Church Leaders
Whereas serving at a neighborhood church in Helena, Ala., God positioned a burden on the hearts of Pastor Austin Brown and his spouse Jessica for town of Hoover. “We began praying [about Hoover] and lengthy story brief, the Lord stored engaged on our hearts. In September of 2022, we started the method of what now could be the planting of Hope Baptist Church,” Pastor Brown explains.
“If You present me what You need me to do, I’ll try this with my life,” is a prayer Pastor Brown prayed on the age of 19 whereas making an attempt to determine his subsequent step in life. “God leads us step-by-step. He doesn’t present us the following 20 years, however He’ll present us the following step,” Pastor Brown displays. The subsequent step for him was to attend Bible school at The Crown School in Powell, Tenn. “I enrolled as a enterprise main simply looking for the Lord. Whereas I used to be there, throughout a mission convention, the Lord referred to as me to evangelise, and I surrendered to full-time Christian service.”
Planting a Church. Within the 10 years that Pastor Brown has been in ministry, the Lord has proven His faithfulness to him time and time once more. There are various unknowns and moments of hysteria in planting a church, Pastor Brown says. However it’s by these moments that he remembers, “If I simply maintain my eyes on Him, I’m at peace as a result of my church is His church. God mentioned in Matthew 16 that ‘I’ll construct My church.’ We’re simply in search of the Lord to construct His church and use us to do it. On daily basis, we take the following step, comply with His will for that day, and belief Him to construct His church.”
Hope for Hoover. The primary focus of Hope Baptist Church is “to take the hope of the Gospel to Hoover first after which from Hoover to the far reaches of the world by missions,” Pastor Brown says. The second focus of the church is Biblical discipleship. “As soon as somebody has a relationship with God, we need to assist them to develop in that by one-on-one discipleship, Sunday College, and the instructing and preaching of the Phrase of God,” Pastor Brown explains, including that the core beliefs of the church are that “the Bible is our solely authority and that Jesus is the Son of God and that He’s the one manner of salvation.” There are three alternatives to study extra concerning the church earlier than its grand opening. “Get Acquainted Conferences” will probably be held on September 22, 23, and 24, 2024 at 7 p.m. The grand opening of Hope Baptist Church will probably be September 29, 2024 with worship and preaching starting at 10:45 a.m. The conferences and repair will all be held on the Embassy Suites Convention Room in Hoover. Pastor Brown explains that guests of Hope Baptist Church can anticipate to be warmly welcomed and listen to Christ-honoring music and a Bible message. Childcare will probably be out there. “Our purpose is that we need to level you to the Lord and make you’re feeling such as you belong,” Pastor Brown says. Be taught extra at www.hope4hoover.com.
-Melissa Armstrong
