About Us 

The New Testament Missionary Baptist Church was organized on March 3, 1963, in Thonotosassa, Florida, under the name Marshall Missionary Baptist Church the first service was held in the home of Dea. Walker and Sis. Maggie Hall. Nine persons were present for the March 1963 service:

Rev. A. C. Campbell               Dea. Walker Hall              Bro. Aubry Lofton

Sis. Josephine Campbell      Sis. Evelyn Lofton             Rev. A. D. Tyson

Sis. Maggie Hall                      Rev. Elijah Morris             Sis. Corine Tyson

The message was delivered by Rev. Morris and four members were added to the new church. In a meeting following the service, Rev. A. C. Campbell was elected pastor and served in that capacity until his death in October 1963. Groundbreaking for a new building had previously been held on January 27, 1963. Meanwhile, services continued in a nearby vacant building on Fowler Avenue owned by Sis. Emogene Washington. Because the church was without a pastor, in December 1963, Rev. I. Anderson, moderator of Mt. Pilgrim Association, held election of officers. Those elected were:

Chairman, Deacon Board                  Dea. Walker Hall

Chairman, Deaconess Board            Sis. Josephine Campbell

Secretary                                                Sis. Maggie Hall

Trustee Board                                      Bro. Isaiah Lowe

                                                             Bro. Eddie Marshall

                                                             Dea. James Toombs

Others elected to offices were Bro. Jimmie Davis, Dea. Burney Ford and Dea. Clarence Fletcher.

On Easter Sunday, March 29, 1964, under the elected pastor, Rev. E. H. Everett, the Marshall M. B. Church held services in its newly erected building on Marshall Road. Other pastors that followed were Rev. E. Jones and Rev. E. Cobbs.

Pastor Ben Johnson, Jr. and First Lady Helen C. Johnson answered the leadership call of Marshall M. B. Church in November 1970. Pastor Johnson was elected and installation services held February 15-21, 1971. There was six participating churches and pastors. The elected officers were Deacon Joe Fedrick, Deacon Walker Hall, Deacon Will Farris, Deacon Frank Gray, Deacon Junior Chaney, Deacon Alexander Buchanan, Deacon Ray Goins, Deacon Sam Cleggett and Deacon James Toombs; Church Secretary Sis. Maggie, Financial Secretary Sis. Lovie Overall and Chairman of Deaconess Board Mary Gray.

The church was a small group under the leadership of Pastor Johnson and Sis. Johnson, the church begin go grow; because of the declining condition of the church building the need for a new building was realize. Then after much consideration Marshall . B. Church was rename New Testament Missionary Baptist Church and the name change was recorded Hillsborough County March 9, 1979.

On February 17, 1980, groundbreaking service for the new sanctuary Walker Road was held and construction began. The completed sanctuary was dedicated on January20, 1985 and the cornerstone was laid April 14, 1985

Over the years, Pastors Johnson and First Lady Johnson proved that they were people willing to work for God. They initiated and motivated the congregation’s involvement in association, church civic, and community activities throughout the city. The church ministries were strengthened and continue to carry out the Great Commission.

As we continue to grow in number we saw a need to purchase a van. Through donations and fund raising the church was able to purchase a fifteen (15) passenger van in 1995.

On Sunday, February 5, 1995 First Lady Helen C. Johnson was called to service in heaven and the congregation as well as the city mourned this great loss. Her legacy continues in many ministry of the church n the Helen C. Johnson scholarship.

The church burned the mortgage in the Spring of 1997, it was completely debt free.

Pastor Johnson continues to deliver God’s message and work toward the kingdom-building goal. As a devoted, caring, and compassionate leader, Pastor Johnson calls for congregation, and Christians everywhere, to press toward the mark of the high calling which is in Christ Jesus; until he answered his final call. Pastor Ben Johnson, Jr., served as our pastor for thirty (35) years until his demise on July 30, 2005.

Pasto Johnson passing, Rev. John D. Anderson, Jr., served s acting pastor. On November 2, 2006, Rev. John D. Anderson, Jr., was called as pastor. He served until March 2012. On November 15,2012 Pastor Alfonso Gallon was elected, and currently serving as pastor.

Pastor Al Gallon is an acclaimed bible teacher, preacher and prophet. He understands that his calling is not to a pulpit but to a nation in need, reaching the lost and ultimately fulfilling the call to the Kingdom. Pastor Gallon accepted the call to the Gospel Ministry in the year of 1987.

In 1990 Pastor Gallon heard a call from God to pioneer his first church and the “Messiah Outreach Christian Center was born. This great call eventually lead to many other works including; in 1997 New Life Deliverance Bible Church, Church of Holy Faith (Auburndale, Florida), and in 1999 The Remnant Church International Ministries was formed. Pastor Gallon is also the founder of Ministerial Global Covenant Fellowship, a worldwide fellowship for ministers, churches and pioneers of the Gospel.

In 2004 he was inducted into the Fellowship of Inner-City Word of Faith Ministries, under the leadership of his spiritual father, Apostle and Dr. Frederick K.C. Price.

While embarking on his current assignment from God, as Pastor of New Testament Church, Host of the AGM Radio Show and Founder of Al Gallon Ministries (AGM), Pastor Gallon is on a mission to teach, preach and implement a lifestyle of faith to restore, reconcile, and to empower a nation through relationship and not religion.

Creating an environment that crosses denominational lines and racial barriers, Pastor Gallon’s mantle and call proclaims, “Truth instead of tradition and relationship instead of religion.”