On October 19, 1955, The church voted to buy 14 acres of land at the corner of Hickory Grove and Delta Roads.

For a combined 16 months in 1969, the church was without a full-time pastor after Abernathy resigned from Hickory Grove in June 1968.

Hickory Grove had two interim pastors Dr. George Moore who served for 7 months and the Rev.

This vision grew as Hickory Grove started a satellite location in northern Mecklenburg County in 1995.

[2] On January 30, 2011, The congregation of Hickory Grove Baptist Church affirmed the Rev.