The Birth and Growth of a Church

• June 6, 1993 New Hope Baptist Temple began meeting in Pastor Boldt’s home.
• 1994 New Hope Baptist Temple began holding its Sunday morning services at Town & Country Funeral Home but continued holding all other services in Pastor Boldt’s home for 4 years.
• 1995 New Hope Baptist Temple purchased 2.75 acres of land on 103rd Street which would become the site of the new church building.
• 1997 Construction began on Phase I of the church building which consisted of the Sunday School classrooms and the Fellowship Hall.
• 1998 Construction began on Phase II of the church building which consisted of a beautiful 500-seat auditorium.
• Nov. 21, 2004 First church service held in the new 500-seat auditorium.
• Many have been led to Christ and baptized since the inception of New Hope Baptist Temple.
• June 9, 2018 We had a Church Mortgage Burning Celebration after a church-wide barbecue.
• June 21, 2020 Pastor Jimmy L. McMillan was voted in as our new pastor.
• July 19, 2020 Pastor Charles E. Boldt, Sr., retired after 27 years of faithful service to New Hope Baptist Temple.
• July 22, 2020 Pastor McMillan’s first service as our pastor was Wednesday, July 22, 2020.