Hope Village Church - The Church We See

The Church We See

Our Vision

Know God.
Be Transformed.
Live on Purpose

Our Mission

Our mission is to lead the people of Seattle to an encounter with Jesus that would: redeem their past, redefine their today, and reveal their tomorrow.

Our Culture

FUN.
POWERFUL.
REAL.

Our Values

Jesus is our message

Discipleship is our mandate

Influence is our responsibility

Supernatural is our natural

Generosity is our privilege

Serving is our honor

Excellence is our standard

Biblical truth is our compass

Unity is our essential

Fun is our intentionality

Authentic is our nature

Big is our future

Our Beliefs

1. There is one God: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit (Matt. 28:19.)

2. In the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ the Son of God; we believe in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His victorious and atoning death, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, His constant intercession and His imminent return.

3. In the person and work of the Holy Spirit with His fruits and gifts available in the Church (Gal. 5:22-23.)

4. The Bible is the living word of God. It is infallible, authoritative and everlasting and is the foundation of all Christian doctrine (2 Tim. 3:16.)

5. In the existence of heaven and hell and that heaven is the eternal dwelling place for all believers in the gospel of Jesus Christ.

6. In the spiritually lost condition of all people and the essential need for new birth by faith in Jesus Christ.

7. In the baptism of the Holy Spirit as a gift available to believers subsequent to the new birth, with normal evidence of speaking in other tongues (1 Cor 14:4.)

8. In the sacraments of the Lord's Supper and baptism by full immersion in water for all believers.

9. In the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, the one to everlasting life and the other to everlasting separation from God.

10. In the church being the body of Christ, and each member being an active part of a local church, fulfilling the Great Commission (Matt 28:19-20.)

11. Marriage was instituted by God, ratified by Jesus, and is exclusively between a man and a woman. It is a picture of Christ and his church. (Gen 2:24.)

12. Sex is a gift from God for procreation and unity, and it is only appropriate within and designed for marriage (Exodus 20:14, 20:17, Leviticus 18:22.)

13. We believe that God wonderfully and immutably created each person as distinctly male or female (Gen 1:26-31, 2:18-25, 5:1-2, Deut. 22:5). These two

distinct and complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God.