Our Vision

Our vision is to be a Christian community that loves, lifts, and leads diverse people to experience the life-changing power of Jesus Christ. We will also seek to help people discover and develop their God given potential, that they may live an abundant life. Our vision is to also become a center of family and community life, providing spiritual guidance through relevant ministry, missions, and partnerships.

 

In addition, it is the vision of the New Hope Church to own a brand-new state of the art worship center that will sufficiently house the present ministries and others that are soon to follow in this new age.  A brand-new state of the art sanctuary, fellowship hall, office space, class rooms and conference rooms. In addition, a family life center for the community which will house a day care center, tutorial program, computer center, exercise and weight room, gymnasium and a playground.  

Our Mission

Our mission at New Hope is to make disciples, bringing them into an authentic relationship with Jesus Christ. Engaging believers through free spirited worship, outreach, study, and fellowship. Offering new hope, in a new day, for a new life. Ephesians 1:18 (ESV) “having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you.”

 

As a feature of our Mission, “We, [New Hope Church] are committed to loving God and being obedient to His Commandments.

 

We actively encourage fervent prayer, church and family unity, and Community service. We seek to actualize our mission through Evangelism, Christian Education, Stewardship and Discipleship. Critical objectives of our mission:

 

  • To equip the membership for service through the preaching and teaching of God’s Word
  • To inspire the downhearted
  • To provide relief to the destitute, to assist with healing the mind, the soul and the body
  • To conduct outreach ministry in the community
  • To provide leadership
  • To guide lost souls to Christ to establish and maintain a spiritual environment where all people feel welcomed and love

Our Beliefs

Welcome to the beliefs section of our website! Here, you will find an overview of the core beliefs that guide and inform our church community. Our beliefs shape our worship and ministry as a church, and we invite you to learn more about them as you explore this page.

 

The Bible

The Bible is God’s Word to all people. It was written by human authors under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. Because it was inspired by God, the Bible is truth without any mixture of error and is completely relevant to our daily lives.

 

Deuteronomy 4:1-2   Psalm 119:11, 89, 105   Isaiah 40:8   Matthew 22:29   John 5:39; 16:13-15; 17:17  Romans 15:4  2 Timothy 3:15-17   Hebrews 1:1-2; 4:12  1 Peter 1:25 2 Peter 3:16

 

 

The Scriptures

The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is God’s revelation of Himself to man. It is a perfect treasure of divine instruction. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter. Therefore, all Scripture is totally true and trustworthy. It reveals the principles by which God judges us, and therefore is, and will remain to the end of the world, the true center of Christian union, and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and religious opinions should be tried. All Scripture is a testimony to Christ, who is Himself the focus of divine revelation. 

 

Exodus 24:4; Deuteronomy 4:1-2; 17:19; Joshua 8:34; Psalms 19:7-10; 119:11,89,105,140; Isaiah 34:16; 40:8; Jeremiah 15:16; 36:1-32; Matthew 5:17-18; 22:29; Luke 21:33; 24:44-46; John 5:39; 16:13-15; 17:17; Acts 2:16ff.; 17:11; Romans 15:4; 16:25-26; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; Hebrews 1:1-2; 4:12; 1 Peter 1:25; 2 Peter 1:19-21.

The Trinity

God has existed in relationship with Himself for all eternity. He exists as one substance in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Although each member of the Trinity serves different functions, they each possess equal power and authority.

 

Deuteronomy 6:4 Isaiah 61:1 Matthew 28:19 Mark 1:9-11 Luke 1:35 John 5:21-23; 14:10, 16 Romans 8:9-11 1 Corinthians 8:6 2 Corinthians 13:14 Hebrews 1:8-10 James 2:19

 

 

  1. GOD THE FATHER

God as Father reigns with providential care over His universe, His creatures, and the flow of the stream of human history according to the purposes of His grace. He is all powerful, all knowing, all loving, and all wise. God is Father in truth to those who become children of God through faith in Jesus Christ. He is fatherly in His attitude toward all men.

 

Genesis 1:1;2:7; Exodus 3:14;6:2-3;15:11ff.;20:1ff.; Leviticus 22:2; Deuteronomy 6:4;32:6; 1 Chronicles 29:10; Psalm 19:1-3; Isaiah 43:3,15;64:8; Jeremiah 10:10;17:13; Matthew 6:9ff.;7:11;23:9;28:19; Mark 1:9-11; John 4:24;5:26;14:6-13;17:1-8; Acts 1:7; Romans 8:14-15; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Galatians 4:6; Ephesians 4:6; Colossians 1:15; 1 Timothy 1:17; Hebrews 11:6;12:9;1 Peter 1:17; 1 John 5:7.

 

  1. GOD THE SON

Christ is the eternal Son of God. In His incarnation as Jesus Christ, He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. Jesus perfectly revealed and did the will of God, taking upon Himself human nature with its demands and necessities and identifying Himself completely with mankind yet without sin. He honored the divine law by His personal obedience, and in His substitutionary death on the cross He made provision for the redemption of men from sin. He was raised from the dead with a glorified body and appeared to His disciples as the person who was with them before His crucifixion. He ascended into heaven and is now exalted at the right hand of God where He is the One Mediator, fully God, fully man, in whose Person is effected the reconciliation between God and man. He will return in power and glory to judge the world and to consummate His redemptive mission. He now dwells in all believers as the living and ever-present Lord.

