Who We Are

Mount Olive Baptist Church in Arlington, TX

We are proud of our rich history here at Mount Olive Baptist Church. In July 1897, a small group of African American Tarrant County residents, led by the Rev. Squires, organized Mount Olive Baptist Church on the old Sol Davis Tract on Indiana Street, near its present location. In 1966, Rev. Norman L. Robinson became the Pastor of Mount Olive Baptist Church. Under his leadership, the church grew from 17 members to more than 10,000. Under the leadership of the church’s current pastor, James P. Thompson Jr., the church maintains the doctrinal belief that Jesus is the Christ and that eternal salvation belongs to all who confess Him as their Savior.

Our manner of preaching is expository and our worship style is classic, complete with choir and instrumental accompaniment. We believe in dispensation of God’s revelation of Himself toward humanity and the second coming of Jesus Christ. For us, the Bible is the word of God and is instructional in all matters of this life and hereafter.

We offer a variety of programs designed to involve every level of our congregation, from children to seniors. Our church serves all of Arlington and the Dallas/Fort Worth metro area with weekly worship services, Bible studies, classes, programs, live streams, and a multitude of ministries. We welcome you to join us and learn all about who we are here at Mount Olive Baptist Church.

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Mount Olive
Baptist Church
301 W. Sanford St.
Arlington, TX 76011

info@mountolivebc.net
(817) 274-3644

Church History

Established in 1897

During the first week of July 1897, a small group of African American Tarrant County residents, led by the Rev. Squires, organized Mount Olive Baptist Church on the old Sol Davis Tract on Indiana Street, near its present location. The officers were:

Bro. Charlie Parker
Bro. Clint Smith
Bro. R. S. Watson

Bro. Jim Black
Bro. Arthur Hunt

Later, the church moved to a white brick sanctuary at 415 North West Street under the leadership of its second Pastor, Rev. Samuel Luster. In 1958, Rev. O. V. Hall assumed the leadership role of Mount Olive Baptist Church. Under Rev. Hall’s leadership, the church at 415 North West Street was rebuilt.

On October 9, 1966, our present Pastor, Rev. Norman L. Robinson, was called to Mount Olive Baptist Church. In 1976, the Church was formally incorporated, with more than 400 members. Under Rev. Robinson’s leadership, groundbreaking for a new church at 402 North West Street took place on October 31, 1976. By June 1978, members were worshiping in that new facility.

A steady increase in membership led to the building of the current facilities at 301 West Sanford Street. Construction began at 301 West Sanford on November 1, 1987. The first service in the new sanctuary was held on March 19, 1989, with the Ribbon Cutting and Entrance Celebration taking place on April 9, 1989.

Since that humble beginning, the Church has been blessed to have several God-driven ministers serve the Lord. The following is a list of ministers that have served as pastors of Mount Olive Baptist Church:

Rev. Squires	1897-1912	Rev. R. L. Jones	1935-1937
Rev. Samuel Luster	1912-1917	Rev. D. B. Brown	1937-1956
Rev. C. L. Huff	1917-1921	Rev. N. A. Bacon	1956-1958
Rev. Garment	1921-1923	Rev. O. V. Hall	1958-1966
Rev. Sample	1923-1925	Rev. N. L. Robinson	1966-1994
Rev. Ford	1925-1928	Rev. N. L. Robinson (Senior Pastor)	1994-2017
Rev. W. O. Thomas	1928-1935	Rev. J. P. Thompson Jr.	1994-Present

Under the leadership of Senior Pastor N. L. Robinson, Mount Olive has grown not only in numbers, but also in the services it provides its members and the community. On February 21, 1980, Mount Olive opened its Day Care Center. On August 15, 1995, the church opened Metro Christian Academy, a school dedicated to training young people in Bible truths along with reading, writing, grammar, spelling, heritage studies, mathematics, foreign language, science, music, computers, and social studies skills. The Mount Olive Federal Credit Union opened on January 11, 1999. The Groundbreaking Ceremony for Arlington New Beginnings, a housing community for the elderly, was held on January 31, 1999 and the offices opened in November 1999. The first tenant moved into the housing project in January 2000.

