about the PASTOR
Pastor David Paul Harris started his journey at early age of 10 after confessing his belief of Jesus Christ as his Saviour then being baptized by the late Reverend Eugene Cochran of the Robinhood Missionary Baptist Church. He served faithfully as a band member, and member of the male chorus.
Pastor Harris journey continued under the late Dr. James A. Adams of the St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church and Hammond Grove Baptist Church where he was the leader of the media ministry, and youth advisor. He announced his calling under the late Dr. Adams in January of 2015. Then, he served as advisor to the new converts and new member class.
While at St. Stephen, Pastor Harris started his stewardship as the Sunday School teacher of the of the young men class, also served as the leader of the Media/I.T. Ministry where he worked with young men and women teaching how to use technology and audio/video in Kingdom building.
Pastor Harris then transitioned his membership to Hammond Grove Baptist Church, where he served under Pastor Odell Johnson, as the teacher and leader of the Baptism Class and Spiritual Leader of the Young Adults Ministry. He also served as the secretary of the Laymen’s Division of the National Baptist Convention, Friendship Chapter. ​
Pastor Harris is currently attending Tennessee School of Religion where is working on his bachelor’s degree in theology. He continues to serve God and his people by first carrying out the Great Commission (Matthew 28:16-20), to continue providing to God’s people both in season and out of season, teaching, reaching, encouraging, empowering, and enabling them to grow stronger in the word of God.
Officially hired on May 4, 2025, and installed on June 8, 2025, Pastor Harris now leads Testament of Hope Community Baptist Church. He continues to serve the young and old of the church by engaging with them in worship, Sunday School, Bible Class, and activities both in and outside the church.
One of Pastor Harris’ gifts is the gift of giving he doesn’t mind nor frowns on giving his time to the Church. One of his favorite saying is “It’s a blessing to be a blessing to others.”
The Pastor's Pen
Hope, a feeling of expectation and desire for things to happen. We live in a day where hope is an inevitable expectation of life. We live in expectation that God will do exactly what he said he will do. we hope daily that times will get better; we look for the day when we can go outside our homes without worrying will we make it back home. And for many, hope has turned into into wishful thinking. Thinking that hope is just a watered motion, when in actuality God wants us to continue to have faith in Him and rely on His will for us.
"Now faith is the substance of things HOPED for, and the evidence of things not seen" (Hebrews 11:1). Although we may not see the light at the end of the tunnel, we hope that we will come out. The tunnel may be long and dark. We have faith that God will see us through. The substance of our faith is our ability to trust in God. We cannot see the things that God has for us, nor can we feel them, but our Hope is in the Son Jesus Christ who intervenes for us.