 

Genesis 18:1ff.; Psalms 2:7ff.;110:1ff.; Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 53:1-12; Matthew 1:18-23; 3:17;8:29; 11:27;14:33; 16:16,27; 17:5; 27; 28:1-6,19; Mark 1:1; 3:11; Luke 1:35; 4:41; 22:70; 24:46; John 1:1-18,29;10:30,38;11:25-27;12:44-50;14:7-11;16:15-16,28;17:1-5,21-22;20:1-20,28; Acts 1:9;2:22-24;7:55-56;9:4-5,20; Romans 1:3-4;3:23-26;5:6-21;8:1-3,34;10:4; 1 Corinthians 1:30;2:2;8:6;15:1-8,24-28; 2 Corinthians 5:19-21;8:9; Galatians 4:4-5; Ephesians 1:20;3:11;4:7-10; Philippians 2:5-11; Colossians 1:13-22;2:9; 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18; 1 Timothy 2:5-6;3:16; Titus 2:13-14; Hebrews 1:1-3;4:14-15;7:14-28;9:12-15,24-28;12:2;13:8; 1 Peter 2:21-25;3:22; 1 John 1:7-9;3:2; 4:14-15;5:9; 2 John 7-9; Revelation 1:13-16;5:9-14;12:10-11;13:8;19:16.

 

 

  1. GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God, fully divine. He inspired holy men of old to write the Scriptures. Through illumination He enables men to understand truth. He exalts Christ. He convicts men of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment. He calls men to the Savior, and effects regeneration. At the moment of regeneration, He baptizes every believer into the Body of Christ. He cultivates Christian character, comforts believers, and bestows the spiritual gifts by which they serve God through His church. He seals the believer unto the day of final redemption. His presence in the Christian is the guarantee that God will bring the believer into the fullness of the stature of Christ. He enlightens and empowers the believer and the church in worship, evangelism, and service.

 

Genesis 1:2;Judges 14:6;Job 26:13; Psalms 51:11;139:7ff.; Isaiah 61:1-3;Joel 2:28-32; Matthew 1:18;3:16;4:1;12:28-32;28:19; Mark 1:10,12;Luke 1:35;4:1,18-19;11:13;12:12;24:49; John 4:24;14:16-17,26;15:26;16:7-14; Acts 1:8;2:1-4,38; 4:31; 5:3;6:3; 7:55;8:17,39;10:44; 13:2; 15:28; 16:6;19:1-6; Romans 8:9-11,14-16,26-27; 1 Corinthians 2:10-14;3:16;12:3-11,13; Galatians 4:6; Ephesians 1:13-14;4:30;5:18; 1 Thessalonians 5:19; 1 Timothy 3:16;4:1; 2 Timothy 1:14;3:16; Hebrews 9:8,14; 2 Peter 1:21; 1 John 4:13;5:6-7; Revelation 1:10;22:17.

 

Baptism & the Lord’s Supper

Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is an act of obedience symbolizing the believer’s faith in a crucified, buried, and risen Savior, the believer’s death to sin, the burial of the old life, and the resurrection to walk in newness of life in Christ Jesus. It is a testimony to his faith in the final resurrection of the dead.

 

The Lord’s Supper is a symbolic act of obedience whereby members of the church, through partaking of the bread and the fruit of the vine, memorialize the death of the Redeemer and anticipate His second coming.

 

Matthew 3:13-17; 26:26-30; 28:19-20; Mark 1:9-11; 14:22-26; Luke 3:21-22; 22:19-20; John 3:23; Acts 2:41-42; 8:35-39; 16:30-33; 20:7; Romans 6:3-5; 1 Corinthians 10:16,21; 11:23-29; Colossians 2:12.

Salvation

Salvation involves the redemption of the whole man, and is offered freely to all who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, who by His own blood obtained eternal redemption for the believer. In its broadest sense salvation includes regeneration, justification, sanctification, and glorification. There is no salvation apart from personal faith in Jesus Christ as Lord.

 

Regeneration, or the new birth, is a work of God’s grace whereby believers become new creatures in Christ Jesus. It is a change of heart wrought by the Holy Spirit through conviction of sin, to which the sinner responds in repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Repentance and faith are inseparable experiences of grace. 

Repentance is a genuine turning from sin toward God. Faith is the acceptance of Jesus Christ and commitment of the entire personality to Him as Lord and Savior.

 

Justification is God’s gracious and full acquittal upon principles of His righteousness of all sinners who repent and believe in Christ. Justification brings the believer unto a relationship of peace and favor with God. 

 

Sanctification is the experience, beginning in regeneration, by which the believer is set apart to God’s purposes, and is enabled to progress toward moral and spiritual maturity through the presence and power of the Holy Spirit dwelling in him. Growth in grace should continue throughout the regenerate person’s life.

 

Glorification is the culmination of salvation and is the final blessed and abiding state of the redeemed.

 

Genesis 3:15;  Exodus 3:14-17; 6:2-8;  Matthew 1:21; 4:17; 16:21-26; 27:22-28:6;  Luke 1:68-69; 2:28-32;  John 1:11-14,29; 3:3-21,36; 5:24; 10:9,28-29; 15:1-16; 17:17; Acts 2:21; 4:12; 15:11; 16:30-31; 17:30-31; 20:32; Romans 1:16-18; 2:4; 3:23-25;  4:3ff.; 5:8-10; 6:1-23; 8:1-18,29-39; 10:9-10,13; 13:11-14;  1 Corinthians 1:18,30; 6:19-20; 15:10;  2 Corinthians 5:17-20;  Galatians 2:20; 3:13; 5:22-25; 6:15;  Ephesians 1:7; 2:8-22; 4:11-16;  Philippians 2:12-13;  Colossians 1:9-22; 3:1ff.;  1 Thessalonians 5:23-24;  2 Timothy 1:12;  Titus 2:11-14;  Hebrews 2:1-3; 5:8-9; 9:24-28; 11:1-12:8,14;  James 2:14-26;  1 Peter 1:2-23;  1 John 1:6-2:11;  Revelation 3:20; 21:1-22:5.