In addition to its long history of providing worship and educational programs for its members, Mount Olive Baptist Church has maintained an innovative and active outreach program in the community. Celebrating a century of service in 1997, our spiritual Baptist church continues to uphold the values and traditions of its founders.

Rev. Squires 1897-1912
Rev. Samuel Luster 1912-1917
Rev. Samuel Luster 1912-1917
Rev. Garment 1921-1923
Rev. Sample 1923-1925
Rev. Ford 1925-1928
Rev. W. O. Thomas 1928-1935
Rev. R. L. Jones 1935-1937
Rev. D. B. Brown 1937-1956
Rev. N. A. Bacon 1956-1958
Rev. O. V. Hall 1958-1966
Rev. N. L. Robinson 1966-1994
Rev. N. L. Robinson (Senior Pastor) 1994-2017
Rev. J. P. Thompson Jr. 1994-Present

What We Believe

Scripture-Based Teaching

The Bible

We believe that the Bible, both Old and New Testaments, is inspired by God so that it is infallible in the original manuscripts and preserved by God in its verbal and plenary inspiration, so that it is a divinely authoritative standard for every age and every life (Matthew 5:18; I Corinthians 2:13; II Timothy 3:16-17; II Peter 1:21). We believe that over the course of biblical history, God progressively reveals Himself to man through seven dispensations (Hebrews 1:1-2).

Innocence (Genesis 1:28), Conscience (Genesis 3:7), Human Government (Genesis 8:15), Promise (Genesis 12:1), The Law (Exodus 19:1), Grace or Church Age (Acts 2:1), Millennial Kingdom (Revelation 20:4).

God

We believe in one God that eternally exists and reveals Himself in three persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – having each the same nature, attributes and perfections, worthy of the same worship and confidence. (Matthew 3:16-17, 28:19; John 1:1-2, 14, 10:30, 14:15-17; I Corinthians 8:6; II Corinthians 13:14). We believe in God as absolute and sole Creator and Sustainer of the universe, and that creation was by divine command, from nothing and not through an evolutionary process. (John 1:3, 10; Acts 17:24-25; Genesis 1:1). We believe that God, by His sovereign choice and out of love for men, sent His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ into the world to save sinners. (John 3:16; I Timothy 1:15; I John 4:14).

God the Son

We believe that Jesus Christ was fully God in the flesh and fully man, that He was born of a virgin, and that He lived a sinless life, in which He taught and performed mighty works and wonders and signs exactly as revealed in the four gospels. We believe that He was crucified, shed His blood, died to pay the penalty for our sins and was raised bodily from the dead on the third day. Forty days later He ascended to the Father’s right hand where He is Head of the Church and intercedes for believers. From there He is coming again personally, bodily and visibly to this earth to set up His Millennial Kingdom. (Isaiah 7:14, 9:6; Hebrews 1:1-2, 7:25; Luke 1:30-35; Ephesians 4:8; John 1:1-5, 10-14, 14:3; Colossians 2:9; I Corinthians 15:3-4; Acts 1:3,11; Revelation 20:4).

God the Holy Spirit

We believe that the Holy Spirit is a person and is God, possessing all the divine attributes. He convicts of sin, regenerates, indwells, baptizes, and seals all believers at the moment of their salvation, filling them in response to their obedience with the goal of conforming them to the image of Christ. (John 3:5, 16:7-11; Acts 5:3-4; Ephesians 1:13, 4:30, 5:18; I Corinthians 6:19, 12:13).

Humankind

We believe that humankind was created in the image and likeness of God, but that in Adam’s sin, humanity fell, inheriting a sinful nature, and became alienated from God. We believe all humans are morally corrupt and cannot remedy their lost condition. (Genesis 1:26-27; Romans 1:18, 3:23, 5:12; Ephesians 2:1-3, 12).

Salvation

We believe that salvation is a gift of God and is received by man through personal faith in Jesus Christ and His sacrifice for sin. We believe that man is justified by grace through faith apart from works and that all true believers, once saved, are kept secure in Christ forever. (Acts 13:38-39; Romans 4:5, 6:23, 8:1, 38-39; John 10:27-29; Ephesians 2:8-9).

