We are Hope United
Experiencing Hope. Living United.
What to expect from a service?
Our church is a place of hope and unity. We are diverse. People from all social-economic-racial backgrounds call our church home! Dress is casual although you will still see some suits and big hats occasionally. Our services last about 70 minutes and have a mix of music with modern worship songs, hymns, and gospel. Our pastors speak to where we live and make the Bible come alive. We are serve communion at each service to show our unity with Christ.
Our Essentials
Everything we do is centered around leading people through our four essentials of H.O.P.E
Honoring God
Overcoming Barriers
Promoting Growth
Empowering People
Core Values
Love
We believe love changes everything. Jesus’ love for us changed the world. Our love for Jesus transforms us. Love for our city will impact it.
Church
We believe the church matters. The Church is the group of people who come together to make God's name great! Jesus speaks when the church gathers. He is honored and moves when we gather.
Diversity
Because we serve God who has gifted us with diversity of race and experiences and gifting. We seek to honor that within our church. There is space for any person to come to God's table.
Relationships
It’s not just who you know, but it’s who knows you that matters most. We are a church of groups. We don’t think anyone should do life alone.
Serving
We are a church dedicated to serving our city and meeting real, tangible needs. We want to partner with the amazing people who are making amazing things happen.
Passion
We believe Jesus is worthy of all of our passion. We pour everything we have into everything we do.
WHY DO WE NEED A CHURCH HERE?
There are 1.2 million people living in the Greater Cleveland Area.
People in our city with little or no involvement in a local church.
People who would come to church if a friend invited them.
Christ followers who started their relationship with Jesus in a local church.
Our Beliefs
God has existed in relationship with Himself for all eternity. He exists as one substance in three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Although each member of the Trinity serves different functions, they each possess equal power and authority.
The Father: God is great: He is all powerful, all knowing, ever present, unchanging, completely worthy of our trust, and above all, holy. It is in Him that we live, move and exist. God is good: He is our Father. He is loving, compassionate, and faithful to His people and His promises.
The Son: Jesus Christ is completely human but, at the same time, completely God. He is the only plan for bringing people who are far from God back into a right relationship with God. He lived a perfect life, so that He could be a substitution for us in satisfying God’s demands for perfection. He defeated death in His resurrection so that we could have life.
The Holy Spirit: His presence assures us of our relationship with Christ. He guides believers into all truth and exalts Christ. He convicts people of their sin, God’s righteousness, and the coming judgment. He comforts us, gives us spiritual gifts, and makes us more like Christ.
Man was created to exist forever. He will exist either eternally separated from God by sin or in union with God through forgiveness and salvation. To be eternally separated from God is Hell. To be eternally in union with Him is Heaven. Heaven and Hell are places of eternal existence.
Humanity is made in the image of God and is the supreme object of His creation. We were created to have fellowship with God, but became separated in that relationship through sinful disobedience. As a result, we cannot attain a right relationship with God through our own effort. Every human personality is uniquely created, possesses dignity, and is worthy of respect and Christian love.
The blood of Jesus Christ, shed on the cross, provides the only way of salvation through the forgiveness of sin. Salvation occurs when people place their faith in the death and resurrection of Christ as sufficient payment for their sin. Salvation is a gift from God, it cannot be earned through our own efforts.
We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells all believers, and through the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, believers are empowered for Christian service and gifted for this service. The Holy Spirit also enables believers to live a Christ-like life exhibiting Godly character.
The Bible is God’s Word to all people. It was written by human authors under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. Because it was inspired by God, the Bible is truth without any mixture of error and is completely relevant to our daily lives.
The Church is a local community of baptized believers unified through faith in Christ. The Church is committed to the teachings of Christ and obeying all of His commands; it seeks to bring the Gospel to the world. The Church works together in love and unity, intent on the ultimate purpose of glorifying Christ.