This past Sunday, Pastor Mike announced to the congregation that Hope Church would be moving locations from the Starlight Theater to Mallard Creek Elementary School. The Theater has been great, it is where Hope Church really began... But this move is an exciting one! Will the move and venue change bring its challenges? It certainly will, any location change usually does. But the benefit would be having a direct connection with a community outlet>>> An elementary school. The heart of the Hope Team isn't to just "exist" at the School, but to make it the Churches focus in reaching out and truly bringing Hope to the Charlotte community. God is honored when the community is served, and we will have a chance to showcase our love for God as we direct our efforts towards seeing the needs of the people in that area met.
When Mike first had the vision of starting Hope Church, he dreamed it to exist at the area which we are now moving too... In order that we meet there, many things have had to happen and doors to be opened that only God could have aligned. To me, it feels right, it seems right, and it looks right. But none of that matters if God desired otherwise, and in our case, it would seem that this is his will confirmed by the tremendous favor we have gained in arriving at such an opportunity. To know and discern God's will can at times be difficult, by I trust and stand behind the Hope leadership and I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that they will not make altering decision unless they've heard from God, and I believe that they have.
This excites me... Even though venues change, opportunities arise...
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