Community

At Hope Church, community formation takes place in three ways: hospitality, intentional reading and conversation, and devotional exercises according to the church calendar. While these aren’t the only ways faith and community are nurtured, they are characteristics and practices which we value at Hope.

First, we believe important fellowship happens around our tables through the act of hospitality. As we make our homes microcosms of the church we engage one another over the gift of food and drink. When we gather as a church, we often do so around food and meals you foster delightful engagement with God’s creation and one another. We encourage our members to do the same, opening homes and welcoming friends and strangers to the table.

Additionally, we believe that faith and discipleship formation occurs every day as we learn to walk in the way of Jesus. This requires intentional work as we seek to learn who Jesus is calling us to be, in every aspect of our lives. To foster a biblical understanding of our identity and calling, Hope Church offers specific opportunities to study and discuss both God’s word and the work of thoughtful, biblical writers. Together we read, pray, eat, and discuss so that we might spur one another on towards greater love of Christ and holy maturity.

Presently, we are reading the book A Long Obedience in the Same Direction by the late Eugene Peterson. In addition to this text, we are reading corresponding Psalms. Each month, men and women gather (separately) in homes to discuss, pray together, and feast with one another as a tangible experience of our life together and a chance to grow up in Christ.

If you’d like more information or to know when/where we are meeting next, please reach out!