Pastor William L. Sheals, a Spirit Filled teach and visionary is the Senior Pastor of Hopewll Missionary Baptist Church. Under his direction and leadership, the membership quickly grew from 200 to over 19,000 members. Pastor Sheals is extremely grateful to God for blessing this great union of pastor and church for over 26 years, which is rarely heard of in today’s religious communities. Affectionately known as "Papa" by his flock because of his fatherly, AGAPE love and compassion he shows toward each of them.
In 1990, God gave Pastor Sheals a great vision of transforming a 32 acre junkyard, into a beautiful complex where God would be glorified. He wrote the vision and printed it for all to see. After much prayer and hard work, this great vision began to manifest in 1992. Today this awesome community is known as the “City of Hope†which houses a Child Development Center, Youth Center, Senior Citizen Center and Adult Fitness Center, and Mall with stores, beauty & barber salon, nail shop, restaurant, coffee shop, and federal credit union. The mall also has an employment service called “Hope for the Future.†However, it doesn’t stop there. The City of Hope also has a fully accredited beautiful Christian Academy where children from K4 - 12th grade are educated. The campus also boasts an accredited Bible College.Pastor Sheals is indeed a great under shepherd for the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ. The fact that he’s an awesomely effective teacher is evident in the 12 sons that he’s reared and trained in the ministry who now pastor their own congregations. He is also very well respected nationally and internationally in both the Christian and non-Christian communities. He has written over 7 inspirational books and has received numerous awards and honors such as the Presidential Special Citizens Award for “Founding Director of Ministers Against Drugs†in 1989, Founding president of the N. Metro 100 Black Men in 1993, recipient of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Drum Major Award in 1999, and Who’s Who in Black America in 2002, just to name a few. Dr. Sheals is currently serving as Ambassador of Reconciliation and Goodwill for Israel and is also acknowledged by History maker’s African American History Archive.
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