The Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church had a small and humble beginning, when in early 1979, the faithful followers of Jesus Christ encouraged Rev. Dr. Edwin H. Miller, Sr. to continue teaching, preaching and leading them in the way of greater love in Christ. After prayer services and meetings were conducted in the homes of several people who constituted the founding members, the organizing of this church began. It was on the site of the Bradley Community Center that the church was born as a direct outgrowth of the house-to-house prayer meetings. The Holy Trinity Baptist Mission was organized May 1979. The Rev. Dr. Miller served as the first pastor. Services were held in several locations during the first months. The church remained at the Bradley Community Center from May until August 26, 1979; after which it moved to the Tent’s Lodge Hall, (near downtown Hampton). In November 1980, the Lord led us to purchase the Robert Sugden School on 360 Ivy Home Road in Hampton, Virginia. Our first worship service in this new building was held on Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 1980. On Sunday, December 9, 1979, the official name became Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church. Rev. Dr. Miller resigned in 1984.