Although Hope Presbyterian Church's history reaches back only four decades, its genealogy stretches back over 120 years. Hope is actually a church of two merged congregations – Relay Presbyterian (est. 1880) and Bethany Presbyterian (est. 1953).
Rev. Cherry Marshall – Cherry, as she is affectionately known by the congregation – has been pastor since the early 1970s. Cherry holds the distinction of being the first female clergy ordained in the Presbytery of Baltimore.
First-time visitors to worship services receive a box of Rheb's Chocolates – the church's way of saying it's sweet of you to join them.