Do you feel broken right now? Have you ever felt that way? As elders, we recently
considered this concept as we discussed themes for updating Hope’s mission statement.
It has been awhile since we revisited our prior mission statement of “Reaching the
Lakeshore area and the world to become fully alive in Christ.” As a result, the pastors
and elders have been working on ideas for a revised statement that better reflects our
focus at Hope. After a lot of prayer and consideration, we are happy to present you our
updated mission statement:
Hope Church:
“Broken people being made whole through Christ.”
Scripture teaches us that because of our sinful nature, we are all broken and have fallen
away from God’s holiness. Even if we don’t always feel broken we always need God’s
grace and restoration in order to achieve what God created us to do-glorify Him above
all. At Hope, we consider it our mission to help everyone through this process by using
Christ as our great example. As Jesus said in John 10:10 “I have come that they may
have life, and have it to the full.” It is a process for sure, and one that will continue for
the rest of our lives. Community, teaching, worship, and prayer with other believers are
great tools as we work through this process, and at Hope we consider it our mission to
provide God’s children with those tools.
There is a lot going on at Hope to achieve this mission. Please give prayerful
consideration to what you need to take the next step in being made whole, and we pray
that we can help you with this journey.
1 Thessalonians 5:23 “ May God Himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and
through. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our
Lord Jesus Christ.”
Scott Voskuil, elder
