Hope Academy’s Founder and Superintendent is Dr. D.Z. Cofield.

Dr. D. Z. Cofield, Th.M.

D. Z. Cofield is a native New Yorker, who has traveled across the world serving in the gospel of Jesus Christ. After graduating from Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, he earned a Masters Degree in Theology at the Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas and a Doctor of Ministry Degree at Faith Evangelical Seminary in Tacoma, Washington.

In 1994, Rev. Cofield was chosen to serve as the Senior Pastor for the Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Houston, Texas. Since that time, Good Hope has grown from a congregation of about 150 members to an active membership of more than 2500.

Rev. Cofield is also an adjunct professor at the College of Biblical Studies-Houston and teaches nationally and internationally in the areas of Christian Education, Expository Preaching, Pastoral Ministries, and Worship and Educational Leadership.

Rev. Cofield has received numerous honors and awards including the Presidential Scholarship Award at Dallas Theological Seminary; the H. A. Ironside Award for excellence in expository preaching, and was also listed in Who’s Who among Students in Colleges and Universities for three consecutive years. He has written for several Christian publications, including Preaching Today, Leadership Journal and the African-American Pastors’ Journal on Great Eulogies.