Blessed Hope Chapel

We at BLESSED HOPE CHAPEL ascribe to the mission and purposes of the New Testament Apostolic Church. The mission of the early church was five-fold:

Worshipping God
Walking in the Spirit
Work of the ministry
Warning the flock
Witnessing to the lost

Worshipping God: Jesus taught, "God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." (John 4:24). Thus, we at Blessed Hope Chapel endeavor to worship God by the power of His Holy Spirit and in accordance with His holy truth found throughout the pages of scripture.

Walking in the Spirit: In keeping with the New Testament teaching, Blessed Hope Chapel exists to encourage believers to "walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called," (Ephesians 4:1b). We, therefore, exist to encourage individuals and families to live holy lives, which are pleasing to God; "walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh." (Galatians 5:16b). Like the Apostle Paul, "we proclaim Him (Jesus), admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, that we may present every man complete in Christ." (Colossians 1:28)

Work of the Ministry: We at Blessed Hope Chapel take seriously the New Testament admonition "for the equipping of the Saints for the work of service to the building up of the body of Christ;" (Ephesians 4:12). We, therefore, earnestly teach God?s word in an in-depth manner with the goal of equipping each believer for the work of the ministry. We understand the body of Christ to be a spiritual organism in which each member ministers to one another.

Warning the Flock: We at Blessed Hope Chapel believe that we have a serious responsibility before God to warn believers against false doctrines, destructive philosophies and deceptive ideologies. Nearly every New Testament epistle was written to correct one false teaching or another (2Timothy 3:16-17). God holds leaders responsible for the souls of those under their care, and leaders will, therefore, give an account to God on the day of judgement (Ezekiel 33:1-9, Acts 20:20-21, 26-27, Hebrews 13:17, James 3:1 and 2Timothy 4:1-5).

Witnessing to the Lost: We at Blessed Hope Chapel take seriously Christ's great commission to share salvation with the lost, "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." (Matthew 28:19-20). At Blessed Hope Chapel we believe that every member is a minister, as the Lord has given all of "us the ministry of reconciliation" (2Corinthians 5:18b), and desires to use each of us as "fishers of men" (Matthew 4:19b) to reconcile the lost to God through the saving gospel of Jesus Christ.