1988

Pastor John and Wendy Galinetti founded Mount Hope Church starting with a home bible study in 1988. Regular public service began at Siefert’s Barn located on Grand Blanc Road. After a few short months, services were held in the Grand Blanc Parks and Recreation building (formerly located near the corner of Grand Blanc Road and Saginaw Ave).

1992

Four years later, our congregation of 300 purchased 53 acres of land at 8363 Embury Road. In 1992, our original 6800 square foot building, which housed our sanctuary and four classrooms was built. The following year, in order to better serve the children of our families, 5 more classrooms were added. In 1997, we doubled the size of our sanctuary and added more classrooms for our congregation which had grown of over 500 people.

2002

In 2002, a major renovation took place which expanded the sanctuary to 640 adult seats, added 8100 sq ft of classroom space for the continually growing children’s ministry, doubled our youth facility, added our coffee/fellowship area, added a new main entry with foyer along with appropriate upgrades to our building’s exterior.