Southern Baptist Church
Baltimore MD

21213-2497

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Jesus said “ Upon this rock I will build My church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it”

The late Rev. James R. Coel, the pastor of a circuit of North Carolina churches, relocated to Baltimore, Maryland, in 1926 to become the Pastor of Fountain Baptist Church. After 5 years of serving, Rev. Coel resigned his position; and he and his members met in homes to form the Southern Baptist Church. The first service was held on April 5, 1931, with 250 to 275 members on Mulliken and Spring Streets.

After moving to several locations during the depression years, Pastor Coel’s health began to fail. Rev. James R. Grant was asked to take up the mantle. After Pastor Coel’s death on June 21, 1937, Rev. James R. Grant was elected Pastor.

The church grew under Pastor Grants leadership and became state incorporated in 1941 and was able to purchase the building at Bond and Preston Street in 1942. Because of the growth, the membership decided to purchase the 1700 block of Chester Street property with the God given mission to build a new edifice.

Rev. Nathaniel Higgs was called by God and preached his trial sermon under Rev. Grant. In November 1966, Rev. Higgs was elected Pastor after Pastor Grant was called from earth to reward on October 4, 1965. Under his leadership, the church took on many innovations such as, developing choirs, expanding ministries and being first to create an Early Morning Worship. Through prayer and the grace of God, Southern kept moving forward. On June 4, 1072, under the guidance of Pas-tor Nathaniel Higgs, the congregation moved from Preston and Bond Street to 1701 North Chester Street. On June 5, 1977, we burned a 30-year mortgage in four years and 11 months. At the turn of a new millennium, the church built the Cole, Grant, Higgs, Senior Housing Complex providing sixty units of senior housing.

On Sunday, October 6, 2002, Rev. Donté Hickman was presented to the congregation as the newly elected pastor. On January 1, 2003, Pastor Hickman and the leadership/membership created a mission statement for the church, reconstructed and expanded ministries, and remodeled the church to maximize the ministry’s capacity and capabilities. Through his God inspired leadership, Pastor Hickman has extended the church’s outreach to local and global evangelism through community outreach, broadcast services, as well as capturing the souls of our entire state through Multisite Ministry. We are now, “One Church in Multiple Locations.”

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Southern Baptist Church
1701 North Chester Street
Baltimore, MD 21213-2497
United States
Phone: 4107328566
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Dr. Donte L. Hickman, Sr.,
Dr. Donté L. Hickman, Sr.,
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1701 North Chester Street
Baltimore, MD 21213-2497
United States
Phone: (410) 732-8566
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It was on Easter Sunday in 1987, when Reverend Hickman accepted Christ as his personal Savior, and was baptized and fellowshipped into the Gillis Memorial Christian Community Church in Baltimore, Maryland.

Reverend Hickman, being obedient to the call of God on his life to preach the life changing gospel of Jesus Christ, preached his initial sermon on May 2, 1990. Reverend Hickman was ordained in August 1994 at the Gillis Memorial Christian Community Church in Baltimore, Maryland under the leadership of Dr. Theodore C. Jackson, Jr.

Pastor Donté Hickman is a remarkable example of what faith in God can do. Having been raised in a single parent home in Edmondson Village under tremendous peer pressure it seemed as if Reverend Hickman would become another statistic. He was expelled from three High Schools living a life that was destined for failure. Nevertheless, with the help of God, the church, his faithful mother and an inner determination he turned his life around starting with passing the G.E.D. examination without any preparation or success beyond the tenth grade.

On May 2, 1994, Reverend Hickman earned the Bachelor of Arts Degree from Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. On June 6, 1997, he earned the Master of Divinity Degree from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. And on May 8, 2006, Reverend Hickman earned the Doctor of Ministry Degree from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. Recognizing the need for a new standard and mind-set for ministry leadership in today’s culture Reverend Hickman enrolled in the Executive Master of Business Administration program at the Sellinger School of Business of Loyola College in Maryland.

Reverend Hickman has studied abroad in South and Southern Africa during the Centennial Celebration of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He has achieved certification in Clinical Pastoral Education at the Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, during the summer of the Olympics.

Reverend Hickman has served as the Assistant to the Pastor of Gillis Memorial Christian Community Church of Baltimore, Maryland for three years and served as Senior Pastor in Philadelphia, PA for two years. Being led by the Spirit of the Lord Reverend Hickman returned to Baltimore to become the fourth Pastor of the Southern Baptist Church.

On Sunday, October 6, 2002, Reverend Hickman was called and presented to the congregation as the new pastor of Southern Baptist Church in Baltimore, Maryland. Since assuming the Pastorate of Southern the church has experienced phenomenal growth. With a focus on church health beyond church growth, Reverend Hickman began his ministry at Southern by teaching the leadership and membership the purpose driven church model for ministry. He led the congregation in developing a vision and mission statement for the church that balanced the church's efforts around evangelism, worship, discipleship, fellowship, and ministry leadership. Rev. Hickman led the church in a $1/2 million dollar renovation, initiated a strong marketing program, a television and radio broadcast ministry, developed a ministerial and executive staff, and organized the auxiliaries of the church toward maximizing ministry and outreach.

