WHAT WE BELIEVE
What is True Happiness?
At Hope Community we believe true happiness begins when we realize how much the Creator of the universe loves us and desires an intimate relationship with us.

We believe the Bible. In it contains the Word of God, written by mankind through God's inspiration.

We believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He died for our sins, rose from the dead and will return again, as predicted, to claim each of us who have a personal relationship with Him.

We believe the Bible contains all the guidelines needed for fullfillment and integrity. It gives us direction for dating, marriage, and raising children. It gives us hope to those who have suffered through divorce and other traumatic experiences helping them put thier lives back together again. It tells us how to get along at work, school, and home. It shows us how to live a life of joy and purpose.

We believe in one God, creator of all things, infinitely perfect, all-knowing, and eternally existing in three persons -- God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

1. Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary and gave His life as a sacrifice for our sins by dying on a cross. He rose from the dead and ascended into heaven where He sits at the right hand of God the Father, as our High Priest and Advocate. His death and resurrection is the basis for salvation. Whoever confesses with their mouth that Jesus is Lord and believes in their heart that God raised Him from the dead are born of the Holy Spirit and become children of God.

2. The minsitry of the Holy Spirit is to indwell, guide, convict, regenerate, instruct, and empower the believer for Godly living and service.

3. The Bible, as originally written, was verbally inspired and the product of spirit controlled men, and therefore is Truth without error in the original writings. We believe the Bible is the complete revelation of God's will for the salvation of humankind, and the standard by which all humans should live.

4. Humankind was created in the image of God but fell, through sin, and is therefore spiritually dead and separated from God.

5. Salvation is a free gift, by God's grace, received by placing faith in Jesus Christ. We believe that in salvation there is complete forgiveness of sin and the unmerited gift of eternal life.

6. All true believers who are born again by the Holy Spirit through faith in Jesus Christ are assured of their salvation.

7. In the personality and reality of Satan, that he is the originator of sin and that he is ceaseless and ruthless in his efforts to destroy God's plan of salvation for all humankind. We believe he counterfeits the work of God by fostering false teachings that deny the blood of Jesus Christ and salvation by grace. Furthermore, we believe the unbeliever will spend an everlasting and conscious eternity in Hell.

8. The local church exists to help people know and glorify God, to help believers mature in their faith, to equip them for ministry, and to empower and unleash people to do the work of ministry.

9. All true believers, in obedience to Christ, give testimony of the atoning work of Christ through baptism. We believe baptism is an outward expression of the believers relationship with Jesus Christ. We believe that Communion is the commemoration of His death.

10. Jesus Christ will return, in bodily form, and take His people, in bodily form, to spend eternity in heaven. We believe His return is imminent and gives hope to the personal life and service of all believers.

Footnoted passages found in the Bible:
1. Exodus 20:2-3; Matthew 28:19; John 10:30;
I Corinthians 8:6; Revelation 4:11

2. Isaiah 7:14,53:4-7; Matthew 1:18-25;
Luke 1:35; John 1:14,3:16; Romans 10:9-19; Ephesians 2:8-9;I John 4:10

3. John 14:16,17:17;Acts 5:3-4;Ephesians 5:18

4. II Timothy 3:16-17; II Peter1:19-21

5. Genesis 1-6, 5:1-5; John 1:3; Romans 3:10, 5:12,19; Colossians 1:16-17

6. Isaiah 53:11; Zechariah 13:1; Habbakkuk 2:4; John 1:13,3:3; Acts 13:19; Romans 1:17,4:1-8,5:1,9; Galatians 3:11; Ephesians 1:13-14,2:8-9; Titus 3:5-7

7. John 3:16,20:28-29; Romans 8:35-39; Philippians 1:6; Jude 1; I John 5:1

8. Genesis 3:1-19; Romans 5:12; II Corinthians 4:3-4,11:13-15; II Thessalonians 2:3-4; I Timothy 4:1-3; Revelation 20:10

9. Acts 2:41-42,20:17-28; I Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 5:23-24; I Timothy 3:1-7

10. Matthew 3:16,28:19; John 3:23; Acts 2:41,8:36-39,18:8; Luke 24:36-47; John 14:1-6; Acts 1:9-11; Philippians 3:20; I Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 1:5-7,19:11-16,20:11-15

Our Mission

WHY ARE WE HERE AS A CHURCH?

At Hope Community Church we believe we will accomplish our mission to:

CELEBRATE God's presence in worship
--through awareness of and response to God's
presence
--through communion and commitment to Jesus
Christ
--through oneness and praise in the Holy
Spirit

CULTIVATE persoanl growth in Christ
--through application of Biblical principles
to life
--through development of a mature Christian
who reflects the character of Christ

CARE about one another in Christ
--through the sharing of one's joys, growth,
and needs
--through recognition, development, and use
of the gifts of the Holy Spirit by every
believer
--through equal sacrifice to meet each
other's needs

COMMUNICATE God's Word to the world
--through penetration of society
--through reproduction of our life in
Christ by evangelism
--through discipling by celebration,
cultivation, caring, and a personal
calling

CALL people to service and mission

Our Vision

WHY DO WE DO WHAT WE DO?

Our vision at Hope Community Church it to bring people to a saving relationship with Jesus Christ and CARE for them in the church family, CULTIVATE in them a Christlike maturity, and equip them for their CALLING in the church and to COMMUNICATE the message to the world in order to CELEBRATE God's presence and power.