Leadership

Pastor Jamie Hobbs graduated from Georgia Tech in 2003 and worked in healthcare technology until he received the call to preach. Obeying the call on his heart, Jamie graduated from Luther Rice College and Seminary with his Masters in Apologetics in 2015 and a Masters of Divinity in 2024. Jamie and his wife, Kate, have been married since 2004 and have been blessed with three  boys.
 
Prior to serving as Senior Pastor here at New Hope First Baptist Church, Jamie served as an itinerant speaker and preacher for over a year; served as Interim Pastor at Horizon Baptist Church in Suwanee, GA for 4 months; and as a Deacon at Summit Baptist Church in Loganville, GA, where he was a member for 15 years. He also served as a Discipleship Team leader, Sunday School coordinator, mission preacher, and has a heart for discipling Christians.
 
Jamie's life verse is 1 Peter 3:15, "But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you with meekness and fear."

Pastor Daniel has been involved in church ministry since 2010. Prior to serving here at New Hope, he served in previous roles as Youth Pastor, Children’s and Youth Director, Life Group Leader, and Deacon. He was ordained to pastoral ministry in 2014 and is currently pursuing his Master of Divinity through The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Daniel is passionate about helping people grow in their relationship with Christ, strengthening families, and developing disciples who make disciples. In addition to his ministry role here, he also serves as a Chaplain Candidate in the Georgia Army National Guard.

Daniel and his wife, Lacey, have been married for nearly fifteen years and are blessed with three daughters. As a family, they love serving the local church and investing in the next generation for the glory of God!

Rick has a Bachelor of Music degree from Georgia State University. He is ordained and has served as a bi-vocational music minister for over 30 years. Before coming to New Hope,  10 years were at Toonigh Baptist Church.

Rick and his wife, Melinda, have 3 sons, Dean, Derrick, and Darian. They also proud grandparents. 

After graduating from East Paulding High and getting her Marketing and Small Business degree at North Metro Tech, now Chattahoochee Tech, Stephanie married her husband, Jarrod. Together they have 5 children. Stephanie has always had a passion for teaching children. She says, that there is nothing better than to see a young child growing in Christ and become a young adult that loves the Lord. Stephanie taught 3-4 year old Sunday School class for several years before helping with preschool music. Stephanie leads our TeamKid program on Wednesday nights for grades K-5th, our children’s choir, and naturally transitioned into becoming our Children’s Director, December 2024.

Stephanie’s favorite verse is Psalm 127: 3-5 “Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! …”

Kate Hobbs has been in service to Jesus for many years. Before moving to Dallas, GA when her husband answered the call to preach, she was serving as the Director of Children's Ministries at Summit Baptist Church in Loganville, GA, where she was also involved in the music ministry for over 15 years in roles including praise team member, choir member, worship leader, ensemble director, children's choir director, as well as director of Praising Hands - a ministry which combines music and sign language in worship. Kate also helped to coordinate and execute Vacation Bible School at Summit and directed Preschool Music at First Baptist Church Snellville in Snellville, GA.

Married since 2004, Kate is the proud wife of Senior Pastor Jamie Hobbs and mother to three boys: Matthew, Mark, and Micah. Kate believes in the ministry of her Lord Jesus Christ and the power of prayer. She joins proudly in New Hope's mission to shine a light of hope.  Her life verse is Isaiah 6:8 ..."Here I am, send me."

Hunter is the media and sound specialist at New Hope. He creates the TV and Live Stream displays for all our technology needs, while also making sure our microphones and audio are at the proper levels for a great sounding service.

In his free time, Hunter enjoys playing and writing music, and making special things happen for his family and friends as often as he can. A verse that Hunter has kept close and lives by is Ephesians 4:32 "Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you."