Dr. Donte' Hickman has a evangelistic burden for community development and outreach. In 2004, he commissioned task forces from a cross section of the membership to determine the demographic needs of our East Baltimore community to develop a multi-generational strategy of revitalization. Under the mantra of Restoring People and Rebuilding Properties, Pastor Hickman led the church in a major campaign of property acquisition to build another sixty unit Senior Housing facility, a Transformation Center to administer health, workforce development, behavioral counseling, and community services, an Early Headstart Youth Enrichment Center, Affordable Homes, Mixed-use Commercial Development, and Church Expansion to meet the ministry needs of a rapidly growing congregation. The vision is becoming reality.

Continuing to be intentional about evangelism and discipleship, Pastor Hickman led the church in the multi-site ministry concept. In September 2010, he established Southern Baptist Church in Harford County in the Regal Cinema in Belair, Md. And in five short months, Southern Harford outgrew the four hundred seat facility and moved to the Aberdeen High School to double the capacity. In September 2011, he established Southern Baptist Church in Anne Arundel County at the Arundel High School in Gambrills, Md. With the development of these sites, the Baltimore location continued to grow necessitating a third morning service and a new Saturday Night Live service in Anne Arundel County at the Ridgeway Elementary School in Severn, Md. Today, Southern Baptist Church is one church in multiple locations with five services every weekend and over 3000 members.

Reverend Hickman is a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., where he has served as the Chaplain for the distinguished Pi Omega Chapter. As a community leader and entrepreneur Reverend Hickman was appointed by the honorable Mayor Martin O’Malley to serve as one of the Housing Commissioners for the Housing Authority Board of Baltimore City. And in 2012 Governor O'Malley appointed Pastor Hickman to the Maryland Port Authority Commission. Dr. Hickman has received numerous citations and awards and is most proud to be the recipient of the Baltimore Tuskegee Alumni Distinguished Service Award.

Reverend Donté L. Hickman is happily married to the former Miss Danielle Curtis and they are the proud parents of two kingdom purposed children, Donté’ Lamont Hickman, Jr. and Dawson Luke Hickman.   Edit
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Baltimore City

1701 N. Chester Street
Baltimore, MD

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7:15am, 9:45am, 12:00pm

Harford County

251 Paradise Road
Aberdeen, MD

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8:45am

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Howard High School
8700 Old Annapolis Road
Ellicott City, MD

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11:00am

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Southern Baptist Church History

The late Rev. James R. Coel, the pastor of a circuit of North Carolina churches, relocated to Baltimore, Maryland in 1926 to become the Pastor of Fountain Baptist Church. After 5 years of serving, Rev. Coel resigned his position; and he and his members met in homes to form the Southern Baptist Church. The first service was held on April 5, 1931, with 250 to 275 members on Mulliken and Spring Streets.

After moving to several locations during the depression years, Pastor Coel’s health began to fail. Rev. James R. Grant was asked to take up the mantle. After Pastor Coel’s death on June 21, 1937, Rev. James R. Grant was elected Pastor.

Under Pastor Grant’s leadership, the church grew; became state incorporated in 1941, and was able to purchase the building at Bond and Preston Street in 1942. Because if the growth, the membership decided to purchase the 1700 block of Chester Street property with the God given mission to build a new edifice.

Rev. Nathaniel Higgs was called by God and preached his trial sermon under Rev. Grant and in November 1966, Rev. Higgs was elected Pastor after Pastor Grant was called from earth to reward on October 4, 1965. Under his leadership the church took on many innovations such as, developing choirs, expanding ministries and being first to create an Early Morning Worship. On June 4, 1972, the Southern Baptist Church moved into its new edifice and on June 5, 1997, the church burned a 30 year mortgage. At the turn of a new millennium, the church built the Coel, Grant and Higgs Senior Housing Complex providing close access to the church.

On Sunday, October 6, 2002, Rev. Donté Hickman was presented to the congregation as the newly elected pastor. On January 1, 2003, Pastor Hickman and the membership created a new mission statement for the church, reconstructed and expanded ministries, remodeled the church and reconstructed the worship services with a purpose-driven church approach to worship.

On September 12, 2010, through his God inspired leadership, Pastor Hickman extended the church’s outreach to global evangelism, by launching the first multi-site location Southern Baptist Church – Harford County in the Regal Bel Air movie theater. In just 5 short months, Southern Baptist Church Harford County has outgrown its 325 seat worship space. On February 6th 2011 Southern Baptist Church – Harford County moved to Aberdeen High School with an 800 seat worship space, and classroom space which allowed us to implement our Children’s Church and early morning discipleship program.

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Southern Baptist Church FAQs

Question: Where is Southern Baptist Church located?
Answer: Southern Baptist Church is located at 1701 North Chester Street, Baltimore, Maryland.

Question: Who is Southern Baptist Church's pastor?
Answer: Southern Baptist Church's pastor is Dr. Donté L. Hickman, Sr.,.

Question: What time is service at Southern Baptist Church?
Answer: Service Times Baltimore City 1701 N. Chester Street Baltimore, MD Service Times: 7:15am, 9:45am, 12:00pm Harford County 251 Paradise Road Aberdeen, MD Service Times: 8:45am Howard County Howard High School 8700 Old Annapolis Road Ellicott City, MD Service Times: 11:00am

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Answer: Southern Baptist Church belongs to Baptist denomination.

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Southern Baptist Church listing was last updated on the 19th of June, 2018
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