Hickory Grove Baptist Church

Hickory Grove Baptist Church
Location Charlotte, NC
Country United States
Denomination Southern Baptist
Membership 18,000
Website HickoryGrove.org
History
Founded 1955 (1955)
Clergy
Minister(s) Jacob Bennett (Sr. executive assistant secretary director), Mike Daniels (Sr. Associate Pastor, Ministries), Steve Adams (Sr. Associate Pastor, Administration), Justin Paslay (Campus Pastor, North Campus), Luis Tejera (Campus Pastor, Latin Campus), John Harrill (Education Pastor, Main Campus), Eric Eanes (Adult Discipleship Pastor, North Campus), Gerald Malloy (Worship Pastor, North Campus), Matt Phipps (Young Married Adults Pastor, Main Campus), Mike Powers (Student Ministry Pastor, Main Campus), Kyle Scarlett (Children's Ministry Pastor, Main Campus), Kyler Smith (Children's Ministry Pastor, North Campus), John Stegmerten (Worship Pastor, Main Campus), Henry Ward (Senior Adults Pastor and Pastoral Care)
Senior pastor(s) Rev. Clint Pressley

Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a Southern Baptist megachurch pastored by Rev. Clint Pressley. Hickory Grove Baptist Church has three campus locations in the Charlotte area.

History

Hickory Grove Baptist Church was established in an unused dairy barn in 1955 with a vision to reach the people in the Hickory Grove community in east Charlotte. D.J. Abernathy, pastor early in the church beginnings, said the following at a building dedication in 1966:

"What shall our interest be in the future? It must be what it has always been, people. We must see them as the compassionate Savior saw them, and we must bring them into His presence at every opportunity."

This vision grew as Hickory Grove started a satellite location in northern Mecklenburg County in 1995. As of August, 2009 the church has grown to over 18,000 members and is the second largest Baptist church in North Carolina.[1] The north campus, located in the Concord Mills area, is located at 2350 Odell School Road, Charlotte, NC, 28262.[2]

Future

On January 30, 2011, The congregation of Hickory Grove Baptist Church affirmed the Rev. Clint Pressley as the new Senior Pastor of Hickory Grove.[3] Rev. Pressley actually attended the church as a teenager, and was a pastor at Hickory Grove, under Dr. Joe B. Brown, before leaving to serve at Alabama's Dauphin Way Baptist Church. Rev. Pressley returned to replace Dr. Joe B. Brown as Senior Pastor, in 2009.

References

  1. WFX Charlotte (2009). "Hickory Grove Baptist Church Tour". Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  2. Hickory Grove Baptist Church (2013). "My Hickory Grove". Retrieved 2013-05-02.
  3. HGBC (2011). "Clint Pressley Affirmed as Senior Pastor Of Hickory Grove Baptist". Retrieved 2011-01-30.

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Coordinates: 35°13′20″N 80°43′31″W / 35.2222°N 80.7252°W / 35.2222; -80.7252

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