Listen to Our Sermons

For any of you who would like to catch up with a recent talk, some regulars from Hope who have been away or served on Sunday kid’s teams, or for anyone else who wants a nosey, you should soon be able to download audio content straight from this site, including the recent audio content: Don’t WalkContinue reading “Listen to Our Sermons”

Our Recent Baptism Service

A wonderful moment as we baptised Precious, 15, alongside our friends from RCCG Christ for Life and Trinity Baptist Church (Gorton). Celebrating the Gospel together as Precious chose to follow Jesus for the rest of her life. We are chasing the “Great Commission” including the command to baptise people in the name of Father SonContinue reading “Our Recent Baptism Service”

#PayItForwardManchester

  Author: Pete Askew The campaign, its origins & the big challenge I lived for my first 23 years in York, then West Africa, then Leicester, before moving to Manchester in 2000 where I married a wonderful Mancunian woman. Since then, Manchester has become my adopted home, and the place where we’re raising our kids.Continue reading “#PayItForwardManchester”

How to pray for Trump – and why Christians should do so

Written:  Thursday 19th January 2017 I write this blog post on the eve of one of the most extraordinary moments in US history in my living memory. Tomorrow, Donald J Trump is going to be inaugurated as President of the United States. I’m still taking this in. Even 12 months ago this seemed quite anContinue reading “How to pray for Trump – and why Christians should do so”

A Little About Us…

Who are we? We are a bunch of ordinary Christians meeting in Openshaw, East Manchester with a vision to reach out to new people, to grow spiritually and to raise up new leaders. We are White British and we are African, with married and single people, plus a mixture of ages. Where and when doContinue reading “A Little About Us…”

Our Vision for Hope Community Church

What follows are excerpts from the preach Pete Askew gave summarising the vision of Hope Community Church. The full audio recording is also available by clicking on this link. Here’s the first Vision – Reaching New People // Luke 5:18-20 “Some men came carrying a paralysed man on a mat and tried to take himContinue reading “Our Vision for Hope Community Church”