The mission of Hope Chapel is to connect, grow, and serve.

ABOUT US

CONNECT

to God.

GROW

in faith.

SERVE

our community.

The Bible is the inspired, inerrant, and perfectly preserved Word of God. It is true in all that it teaches. As the flawless Word of God, it is our only authority for what we believe and how we live (2 Tim 3.15-17).

The gospel is the good news that Jesus lived a perfect life, died for our sins, was buried, and rose again three days later. We express our belief in the gospel through our obedience to the gospel. We obey the gospel and apply it to our lives by repenting of our sins (death to sin), being baptized in water in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of our sins (burial), and receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit (resurrection) with the initial evidence of speaking in other tongues. This threefold experience is the consistent pattern of conversion in the early church (1 Cor 15.1-4; 2 Thes 1.8; 1 Pet 4.17; Mark 1.15; Acts 15.7; Rom 6.3-4; Acts 2.4, 37-39; 8.9-17; 10.1-48; 19.1-7).

As Christians we are to love God and love others. We are to worship God joyfully and seek to live a life that is pleasing to him both inwardly and outwardly—in our thoughts, words, and actions. We are empowered to live a life pleasing to God through the Holy Spirit. As a Pentecostal church, we believe that the supernatural gifts of the Spirit are at work in and for the church today and are available to all Spirit-filled believers (Mark 12.28-31; 1 Cor 12.8-10; 2 Cor 7.1; Rom 8.13-14; Gal 5.19-26; Heb 12.14).

Our church was founded by Rev. and Mrs. Forest Weddle in October of 1982 and named Gateway Apostolic Church. After much love and labor, Rev. and Mrs. Forest Weddle transferred their burden to Rev. and Mrs. R. Everett Davenport when they were elected pastor in 1990 to continue the work.

After twenty-six years of service and dedication to the ministry in Crawfordsville, Pastor and Mrs. Davenport retired and Rev. and Mrs. Richard Hernandez, II were elected pastor in 2016. Pastor and Mrs. Hernandez minister and lead the church to carry out its mission to extend hope to the community of Crawfordsville, building upon the foundation and framework of those who have labored before.

In 2021, the congregation voted to change the church name to Hope Chapel to reflect the renewed vision and mission of the church in Crawfordsville.

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