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Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship

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Full Gospel Baptist Church

In 1994, New Hope became a part of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International under the Pastoral Leadership of Southwest Regional Bishop David C. Cooper (Sr. Pastor) and Co-Pastor Dr. Nina M. Cooper.

Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International was established in 1994 under the leadership of Bishop Paul S. Morton, Sr and Co-Pastor Debra Morton. Our essence is best captured by the phrase “The Right to Choose”, understanding that freedom is based on the belief that the Gospel of Jesus Christ must be promoted by recognizing the free expression of the gifts of the Spirit as a viable part of the Body of Christ. The Fellowship is convinced that the choice to exercise these spiritual gifts is imperative for the local New Testament Church to fully function as the dynamic organism God has intended.

We believe in the spirit-filled life as desirable, valuable, and an issue of obedience for all Believers who are commanded to be filled with the Holy Ghost. We acknowledge that within the Body of Christ, the term, “filled with the Holy Ghost” is often used interchangeably with the term, “baptism of the Holy Ghost.” When referring to the controlling presence and power of the Holy Ghost, as a result of the submissive will and desire of the Believer, we allow such alternation of terms. We believe it is the will and command of God that every Believer be “filled,” “walk in,” be “led by,” and “live in” the power of the Holy Ghost.

EPHESIANS 5:18; GALATIANS 5:16, 18, 25