About Us
Our Vision
To be Jesus in every corner of the world
This means we seek to mobilize disciple-making disciples, serve and influence culture, and reflect Jesus while entering into the messy parts of life.
Our DNA
Biblical
We follow God’s word as our authority for what we believe and how we live. We seek to not only hear God’s Word but to do what it says. (James 1:22)
Relational
We connect authentically with others inside and outside our church in hope of loving them well and pointing them to Jesus Christ. (John 13:34, Mark 12:31)
Shared
We believe God designed us for community and speaks truth to and through His people. In response, we lead together in teams, partner with other ministries, and develop younger leaders to carry on the work after us. (Acts 6:1-4)
Empowered
We encourage and unleash people to pursue the gifts, talents, and passions God has given them to advance His agenda in our world. We look to and rely on God’s Holy Spirit to transform lives. (Ephesians 3:16)
Messy
We care about the brokenhearted and are willing to get involved with real needs and problems, even when we don’t have all the answers. (Mark 1:40-42)
Risky
We will dream, pray, and actively pursue Kingdom initiatives that depend on the power of God’s Spirit for their success. We will attempt new ministries to reach people who have not yet been reached with the gospel. (Hebrews 11)
Generous
We believe the church does not exist for us but for the world, so we give generously of our time, talents, and resources. We are contributors to and participants in God’s mission. (2 Corinthians 9:6)
Joyful
We celebrate our life together in Christ with joy, sharing in God’s pleasure. We laugh often and loudly! (Philippians 4:4)
Our Beliefs
We are a nondenominational evangelical church. Our beliefs are formed by our commitments to Jesus Christ and to his Word. We choose to focus on the essential tenants of doctrine while leaving freedom in secondary matters.
Here are the beliefs that we do regard as essential:
Trinity
We believe God is the Supreme, Eternal One who reveals himself to the human race through three distinct, but equal, Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
The Father
We believe that God is the Creator of all life, the Initiator of the divine-human relationship, and the Source of perfect love.
The Son
We believe that Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God. Upon His First Advent into human history, He came as a Humble Child, conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. As such, He was both fully divine and yet fully human. Through His sinless life, death upon the cross, and resurrection from the grave, He provides the only means for persons to be reunited with God. Upon His Second Advent into human history, He will come as a Victorious Lord to complete the redemption of the cosmos. Evil will be destroyed, all creation will be renewed, a new Heaven will descend, and the believer will dwell in the presence of God.
The Holy Spirit
We believe the Holy Spirit is the Eternal Spirit who has been active throughout time revealing God to the human race. In an individual’s life, the Spirit creates a restless longing that can only be satisfied by God’s prevenient grace, enables the process of salvation, and indwells the believer so that one is inspired with a vision of holy living and endowed with power for daily life.
Humanity
We believe humanity is the highest expression of God’s creation. Created in the image of God, men and women were designed to be with God, one another, and the earth. Due to the lack of trust and disobedience (sin), humanity broke the divine-human bond, thus defacing the image of God within them. Since the event of Original Sin, relationships of persons to God, persons to persons, and persons to earth have been fragmented. Only as persons are reunited with God, through faith in Christ, can the process of rediscovering God’s image and life’s relationships be restored.
The Bible
We believe the Old and New Testaments are the only written Word of God. The authority of the Scripture derives from the fact that God, through the Holy Spirit, inspired the authors, causing them to perceive God’s truth and record it with accuracy. The Bible is God’s written message to the world revealing God’s character, calling persons to a relationship with Himself, identifying the essentials of the Christian faith, and guiding believers in aspects of daily living. We affirm the responsibility of each Christian to study the Scriptures, which leads to biblical interpretation based upon the Spirit’s guidance and personal reflection.
Salvation
We believe God desires for all persons to live in unbroken fellowship with Him. However, all persons experience a broken relationship with God due to sin which results in condemnation. Because God is Holy, fallen humanity cannot mend the broken relationship with God through any personal effort (sincere resolutions, humanitarian efforts, faithfulness to a church, etc.). But, because God is Love, He has provided The Way for mending humanity’s separation from Himself (grace). Salvation is made available to all who put their faith in Christ, trusting in His sacrifice upon the cross (redemption). All who receive this gift of salvation experience freedom from the guilt and condemnation of sin (justification) and are born anew with a heart to follow God (regeneration).
The Church
We believe the Church consists of all those who acknowledge Jesus Christ as Savior. Believers are scripturally admonished to come together in local communities of faith to provide a context for Christian nurture and empowerment. The Church provides nurturing towards Christian maturity through worship celebrations, the teaching of the Scriptures, and fellowship within the community. The Church provides empowerment for Christian service through training believers and encouraging them to actively represent Christ’s presence to the world by being responsive to the spiritual, physical, emotional, and social needs of others.
Afterlife
We believe those who have trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation do, at physical death, immediately pass into God’s presence and dwell with Him forever. We believe that those who do not choose to trust in Christ for salvation will, at physical death, experience eternal separation from the presence of God.
Our Leadership
Our thoughts on leadership
You’ll notice there is no “senior pastor” or “lead pastor.” Rather, our pastors lead as a senior leadership team. That is intentional. We believe God gives each of us gifts that are useful at different times and in different ways. We accept each other and lead as a group. We call that “shared leadership.” We believe that is important for others in leadership at New Hope as well. We look for leaders who bring others with them to lead the ministry God has called them to.
Church Council
Our church council consists of a handful of members who are selected to serve three-year terms. Each year, the council itself will invite new leaders onto the council. Pastors also sit on the council.
Brianna Amspaugh
Ron Bruner
Mike Ganly
Tiffany Hendrix
Kevin King
Lori McFall
Penny Nemes
Nick Sinders
John Stevens
Mark Wortinger
Bob Anderson
Jason Kempf
Randy Spacht
