All you need to know about…
Our Beliefs
We are Evangelical.
We believe the Bible is God’s written word. It is our first and final word on all matters of belief and behaviour.
We are convinced that God’s word is the way God’s work is carried out in God’s world. The Bible is powerful to save and sanctify people.
Our minsitry is word saturated. We love to have the Bible read and proclaimed. Throughout the life of our church we open up God’s word so that we hear his voice.
God is an amazing communicator. His words reveal truths that our hearts long to hear.
We are Charismatic.
The word charismatic is a Greek word which means grace gift. God the Father is a generous divine parent who gives wonderful gifts to his children.
We rejoice in the gift of the Holy Spirit. The Bible teaches that when we believe we are given the promised Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:14).
We need the help of the Spirit to read and understand the Bible. We need his power to change us from the inside out. And we need his gifts if we are to serve and worship God together. We value all spiritual gifts at Hope City Church, and we trust the wisdom of the Spirit as he distributes them to each member of our church family.
We are Anglican.
Hope City Church is part of the Anglican Mission in England (AMiE). This is a growing fellowship of faithful Anglican churches who are passionate about gospel mission. We are committed to the interdependence of local churches and to receiving oversight from godly bishops.
AMiE is part of the Gafcon movement. This is a network of biblical Anglicans from across the countries of the world. It is beauitfully diverse and wonderfully united in orthodox, historic Christian truth. Our Gafcon connection enables us to learn from, be encouraged by and contribute to the global church.
Anglicans are committed to the teachings summarised in the 39 Articles and the Jerusalem Statement and Declaration. Not all members of our church family are Anglican by doctrine and you don’t need to be Anglican to feel at home. However, our Senior Minister is an Anglican by conviction.
What kind of people make up Hope City Church?
What you’ll encounter when you attend Hope City Church is a diverse biblical community where people seek to know and love God, live in community with others and transform the world by serving our city as we think Jesus would. Practically speaking, that means the some of us are just checking out Christianity for the first time, while others have been in church their whole lives. Apologia members span different ethnicities, ages and backgrounds. Everyone is welcome.
What about my kids?
Hope City Church is a family-friendly environment. We believe that children and young people are a blessing from God and are a vital part of every local church. As such, the kids and young people stay in for worship, communion and the creed before heading out for their sessions. Families are encouraged to worship together. We know that having kids in worship with us brings some extra “kid noise” with it – and we like it that way. We love having families with kids of all ages worshiping together with us!
The Hope City Kids sessions are fun packed and Bible centred with a hint of apologetics, aimed at helping our children engage with the world from the security of a Biblical worldview.
