==Faith Baptist Church==
After seminary, Hatfield and his immediate family lived for a time in Sweetwater in Nolan County, where they opened another restaurant. Hatfield's business experience proved particularly helpful to those in his congregation who were in the food-service business. Deborah Leigh Alexander, a member of one of his congregations, recalled that "It was a great blessing to have a preacher who could relate to things we went through as restaurant owners. He gave us insight in dealing with employees in a Christian manner. And he talked frankly about the everyday frustrations and responsibilities we were living through. He knew how to pray for our specific needs, and this was a special gift we appreciated."<ref name=book>{{cite book|url=httphttps://books.google.com/books?id=t_ozFQzkuQUC&pg=PA317&lpg=PA317&dq=Buck+Hatfield+of+TX&source=bl&ots=HXf3d6ujDm&sig=2Hb6LlQe9NzVJoWfVAbit07GFEw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Ul2mU5HyAYHq8QHIlICwCA&ved=0CE8Q6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=Buck%20Hatfield%20of%20TX&f=false|title=
A Wounded Daughter's Survival: A Damaged Life Healed by Hope and Truth|author=Deborah Leigh Alexander|publisher=iUniverse|location=Bloomington, [[Indiana]]|date=2011|pages=317|isbn=978-1-46203302-7|accessdate=June 22, 2014}}</ref>