Welcome To New Hope
We would like to thank you for taking the time to view our website. We always enjoy having the chance to tell others about our church and, more importantly, about our wonderful Savior Jesus Christ!We hope the description of our church, its ministries, and facilities is helpful, but of course, our church is much more than these things. What makes New Hope MBC special is the wonderful group of people God has brought together here. At our church, you will find people of all ages with many different backgrounds, personalities, and levels of spiritual growth, but united together in Jesus Christ. We strive to maintain an environment where all feel welcomed yet also challenged to reach new heights in their relationship with God.So, whether you are passing through the Clute, TX area or are looking for a church to call home in the Brazoria County, please come and visit us. If you have any questions about our church, the Bible or Christianity, please feel free to contact us. We will be more than happy to help you in any way that we can.
Meet the Pastor
Reverend Charles E. Jones is a native of Dallas, Texas and moved to Houston at an early age. He is an only child raised by a single parent, his mother, Doris Burton. Being an only child in a single parent household, Reverend Jones quickly learned to lean and depend on God for guidance and direction.
As years passed he encountered several obstacles in his life, which have shaped his character and propelled him to be looked up to as a leader among his peers and relatives.
Reverend Jones has over 20 years of corporate management experience. However, his greatest calling was in 1983 when God employed him to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He was licensed on June 29, 1986 by Pastor W. James Foreman and served as Associate Minister at Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church for 3 years. After this time of ministry, he moved his membership to The Garden of Gethsemane BC, where he served in the youth and young adult ministry for several years under the leadership of Pastor R. E. Daniels. His desire and ability to reach the youth was the driving force of his ministry.
Reverend Jones has served as youth pastor at Christian Bible Baptist Church and Alief Baptist Church, touching and changing the lives of many youth and their families in Houston and surrounding communities.
In October of 2004, he joined The Church at Bethel’s Family where Walter August Jr. is the Senior Pastor. In January 2008 he was hired as full-time Pastoral Care and Facilities Manager. While at Bethel’s Family, he served as the Single’s Ministry Leader, Discipleship Ministry Leader and Prison Ministry Leader.
In October of 2011, he was elected as Senior Pastor of The New Hope MBC in Clute, Texas! As Pastor, he has envisioned a church that not only grows spiritually and numerically, but a church that effects positive change within the City of Clute, and The County of Brazoria, therefore God touched his heart with the new mission of the church, “Changing Lives and Giving Hope!” With this in mind, they have begun to reach out to the community with additional food initiatives such as Thanksgiving Outreach, and Blessing in A Bowl. The church also is working with different non-profits within the community, such as The Pregnancy Help Center, The Dream Center, River of Hope, along with various other entities. He believes that the Best is still yet to come! So please pray with and for the vision of New Hope MBC.
He is married to Dianne Jones, and they are the proud parents of three children, Charles, Trina, and Darius. They are the loving grandparents to nine grandchildren.
The Lord has given Reverend Charles Jones a strong desire to love and serve His people and it is embedded in his heart to do that to the best of his ability.
His often quotes and finds strength in his favorite scripture: Psalm 37:1-5
Church History
In The Beginning
Our bold new venture began in January 1981, when a faithful few met for worship service in the Richwood home of Willie and Cora Bolden. Although a temporary arrangement, God continued to bless our tiny flock with a weekly place in the fellowship hall of St. Michael’s Catholic Church. Then, two months later, in March, we moved our worship services to the Brazosport Hilton Inn in Lake Jackson with weekly auxiliary meetings held in various members’ homes.
After much prayer and guidance from God, our small congregation was led to formally organize a church. On the evening of April 7, 1981, the congregation of forty-seven men, women and children, met at True Honor Baptist Church in Clute and was officially organized as the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church. We called as pastor, Rev. George Abram, who served from 1981-1991. On July 7, 1981, the church charter was formally adopted.
With continual growth and with the Lord's blessings, we moved our worship services to the cafeteria of Bess Brannen School where we remained from 1982 until 1985
Construction & Growth
After much prayer and guidance from God, our small congregation was led to formally organize a church. On the evening of April 7, 1981, the congregation of forty-seven men, women and children, met at True Honor Baptist Church in Clute and was officially organized as the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church. We called as pastor, Rev. George Abram, who served from 1981 - 1991. On July 7, 1981, the church charter was formally adopted.
With continual growth and with the Lord's blessings, we moved our worship services to the cafeteria of Bess Brannen School where we remained from 1982 until 1985.
Construction of our church home began in September of 1984 and was completed in January of 1985. The first worship service in the completed building was on January 20, 1985 as we dedicated the building to God and His program.
On November 22, 1992, Rev. Ricky L. Campbell was called as pastor of New Hope where he served with vision from 1992 until 2005. Construction of our education building (The Hope Center) began in August of 1998 and was completed in June 1999.
In October 2006, Rev. John L. White, II, was called to serve as Pastor of the New Hope Church
Into The Future
On January 29, 2012, Charles E. Jones was ordained as pastor of New Hope where his devout spirituality, enthusiasm, devotion and leadership has resulted in a great hope for the New Hope Family as well as the community.
As a church family, we continue to strive with the total essence of our being to advance ,the Kingdom of God through our various ministries and programs: Sunday School, Wednesday Prayer Meeting followed by Bible Study, Men of Hope, Women of Hope, Ushers, Choirs, Greeters, Children’s Church, Youth Missions, L.I.F.E. Young Adult Ministry, Scholarship Ministry, Sound Ministry, Community Development Corporation (20/20 Vision), and Blessing In A Bowl.
God has tremendously blessed the New Hope family efforts to reach the lost by building and developing a strong foundation... Through Preaching, Teaching and Praying.