Biography of the Pastor
Mark R. Nolan is the anointed Pastor of the New Hope Baptist
Church in Bel Air, Maryland. Educated in the Baltimore and Harford
Counties schools, he is a graduate of the Northfield University. He is
the eighth child of Betty and the late Raymond Nolan. Mark accepted
Christ as his personal savior at the age of eleven.
Church in Bel Air, Maryland. Educated in the Baltimore and Harford
Counties schools, he is a graduate of the Northfield University. He is
the eighth child of Betty and the late Raymond Nolan. Mark accepted
Christ as his personal savior at the age of eleven.
Pastor Nolan’s ministry began on the second Sunday in March of
1977 at the Mount Zion A.M.E. Church in Long Green, Maryland,
under the pastorate of the Reverend James C. Stewart. Since then, he
has served under seven pastors in three churches. Mark joined the
New Hope Baptist Church in February of 1993 under the late Pastor
Charles E. Copeland. He was ordained in the A.M.E church at the
age of eighteen (18), and later in the Baptist Church.
1977 at the Mount Zion A.M.E. Church in Long Green, Maryland,
under the pastorate of the Reverend James C. Stewart. Since then, he
has served under seven pastors in three churches. Mark joined the
New Hope Baptist Church in February of 1993 under the late Pastor
Charles E. Copeland. He was ordained in the A.M.E church at the
age of eighteen (18), and later in the Baptist Church.
Pastor Nolan was blessed to meet and marry the former Tawana
Rochelle Copeland on May 4, 1991. From that union of love God
has miraculously blessed them with three beautiful children; Amaris
Talia, Israel Eugene, and Elon La’el.
Rochelle Copeland on May 4, 1991. From that union of love God
has miraculously blessed them with three beautiful children; Amaris
Talia, Israel Eugene, and Elon La’el.
Along with serving the New Hope family, Pastor Nolan also serves the larger community in several capacities. He is a part of the Ad-Hoc Committee of the Board of
Education of Harford County, has worked with Habitat for Humanity, served as President of the Harford and Cecil Counties Ministerial Alliance. He is currently the regional
Vice President of the United Baptist Missionary Convention of the State of Maryland. He has received numerous awards to include the first Joseph Bond/Martin Luther King,
Jr. Humanitarian award given by the Harford County Government. He is also a 2006 inductee to the Metropolitan Who’s Who in America.
Education of Harford County, has worked with Habitat for Humanity, served as President of the Harford and Cecil Counties Ministerial Alliance. He is currently the regional
Vice President of the United Baptist Missionary Convention of the State of Maryland. He has received numerous awards to include the first Joseph Bond/Martin Luther King,
Jr. Humanitarian award given by the Harford County Government. He is also a 2006 inductee to the Metropolitan Who’s Who in America.
Pastor Nolan has served the New Hope Ministries for almost ten years as God’s messenger. He has watched God speak and perform miracles in the midst of the people that
are undeniable. Pastor Nolan’s desire is to so teach the word that all might come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.
are undeniable. Pastor Nolan’s desire is to so teach the word that all might come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.
