Pastor's Corner

Dearest Hope Family, Jim Valvano is legendary in this neck of the woods for his role in coaching the NC State Wolfpack to an NCAA basketball crown in 1983 and his enduring legacy as a cancer [read more] about Pastor’s Corner: April 16th, 2021

Dearest Hope Family, Being a faithful church and building a community for the advancement of the Kingdom of God in our neck of the woods demand great intention, deliberate, heavy-lifting, and [read more] about Pastor’s Corner: April 9nd, 2021

Dear Hope Family, As March Madness bleeds over into April and as the iconic brackets of the NCAA basketball tournaments inch closer to their dramatic completion, here in North Carolina, Tarheel [read more] about Pastor’s Corner: April 2nd, 2021

Dear Hope Church, The events in our country over the past two weeks prove once again how devious the spiritual forces of evil are in our nation. We are a country that is privileged and powerful and [read more] about Pastor’s Corner: March 26th, 2021

Dear Hope Family, This Sunday at Hope marks a great day of celebration and gratefulness for God’s provision in our congregation as we proceed with the official ordination and installation of Nick [read more] about Pastor’s Corner: March 12th, 2021

Dearest Hope Family, It’s been a long couple of weeks in our home. I tested positive for COVID on February 23rd. Mild symptoms had prompted me to rule out the virus. Once confirmed, I began the [read more] about Pastor’s Corner: March 5th, 2021

Dear Hope Family, This Sunday we will welcome new members into the community of Hope Church for the third time this year. What an amazing blessing from the Lord! In a season of distance and [read more] about Pastor’s Corner: February 28th, 2021

Dearest Hope Family, Do you know the saying, “So heavenly minded, of no earthly good”? The core complaint is that attention (or over-attention) to heavenly, spiritual matters hamstrings [read more] about Pastor’s Corner: February 12th, 2021

Dearest Hope Family, We are firmly within that strange middle passage of seasons. The wonder of Christmas seems like ages ago, and the promise of Easter has not crested the horizon quite yet. [read more] about Pastor’s Corner: February 5th, 2021