The HOPEway is how our church practices its faith. It's how we walk the WAY of Christ. It's a good way, not more important than another Christian church's way, but pretty important to us. It's the way we do church.
Our mission is graciously lifted from something Jesus told His disciples. In fact, it's one of the last things He told them and is commonly referred to as the Great Commission.
Matthew 28:18-20
Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth
has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I
am with you always, to the very end of the age."
The words in red represent the PRESENT and PURSUE parts of our mission.
The words highlighted in blue are VERY cool and worth reading twice.
Our mission is:
To PRESENT Jesus to those who don't know Him
and to PURSUE Him with those who do
To present Jesus
We are committed to being a church that welcomes the undecided. Maybe you aren't sure what you believe about God but you are willing to explore. You are seeking God! We want to show you that Jesus is an awesome God, your Lord and your Savior.
To pursue Jesus
If you are already a believer, we are going to run into our relationship with Jesus Christ. It's not a concept, we know that not everyone was raised in the church, or a philosophy or even a theology. It's a living, active relationship that you can enjoy every day of your natural life ... and into eternity.