Pastor Dalton began serving at Hopewell in June 2018. Dalton has been married to his lovely wife, Nicole, since 2014.  Dalton and Nicole have two children, a daughter named Janie and a son named Dean. They are both originally from the Upstate of South Carolina. He went to North Greenville University where he received a B.A. Degree in Christian Studies. After that, he and Nicole moved to Wake Forest North Carolina where he attended Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and received a M.Div. Degree in Pastoral Ministry and a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology.