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Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Hopewell, Virginia is commended on its 150th anniversary, having been founded in 1876 by Reverend William Willis

The church relocated in 1920 after the federal government acquired its original property during World War I to expand Fort Lee

The congregation made history in 2025 by ordaining its first female deacons: Cheryl Fleming Chambers, Billy J. Glasper, and Diana Tucker

Reverend Dr. Vodricka L. Epps became the church's 11th pastor on July 17, 2016, continuing a distinguished line of pastoral leadership

The church actively supports charitable organizations including the American Red Cross, Alzheimer's Association, American Cancer Society, Autism Foundation, and Hopewell Public Schools