Mission & Vision

Hope Wesleyan Church at 505 4th Ave. N.E., Independence, Iowa, opened its doors at this location 75 years ago. Hope Wesleyan Church is affiliated with the Iowa/Minnesota conference of the Wesleyan Church located in Charles City, Iowa.

Hope Wesleyan Church also supports a variety of overseas missions, local missions, schools, and colleges related to the Wesleyan Church. Hope Wesleyan Church reaches out to offer God's love and new life in Christ to all who have entered our doors. The people of this church desire to honor God by bringing lives into harmony with Him.

For more information about The Wesleyan Church, please click here to access The Wesleyan Church web site.

OUR VALUES

1. To be able to Celebrate the love of Jesus Christ means to study Scripture in a way that will exemplify Jesus' ministry on earth and His heavenly purpose (2 Timothy 3:16).


2. Through small groups we can be nurtured in our learning. Small groups are a way that this community of believers can care, share, and love one another as Christ loved all of human kind. Small groups are also a way that we share and care for others outside the church (Ephesians 4:23).


3. Through child and adult Sunday school we can learn and share fellowship with one another, while learning our great God's word (Deuteronomy 11:18).


4. Through the presentation of the message we learn in a structured way what God has to say to us. The Word of God is presented by a pastor or other Godly persons within our congregation (1 Peter 2:5).


5. We Celebrate the love of Christ through outreach and missions of the church, not only to our neighbors in our community, but also to our neighbors in our nation and our world (Matthew 28:16-20).


6. As a body of believers we realize that there is only one head of the church, that being Jesus Christ. All areas within the church are responsible to Jesus Christ as their High Priest. Any decisions concerning our church should be presented to our Lord through prayer and meditation before action is taken (Hebrews 4:14).

OUR PURPOSE

To help people grow as disciples who then can go into the world and Celebrate the love of Jesus Christ with others. They can tell of the life and times of Jesus while in His early ministry, and of His purpose in His heavenly ministry, as told to us through the Holy Word of God.

OUR TARGET

To reach out into the community of nonbelievers and believers to proclaim the word of God and make disciples of all pepple in the fulfillment of the Great Command as seen in Matthew 28. We do this through prayer, love, understanding, caring, service, teaching, and training in righteousness.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

When we study the Word of God it is to be in such a way that does not make God's Word so complicated that people have a hard time understanding. It is always done in ways that make people feel comfortable and welcome. When the Word of God becomes too complicated, we are unable to Celebrate the love of Christ. Our goal is to do the above, making us inclusive, yet also being exclusive to people around us.

WE BELIEVE

Click here to view OUR CORE BELIEFS.