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Small Groups Week

Hope Groups are your source for friendship, growth, and support. It’s also a great place to bring your kids! When you join a group, you’ll have opportunities to reach out to others and grow in your walk with God. Groups meet in homes every other week. We have three semesters in the year. This makes…

Ministry Week

Do you have a gift for music or children? We offer many opportunities to share your gifts and lead (or just participate in) the various ministry teams at Hope. The leaders of each ministry team meet every other week to plan for future activities.

Church Picnic 2019

Our Sunday Morning Experience is moving to Carson Simpson Farm on Sunday, August 4, 2019 for our annual church picnic and baptisms! Worship begins at 11 am. Baptisms start at 12 pm, followed by a fun all-church picnic afterwards. The pool will be open from 1-5 pm for swimming, with a lifeguard on duty. Please…

Child Dedication

Child Dedication Hope believes that children are a gift from God. We are thrilled that you want to dedicate your child/ children to the Lord. Child dedication is a public commitment you make before God, your church, and your family. The dedication service provides you, the parent(s), with an opportunity to publicly express your desire…

Life in the Presence

You can experience more of God’s presence in your life! Join us as we look at three powerful prayers from Moses in Exodus 33-34: Teach me your ways… Don’t let me take a step without you… Show me your glory!

This Is Us Sermon Series

We’re not like every church. We’re unique in the kingdom of God. But for us to bravely step into our destiny as a church, we have to know who we are and own who we are. When we do that, we will be a voice of HOPE in the city as the world hears us…

Women’s Retreat 2018

The Women of Hope celebrated their relationships with each other by deepening their understanding and love of Christ. This year, the women sojourned to America’s Keswick in Whiting, NJ, for a weekend of fun focusing on “Discovering Joy in God’s Mosaic.” Lynn Jackson, co-creator of THRIVE, was our guest speaker who lead the women through…

Transnistria Outreach

As a part of Hope’s Treasures, we commissioned a team of 10 individuals to visit Transnistria from April 11th to 18th for the 7th time. We continued our partnership with Help the Children to support the Chobruchi Orphanage and visit with the children along with foster families that are supported by Hope. What’s new for…

Men’s Retreat 2018

At our second annual Men’s Winter Retreat at Spruce Lake, about 15-20 men of Hope convened to explore a new series on Authentic Manhood. We kicked off the weekend by watching the hit movie, Courageous and then dove deeper into the Authentic Manhood video curriculum based on the God’s design for us a King, Warrior,…

Church Hayride 2017

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Baptisms

Testimony From Chris Sheets I was baptized as an infant, I went to church with my grandmother in the summer and I always believed in God.  When my parents passed I stop believing because I was so angry.  When I came back to the Lord it was at Hope, this year at the women’s retreat…

Youthworks Mission Trip 2017

July is mission trip time at Hope Community Church! This year, we took 12 youth group teens down to Raleigh, NC to participate in a mission trip with an organization called Youthworks. In past years, we have participated in several other Youthworks trips as they specialize in Missions Trips for all types of groups. During…