Mount Hope Baptist Church, also known as MHBC, focuses on the spiritual development of the general public. The church supports various community outreach programs. It offers classes in Bible study, as well as worship services. Mount Hope Baptist Church has been in operation since 1898. The church operates praise dance and ushers ministries for youths and adults. It also administers performing arts, academic enrichment, child care, new discipleship and media center ministries, as well as a discipleship institute. Mount Hope Baptist Church operates the Mount Hope Academy, which is an educational institution that offers a variety of academic and enrichment programs.