13 July 2023

We have a number of communities that we call 'boats.' Each of these communicate the message and love of Jesus in a particular setting. Here's the current fleet!

7 February 2023

The story of Hope and Living Free.

24 January 2023

Men of Faith Portraits

21 September 2021

This guide to the Prayer Centre at Hope Chapel tells the story and vision of the Prayer Centre and how you can be involved.

25 February 2021

As we emerge from the constraints of Covid-19, should we return to life exactly as it was before? These next few months are an opportunity to...

26 November 2020

Seven tips on having family church time in your home with children.

19 March 2020

These are some of the ways that we will be worshipping together and connecting as a church in these strange times with coronavirus.

4 February 2020

Charlie joins Hope as our new Youth Pastor on 23rd February. Our youth put a few questions to him to help us get to know him...

2 November 2019

Chris spoke on Sunday about the Gift Day and how we handle money as Christians. His talk is online here. This blog gives full details of Gift Day this Sunday.

30 October 2019

This is about some of the books that have fed and inspired us as a church over the years. We have a few copies to look at and some to borrow....

7 January 2019

If you're new to Hope or interested in who we are and what we're about then this is a good place to start.

19 May 2018

'Playmaker > a player in a team game who leads attacks or brings other players into a position from which they could score.' Written at Hope Men's Weekend 2018.

3 October 2017

At Hope one of the ways we position ourselves to become more like Jesus is to meet regularly with 2 or 3 others who will know us, encourage us and challenge us.

20 June 2017

What do parenting and discipleship have in common? How do we help our children grow up to know and follow Jesus?

25 April 2017

Understanding Jesus' teaching on 'people of peace' has been liberating for me. I'd previously felt an uncomfortable pressure to have uncomfortable conversations...

22 February 2017

Matt Rutter writing on waiting.

29 November 2016

The Beach/Boat Vision was received by Anna Boulter in 2001. People and places have changed since but much of the description explains how we work as a church.

22 September 2016

The last in a six part series by Alice Bond

22 September 2016

Silas writes on the power of speaking 'Words of Life'
(Published in the Rapport magazine, May 2016)

12 September 2016

The fifth in a six part series by Alice Bond

27 July 2016

The fourth in a six part series by Alice Bond

24 June 2016

The third in a six part series by Alice Bond

16 June 2016

The second in a six part series by Alice Bond

8 June 2016

The first of a six part series by Alice Bond.

10 May 2016

Kat Allen has been wonderfully healed of M.E. after 4 years in a wheel chair. Watch Kat tell the full story together with her family.

23 February 2016

What do we talk about when we meet in our 3s, 4s, 5s.... people we're being transparent with on our journey of following Jesus. Here's a suggestion...

13 January 2016

Family was always important to Jim, he would regularly say to me "you know Silas, I'm a family man"

13 January 2016

Daniel, Shadrach, Mechach & Abednego had a powerful friendship through which God changed the empire of Babylon. How can their relationships draw us closer to Jesus?

4 June 2014

Membership is an expression of your commitment to the Hope Community Church family.

31 May 2012

Whether we’re living on a very small amount each week or have millions in the bank, God’s ways of using money are the same for us all.

20 April 2012

As we read through the New Testament we see people being transformed by Jesus. People have continued to be transformed by Jesus all over the world ever since.

17 February 2012

This is the story of this Prayer Centre in Hope Chapel, narrated by Silas Crawley. Our dream is that this place will always be used as a place of Prayer & Worship.