Home A Brief Look
Purpose
1. Love God
Matthew 22:37
"Jesus said to him, 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind'
2. Love Others
Matthew 22:39
'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'
3. Serve the World
Matthew 28:19-20
Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.
Beliefs
We teach that the Bible is the Word of God supernaturally inspired, so that it is inerrant in the original manuscripts and preserved by God in its verbal, plenary inspiration, so that it is a divinely authoritative standard for every age and every life.
We teach that the Godhead exists eternally in three persons -- Father, Son and Holy Spirit -- and that these three are one God.
We teach that God is the absolute and sole creator of the universe, and that creation was by divine feat, not through evolutionary process.
We teach that Jesus Christ in the flesh was both God and man, that He was born of a virgin and that He lived a sinless life, in which He taught and wrought mighty works and wonders and signs exactly as revealed in the four Gospels, and He was crucified, died to pay the penalty for our sins and was raised from the dead bodily on the third day. Later He ascended to the Father's right hand where He is head of the church and intercedes for believers, and from whence He is coming again personally, bodily, visibly to this earth to set up His millennial kingdom.
We teach that since His death, by His shed blood, the Lord Jesus Christ made a perfect atonement for sin, redeeming us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us -- men are saved and justified on the simple and single ground of the shed blood.
We teach that such salvation with its forgiveness of sins, its impartation of a new nature and its hope of eternal life, is entirely apart from good works, baptism, church membership - or man's effort - and is of pure grace.
We teach that a true believer is eternally secure, that he cannot lose his salvation, but that sin may interrupt the joy of his fellowship with God and bring the loving discipline of his heavenly Father.
We teach that all who receive Christ become joint heirs with Christ, and at death, their spirits depart to be with Christ in conscious blessedness and at the rapture their bodies will be raised to the likeness of the body of His glory and dwell forever in His divine presence.
We teach that it is the goal of every Christian to grow in spiritual maturity through obedience to the Word of God and indwelling Spirit.
We teach that the Holy Spirit is a person, is God and possesses all the divine attributes. He indwells all believers, baptizes and seals them at the moment of their salvation, and fills them in response to confession of sin and yielding of ones life.
History
Hallmark Baptist Church was established with the Great Commission in mind, and has been built on that foundation for almost 60 years. Hallmark has been led by seven pastors, each of whom has been used by God to equip the church to reach out to the Fort Worth area and around the world.
The Church was organized as the Faith Baptist Church with 12 charter members. Rev. Jesse L. Cockram began Faith Baptist and pastored from 1947 - 1948. The church was located in the 7th League Civic Building at the corner of New York and Maddox Streets.
Rev. Roy N. McInnis was called as pastor in 1949 until 1956, and the church moved to the corner of 
Morningside Drive and South Freeway, changing its name to the Morningside Baptist Church.
Dr. Alvis Edmonson led the church from 1956 until 1976. Under his leadership, the church relocated in 1964 to 7300 S. Freeway and was renamed Hallmark Baptist Church. In 1972 a two story educational wing was added, and the Faith Promise Missions program was started. During Bro. Edmonson's 20 year ministry the church experienced wonderful growth. Nearly two hundred missionaries were added to the regular support of the church.
Bro. Raymond Dunn was called as pastor in 1976, and a Family Center was constructed to expand the ministry opportunities to the community and church family. 
Dr. Bob Baird led the church from 1981 until 1986, pastoring the church until he accepted the position as Missions Director for the Baptist Bible Fellowship International in Springfield, MO.
In March of 1994 Rev. Mike Haley was called as pastor. Pastor Haley has lead Hallmark to relocate. Pastor Haley has lead Hallmark through several building programs in his 14 years at Hallmark.
