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Our Pastor
Rev. Malachi J. Alexander
Pastor@newhopeunitedmethodistchurch.org
Rev. Malachi J. Alexander serves as Pastor of New Hope United Methodist Church in Fayetteville, Georgia.
He is a preacher, pastor, scholar, community leader, and servant committed to the work of faith, justice, discipleship, and congregational renewal.
Rev. Alexander brings a deep love for the Black Church, United Methodist ministry, youth and young adult formation, community leadership, and the theological work of connecting faith with justice. His ministry is shaped by a commitment to preaching the gospel, caring for God’s people, strengthening church systems, and helping congregations move forward with vision and purpose.
Rev. Malachi J. Alexander is an ordained Baptist minister under the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., a certified candidate for ministry in The United Methodist Church, and a newly Licensed Local Pastor. He currently serves as Pastor of New Hope United Methodist Church in Fayetteville, Georgia, where he is helping lead the congregation through a renewed season of vision, structure, stewardship, digital engagement, and community-centered ministry.
Rev. Alexander is pursuing the Master of Divinity degree at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology, with academic interests in Black Church Studies, social justice, peacebuilding, conflict transformation, and the future of the church. His theological work is shaped by the Black Church tradition, liberation theology, pastoral leadership, and the ongoing need for the church to speak faithfully to the realities of the present age.
Before serving New Hope, Rev. Alexander gained ministry experience in preaching, youth ministry, Christian education, family ministry, congregational leadership, community organizing, and nonprofit leadership. He has served in both Baptist and United Methodist contexts, including work with children, youth, young adults, family ministries, Christian education, and community-based leadership initiatives.
Rev. Alexander began preaching at the age of 16 and has continued to serve the church through worship leadership, pastoral care, administration, teaching, preaching, and community engagement. His ministry has included revitalizing children’s and youth ministries, supporting families, leading Bible studies, developing ministry structures, and helping congregations strengthen their public witness.
At New Hope, Rev. Alexander has helped lead the congregation through a renewed season of vision and structure through Forward 2025, Forward 2026, and the Forward Together Initiative. His pastoral leadership emphasizes worship, discipleship, stewardship, community engagement, leadership development, intergenerational ministry, and administrative clarity.
Through Forward 2025: Legacy. Leadership. Launch., New Hope began strengthening its governance, finance, leadership, communication, policy, and ministry systems. Through Forward 2026: Growth. Discipleship. Community., the church continues to focus on membership growth, age-group ministries, community outreach, digital presence, financial stewardship, and congregational care. Through the Forward Together Initiative, New Hope is investing in public visibility, website redevelopment, branding, communication tools, and strategic community engagement.
Rev. Alexander believes the church is called to be a place of hope, healing, justice, hospitality, and transformation. His ministry is grounded in the conviction that God is still doing a new thing and that the church must faithfully discern how to serve this present age.