Dr. Ethan W. Ogletree Sr.                   
Senior Pastor/Founder                       
New Hope Community Church

  Pastor, Dr. Ethan W. Ogletree Sr. received and developed the vision and mission

to establish the New Hope Community Church. In February 2000 he founded the

Vision Community which helped organize the Church and the first service

 was held June 4, 2000. Pastor Ogletree led the church's growth over the next four years

 from 19 members meeting in the living room of his home to over 200 members meeting

in the temporary church location at Shotwell Middle School. In the Spring of 2003, New Hope
Community Church broke ground for the first building (a combination Youth Center

and Sanctuary) and moved into the facility in February 2004. Since moving into the

new building, New Hope's membership has grown to over 1200 members.

Pastor Ogletree also established an Outreach Ministry, Youth and Children's

Ministry and leads the Church's first building campaign to build the first of several

facilities to service the New Hope Community. Additionally, he founded
The City of Refuge of Houston, Inc., a 501(3) (c) Community Development

Corporation on which he serves as Chairman of the
 Board and CEO. He has also served on the board of directors of Trinity

Pines Resort. Pastor Ogletree earned his Doctor of Ministry from The Houston

Graduate School of Theology. He holds a Master of Divinity
from Houston Graduate School of Theology and a Bachelor of Science degree

from Regents College of New York. Pastor Ogletree has been involved in ministry

for more than ten years and has faithfully served at First Metropolitan Church as
Minister of Education and at Brookhollow Church as Minister of Recreation and Evangelism.

Pastor Ogletree is happily married to Pamela Ogletree and has two sons.

 Dr. Ogletree’s gospel message appeals to all age groups,  and is especially relevant

 to the younger generation. His former life experiences of homelessness and 

drug addiction fuels his message of hope, reconciliation and restoration through Jesus Christ.

Dr. Ogletree’s Speaking Itinerary 2010

First Lady Pamela Ogletree

Pamela Ogletree is a sincere and inspiring woman who is always excited

about the move of God. Her caring nature reflects an encouraging personality

that warms the hearts of those who come in  contact with her. She is a firm believer

in Jesus Christ as a redeemer, rescuer and restorer regardless of past  or present situations.

Her message is one of God’s love and grace and His desire to be close to all of his children.

Pamela often testifies of how she had minimal church exposure growing up. It wasn’t until

the mid 1980’s when she found a tract in the laundry room of her apartments that she gave

her life to Christ. Kneeling beside her bed that night and all alone, she tells of how her

conviction came with a true understanding of sin and who God really is. Since then it has

 been her passion to evangelize others into that same knowledge.

First Lady Pamela became aggressive in her faith walk by actively serving in ministry.

She eventually became the co-director of new members at Brookhollow Church

which had a church membership of over 8,000 at that time. In February 2000, Pamela

co-founded New Hope Community Church with her husband, Dr. Ethan W. Ogletree Sr.,

having its first service on June  4th of that same year. Pastor and First Lady Ogletree led the

church’s growth from 19 members meeting in their living room, to 200 members meeting

at Shotwell Middle School to now over 1,200 members meeting in their current facility.

First Lady Pamela, current Director of Education and Women’s Ministries at New Hope,

accepts and embraces the Holy Spirit’s gift of teaching and making God’s word exciting

and practical for life transformation. With a favorite saying of “No one knows a sista’ like a sista’,”

Pamela is the visionary of New Hope’s annual Re-Nu Women’s Revival. The revival is

designed to encourage all women to discover their true purpose and destiny in Christ through

dynamic speakers and inspirational entertainment.

Pamela holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Houston

and a Masters of Education from Prairie View A&M University. She is a licensed

professional counselor and is in private practice . Prior to opening her practice, Pamela served in education

 for fifteen years as a special education teacher and school counselor.

Pamela believes that the essence of a fruitful spiritual life is constant growth and change..