About H.o.p.e. Community Christian Fellowship
Our Core Values
The following Core Values are the foundational beliefs and ideals that will drive the ministry focus of HOPE Community Christian Fellowship. They are based upon biblical principles and convictions and they will determine our priorities and influence our decisions.
Accountability: We value holding the membership accountable.
God calls His people to live holy and separate lives. We are to be living sacrifices for Him (Rom 12). At HOPE Community we will confront open sin in our midst and will adhere to the church discipline principles as set forth in the Holy Bible. The primary goal of discipline is to bring restoration.
Biblical Teaching: We value biblical teaching that is both relevant and life-changing.
In our society we are told that truth is relative and there are no absolutes. At HOPE Community we believe truth exists and is only found in God’s Word – the Holy Bible. The Bible will be our ultimate authority and standard for all that we believe and do.
Boundary Breaking: We value allowing the love of Jesus to break racial and economic barriers in our ministry.
It has been said, “The Sunday morning worship hour is the most segregated time of the week. At HOPE Community we will strive to develop a church which is culturally and racially diverse.
Celebrative Worship: We value having dynamic praise and worship.
At HOPE Community we will incorporate both gospel and contemporary praise and worship music. We will also blend traditional hymns of the faith. We will use a variety of mediums (poetry, music, drams, artwork, multimedia, etc.) in order to create a vibrant environment in which people can see and hear the truth of Gods Word.
Empowering: We value the development and empowerment of each believer to utilize their spiritual gifts.
No one is going to sit on the sidelines in God’s Kingdom – everyone will participate. At HOPE Community we believe that god calls each to a specific ministry, not just the pastor(s). As such, we will assist individuals in the identification of their spiritual gifts, train them in their use, and place them in a position of ministry where they can effectively use them.
Excellence: We value excellence in all we do.
Anything worth doing is worth doing well. God calls us not to a mindset of perfectionism, which seeks to glory self nor to a mindset mediocrity, which is just settling for what you get; but to do our very best under God’s strength and authority so as to bring Him glory. At HOPE Community we will honor and glorify God by adhering to a standard of excellence in all we do. Colossians: 3:23
Prayer: We value prayer.
Prayer is more than a “now I lay me down to sleep…” Prayer is where spiritual battles are fought and won. At HOPE Community we will encourage vibrant prayer both individually and corporately. We believe through diligent prayer we can have a deeper relationship with God. And as a result, prayer will be the foundation upon which this and all other ministries will be built. It will be the source of our power or success: “A church with little prayer has little power. However, a church with much prayer has much power.”
Preamble/Belief Statements
The following are the foundational beliefs of HOPE Community Christian Fellowship. They are based upon biblical principles and convictions that will determine our priorities and influence our decisions.
We Believe the Bible is God’s written revelation to man. It is verbally inspired in every word and is absolutely inerrant in its original documents. We affirm the infallibility, sufficiency, and supreme authority of the Bible, in its entirety, as our rule of faith and practice.
We Believe there is but one Living and True God, an infinite, all-knowing Spirit, perfect in all His attributes, one in essence, eternally in three Persons (the Trinity) – the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – each equally deserving in worship and obedience.
We Believe in the preeminence of Christ as our divine Lord and Master, in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and His return in power and glory.
We Believe the salvation of man, who is sinful and lost, is instantaneous and accomplished solely by the power of the Holy Spirit through the instrumentality of the Word of God when the repentant sinner – enabled by the Holy Spirit responds in faith. This salvation is wholly of God by grace based on the redeeming work of Jesus Christ and the merit of His shed blood and not based on human merit or works. God’s power keeps all of the redeemed and is thus secure in Christ forever.
We Believe in a Spirit-filled life. As the supernatural and sovereign agent in regeneration, the Holy Spirit baptizes all believers into the body of Christ at the moment of salvation. The Holy Spirit also indwells, sanctifies, instructs, empowers them for service, and seals them unto the day of redemption.
We Believe in the bodily resurrection of both the saved and the unsaved: the saved unto the resurrection of life and the unsaved unto the resurrection of damnation.
We Believe the Holy Spirit immediately places all who put their faith in Jesus Christ into one united Body, the church, of which Christ is the head. The purpose of the church is to glorify God by building its members up in the faith, by instruction of the word, by fellowship, by keeping the ordinances, and by advancing and communicating the gospel to the entire world. The formation of the Church, the body of Christ, began on the Day of Pentecost and will be completed at the coming of Christ for His own at the rapture.
We Believein the right of an individual’s interpretation of God’s word as revealed to that person by the Holy Spirit.
We Believe in the absolute separation of church and state.
We Believe in a regenerated (born again) church membership.
We Believe in the ordinances of Baptism by Immersion upon Personal Confession of faith and Holy Communion of the Saints in obedience to the commands of Christ.
We Believe in the Sovereignty of the Local Church and its interdependence in associated fellowship with Sister Christian Churches.
We Believe in the solemn obligation of majority rule, guaranteeing equal rights to all and special privilege to none.
We Believe in the spiritual unity of all believers for which the Master earnestly prayed.
We Believe in a World-Wide Missionary and Evangelism Program in obedience to the command of Christ.
We, therefore, unite together as a body of baptized believers in Jesus Christ and adopt as our Governing Principles, Order of Worship, and Directive of Service the following articles, recognizing that this Constitution is not intended to overshadow the leading of the Holy Spirit, who is our Counselor and our Guide, but is provided to address statutory requirements as well as to outline functions and responsibilities within the fellowship:
Who We Are
Our Vision
At Hope Community Christian Fellowship, we envision a world where everyone feels loved, valued, and accepted. We strive to create a community where people can come together in celebrative worship, learn with relevant teaching and preaching, and grow in their faith by demonstrating Christ's Love.
Psalms 29:2; Matthew 28:19-20; 1Corinthians 1:19-25; Matthew 25:31-46
Our Mission
At H.O.P.E. Community Christian Fellowship we will seek to win souls to Christ through the Teaching and Preaching of the Gospel and being obedient to the great Commission: “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, evenunto the end of the world. Amen.” (Matthew 28:19-20)
Our Community
We are a diverse and welcoming community of believers who come from all walks of life. Whether you are young or old, single or married, or have a different background, we invite you to join us in worship and fellowship.