Jesus was intentional about people. He slowed down, shared meals, listened to stories, and created space for connection. Then He sent out His disciples to do the same—sharing the good news of the gospel with others. That same call is ours today. Sometimes we picture “mission” as traveling across the world, but what if our mission field is closer than we think? What if it’s the coworker in the office next door, the classmate who feels unseen, the neighbor down the street, or even the friend sitting across the table? This ministry year, we’re inviting youto make space. Make space in your small groups to be open, aware and prayerful. Make space in your schedules to bless and invest in others. Make space in your budgets to resource the work God is doing through Hope Church. You only have ONE LIFE to live. Make it count.

We are inviting you to make space to make a difference.

Be More Aware

MAKE SPACE IN YOUR EVERY DAY LIVES  TO PRAY FOR YOUR ONE

Become more AWARE of God working in people’s lives around you and discover how He might be asking you to join Him in His work.

A - Already know them
W  - On The Same Wavelength
A  - Appreciate Time Together
R  - Recognize impulses to reach out
E  - Encounter a desire for more out of life

Bless & Invest

MAKE SPACE IN YOUR SCHEDULE TO BLESS & INVEST IN YOUR ONE

Look for opportunities to be intentional about building your relationship with your ONE(s) with the purpose of loving them and blessing them.

2026 Budget FAQ

The budget for this fiscal year is $2.7 million, a 4% increase from last year.The budget will maintain the funding for critical facility issues that we are facing due to an aging building. The increase will provide a cost-of-living salary increase for staff, cover increased mortgage payment due to a rate increase and a small step to restore ministry budgets to their pre-COVID levels.

Even with regular maintenance, many of our 20-year-old systems need serious repair or replacement. We are currently in the second year of our plan to address more than 25 projects over the next few years estimated to cost about $900K. These systems include HVAC mechanical, roof, and parking lot, among others.

For the last 10 years we've ended each year in the black, continued to pay down debt and maintained healthy cash reserves. The cash reserves cover an 8-week emergency operating fund and other funds restricted in reserve to complete previous projects. Our asset values are currently more than twice the amount of our long-term debt. Our finance team helps us to manage our budget according to industry standard benchmarks, with about 50% of expenses for staff, 30% facilities, 10% missions and 10% ministry.

We have around 546 giving units. (A giving unit is either an individual or a family.) We are not a church supported only by large gifts. Instead, many people are sharing the load with different sized gifts to make a big difference together. Annual gifts under $5,000 provide 21%, gifts of $5,000-10,000 provide 24%, gifts of $10,000-20,000 provide 32%, and gifts over $20,000 provide 23% of our annual contributions. We are thankful for every gift, believing God blesses each gift and each giver.

The church has a mortgage of $2.79 million, down from $5.14 million in 2014. This represents a healthy 34% debt to asset ratio. The interest rate is currently 3.5% with about 10 years until it is paid off. The interest rate will expire in September of 2025, the new rate is projected to be 6.652%, the higher interest rate will cost approximately $60K more per year.

We are happy to provide more information for specific questions. Please email Business Manager, Carol McCaughey at [email protected] for financial questions or Lead Pastor, Brian Mills at [email protected] for vision/strategy questions.

Four-Week Prayer Guide

It's God's Not Ours
Read Psalm 24:1-4 and 1 Chronicles 29:10-20
You are the Lord's; all things in your possession are his.
Your ability to earn a living is because of who he created you to be and where he put you on Earth. Praise the Lord, you are living in a place where education and employment are widely available. You can work hard, earn a good living, and provide a comfortable life for yourself. What if you were born in a third-world country? In another place your intelligence and work ethic might all be used for eking out daily existence rather than the comforts you now take for granted. The possessions and finances you have are Gods. You are allowed to steward them while you are here on Earth. Are you holding on to things with closed hands that are God's and for His Kingdom?

Cheerful Giving Honors God
Read 2 Corinthians 9:6-11 and Exodus 35:20-29
Meditate on why God loves a cheerful giver and write down what you hear from God.
When you read about the building of the temple in Exodus 35, do you notice the hearts of the people? People were joyfully taking part in the creation of the temple. They weren't just laboring; they were willingly participating in something bigger than themselves. Are you willingly taking part in God's work?

Generosity Writes You Into God's Story
Read John 6:1-14
In this passage a boy with 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish and most likely a family to feed, offered all he had to God. While we like to focus on how God multiplied the offering, think about the boy. His meager offering is written in Jesus' story and the story will be read and repeated for all of time. God was able to use it in more ways than he could have ever dreamed.
Your offering, no matter what the size, is valuable to God. God will use it and you in his plan. It may be for practical things such as keeping a roof over our heads at church, but more importantly it will also be through your story. Giving and sharing your story may help someone see, understand and trust God in ways they didn't before. How can you allow yourself to be part of God's story?

Our Giving Impacts Our Relationship With God
Read Philippians 4: 18-19
Are your gifts an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing God?
When you need to take canned food for a food drive, what do you take? Do you go through your pantry and pull-out things that have been in there for a while that you aren't going to eat? Or do you go to the store and mindfully buy items that will be tasty and nourishing for people with food insecurity?
Your giving reflects on your relationship with God. Are you giving him leftovers that you can get by without, or are you praying and mindfully creating a budget that puts God first?