fellowship which was held the second Saturday in October of 2002. In the summer of 2003, The Family Care Unit was opened where food and clothing are distributed to needy families.  Remodeling of the fellowship hall has been completed. On October 5, 2003, the fellowship hall was dedicated and named The Tommy Earl Brown Fellowship Hall.
      In the summer of 2004, the center window panes and the stained glass circle window over the front doors were installed.  Two new vans and new uniforms for the Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church Marjorie Durham Drill Team were purchased.  Plans for our playground are in progress. Our third Annual Church Anniversary Community Fellowship was a success and the Family Care conducted a clothes give away and The Lord is continually adding to the church.

      In 2005, we completed the playground for our children.  The education center and church renovation plans were unveiled and the capital funding program has begun with the membership at Hopewell.  We selected the firm DITKA to manage the development and construction phase of this great project.  We are concentrating on the basic upkeep of the church and its properties. As the years pass we are progressing steadfastly in the word of the Lord. The Mark Edwin David Brown Scholarship Fund has assisted many of our college students, in the amount of $6000.00 plus.  We believe it is important to invest in their future. Our own Hopewell Marjorie Durham Drill Team competed for the first time at the National Baptist Sunday School & B.T.U Congress in Nashville, TN.  We are preparing for next year.

     The new ministries here are the Single’s Ministry, Marriage Ministry, the Senior’s Ministry and the Wednesday noon day Bible study.  For our drive for the Hopewell Development Achievement Center (HDAC), we had two main capitol events, a banquet /silent auction and an ice cream social.  HDAC is our main focus and together it is a mission possible. In early 2007 we organized a foundation which was deemed “The Well of Hope” for the  purpose of reaching out to the community in a variety of services. Also through the Well of Hope, we reorganized our Children and Youth Department ,Seniors Ministry and the Mime Ministry. We also have “The Basket of Hope” which will provide food and clothing to the needy. The Senior Citizens Ministry is very active and took their first road trip to South Padre Island.  Much fun was had by all. Within the growth we were able to implement new enhancements to our existing ministries, such as a monthly newsletter which is mailed out to the sick and shut-in.  We have also been blessed with a webmaster who has redesigned our website. In May of 2008, Our Pastor Hubbard was elected Man of the Year and in August was inducted into the Elite News Religious Hall of Fame.The Lord is continually blessing us and adding to our church.

To God Be the Glory.

How should you give?
For the Lord loveth a cheerful giver
Why should you give?
It is more blessed to give than to recieve
Give and it shall be given unto you; good measure pressed
down, shaken together and running over.
What should you give?
Wherein have we robbed you? In TITHES and OFFERING
What can you expect from the Lord?
Prove Me! If I will not open you the windows of heaven
and pour you out a blessing that shall not be room enough
to recieve it.