The Core Values of New Hope Christian Fellowship

We value God’s Grace.

· We believe that the fullness of life can only be experienced through God’s grace.

We value the Lordship of Christ.

· We believe that true freedom and happiness are experienced only through submission to Jesus as Lord.

We value prayer.

· We believe that personal and corporate prayer provide us with the opportunity for an authentic experience with God.

We value informed biblical teaching.

· We believe that biblical principles provide us with the best guidelines for living.

We value inclusiveness and diversity.

· We believe that as God’s church we should welcome all people who desire to experience fellowship and God’s love and grace.

We value Christ-centered leadership.

· We believe that we are called to lead by becoming servants, after the example of our Lord.

We value families.

· We believe that nurturing strong families leads to the development of mature disciples.

We value commitment.

· We believe that a committed relationship with Christ and a commitment to serve in a church family bring glory to God.

We value historic Baptist principles.

· We believe that soul competency, the priesthood of all believers, autonomy of the local church, support for women in all ministry positions, and Jesus as the criterion for all Scripture interpretation are vital to maintaining our integrity as the body of Christ.