The Church

We believe that the true Church is composed of all persons who the Holy Spirit regenerates through saving faith in Jesus Christ; that they are united together in the body of Christ of which He is Lord and Head; and are commissioned for the God-given tasks of worshiping, fellowshipping, teaching, evangelizing, and exercising their spiritual gifts. (Acts 2:42, 47; Romans 12:5; Ephesians 1:22-23, 5:23-24; I Corinthians 12:12-14; II Corinthians 11:2). We believe that the establishment and continuance of the local Church is taught in the New Testament Scriptures. (Acts 14:27, 20:17, 28-32; I Timothy 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-11).

The Ordinances

We believe the ordinances for the believer are water baptism by immersion and the Lord’s Supper as a memorial. They are, however, not to be regarded as a means of salvation. But both are evidence of obedience, identification, and fellowship with the Lord. At MOBC, we do not accept infant baptism or any baptism that occurs before the child believes for themselves. Additionally, the Lord’s Supper will not be served to any child whose baptism precedes their belief. (Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 2:38, 41, 8:12, 35-38; Luke 22:19-20; I Corinthians 11:23-29).

The Christian Life

We believe that a Christian should walk in holiness and not after the flesh, aiming to conform to the image of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. As a new creation, walking in the Spirit, the Christian learns to grow in faith, obedience to Scripture, prayer, fellowship with the saints, and in a life of service. We believe that the Christian will stand before the judgment seat of Christ to have his life evaluated according to his deeds. (Galatians 5:16-26; Hebrews 10:25; Ephesians 4:20-24; Hebrews 11:6, 12:1-2; John 17:17; Ephesians 6:18; Romans 8:29; II Corinthians 5:10; I Corinthians 3:10-15).

The Rapture

We believe that the Church will be suddenly taken up into heaven to be with Jesus, which is distinct from the Second Coming, where Jesus returns to establish His earthly kingdom. We believe the Rapture is a pre-tribulation event, meaning it occurs before a period of tribulation on Earth. After the tribulation, Christ returns for His Second Coming to establish His earthly kingdom. (I Thessalonians 4:16-17; I Corinthians 15:51-52).

The Second Coming

We believe in the personal, pre-millennial and imminent coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. We believe in the bodily resurrection of the dead, of the believer to everlasting glory and the unbeliever to judgment and everlasting conscious punishment. (I Thessalonians 4:13-18; I Corinthians 15:51-52; Titus 2:11-13; John 14:1-6; Matthew 25:46; Revelation 20:11-15; II Peter 3:10).

Marriage

We believe marriage is defined as the legal union of one man and one woman as husband and wife. We also believe that only marriages between males and females, as ordained by God, are essential for the procreation of humankind. We believe that homosexual behavior and activity are inconsistent with Christian values and are classified as a sin according to the Holy Scriptures. The Mount Olive Baptist Church does not ordain nor recognize same-sex unions. (Genesis 1:27-28; 2:24; Leviticus 18:22; Matthew 19:4-6; Romans 1:24-27).

Ministers

We believe God has specific roles for men and women in the church. We believe that the office of minister as defined by the word of God is exclusively assigned to the men of the church. For this reason, Mount Olive does not recognize nor ordain women preachers, pastors, or ministers of any denomination (I Timothy 2:12-15; 3:1-7; Titus 1:6-9).

Worship in Giving

We believe that sharing your monetary gifts with the church is a form of worship, and the amount thereof is dictated to the individual by the Holy Spirit. Mount Olive Baptist Church does not teach TITHING as a method of sharing monetarily with the church. (II Corinthians 9:6-9; Luke 6:38; Romans 6:14b).

A group of people in a Baptist church with their hands raised.

Hands holding an open bible on a wooden table in Mount Olive Baptist Church in Arlington, TX.

Meet The Staff

At Mount Olive Baptist Church

David E. Hogg Sr.

Pastor

David E. Hogg Sr. has been a member since 1976. He joined the pastoral staff in 2008. On January 10, 2026, he was elected Pastor of the Mount Olive Baptist Church.