The New Hope Baptist Church is a worshipping community committed to educating, equipping and empowering believers for Christian living in the 21st Century.


Making a Permanent Impact

Welcome to New Hope Baptist Church, a place where Heaven visits Earth. Whether through worship, spiritual development, fellowship, or community engagement, it is our goal to make a permanent impact.

We strive to be a worshipping community committed to educating, equipping, and empowering people for Christian living in the 21st century. From opportunities for collective worship and spiritual growth to connectedness to overall health and wellness, we place a high priority on developing and caring for our people and our community.

It is our prayer  that every person who engages with our family feels the warmth and place of being that we’ve all grown to love.

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An 80+ Year Legacy

The history of New Hope Baptist Church began August, 1934, when a group of Grand Rapidians formed a prayer band and met in each other’s homes and at a location on Market street. The prayer band was formerly organized into a congregation by the late Rev. William G. Dinkins, Moderator of the Western District Association and the late Rev. C. Crawford, District Missionary. Some of those charter members were Mr. and Mrs. George and Carrie Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse and Audrey Babers, Mr. and Mrs. Frank and Mary Harris, Deacon Jesse Johnson and his wife Effie, Rev. William Robinson, and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur and Clara Cleveland.

Our Former Pastors
  • Rev. Joshua Haynes
  • Rev. William L. Hunt
  • Rev. Benjamin D. Robinson
  • Rev. R. C. Morris
  • Rev. Allen D. Duncan
  • Rev. John V. Williams
  • Rev. Donnell Smith
  • Rev. Derrick Lewis Noble.
  • Rev. Marvin Williams (interim)
  • Rev. Roosevelt Hunter (interim)
  • Rev. Dallas Lenear (interim)
Our Founders
  • Jesse Babers,
  • Mrs. Audrey Babers
  • Mr. Arthur and Clara Cleveland
  • Rev. Henry and Mrs. Stevenson
  • Rev. William and Effie Robinson
  • Mrs. Bertha Mitchell
  • Mother Willie Babers Riley
  • George Barnwell.
Former Locations
  • 321 Grandville - August 1934
  • 25 Finney Ave - December 1937-April 1964
  • 882 Caufield - April 1964-June 1983