New Hope Community Church | Gilbert, AZ

One Sunday

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 22:01:10 +0000

Pentecost… the coming of the Holy Spirit, the birth of the New Testament church, and the commissioning of Christ’s followers to boldly testify to our Lord’s resurrection and make disciples of all people.

The Pentecost Offering, to be received on May 27, 2012, provides an opportunity for our church to partner in the miraculous work of the Holy Spirit by starting new RCA congregations in the United States, Canada, and around the world. It is 934 congregations coming together in prayer, in commitment, and with expectancy in the four weeks leading up to the Pentecost Offering, and on One Sunday.

Living in this World – Upside Down

pmackinney — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:02:02 +0000

Living in this World – Upside Down from New Hope Community Church on Vimeo.

Prayer: How Much Faith is Enough?

pmackinney — Tue, 08 May 2012 03:27:58 +0000

Prayer: How Much Faith is Enough? from New Hope Community Church on Vimeo.

Dr Jim Poit
May 6, 2012

Prayer for Healing Conference May 11th-12th

admin — Sun, 06 May 2012 19:41:44 +0000

Have you ever wished that your life had more meaning? Do you have a desire to accomplish something of great significance? What if God healed someone or even saved someone in response to your prayers? If you answered ‘yes” to one or more of these questions, then we invite you to attend the Prayer for Healing Conference at New Hope Community Church Friday, May11th-Saturday, May 12th.

The focus of this conference is to explore and experience what the Bible has to say about Gospel-Centered Prayer and Healing. It will also be a time to connect local prayer warriors with the RCA/CRC church plants so that all of these efforts are surrounded by prayer for the healing and salvation of many.

New Hope Community Church
1380 E. Guadalupe Rd.
Gilbert, AZ 85234

Date: Fri. May 11th & Sat. May 12th
Time: Fri. 6pm to 9pm and Sat. 9am to 5pm

Please register free online:

Prayer: Unexpected Answers

pmackinney — Wed, 02 May 2012 05:20:37 +0000

April 29, 2012
Dr Jim Poit

SonRise National Park VBS June 11-15, 2012

admin — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:18:08 +0000

Get ready for exciting wilderness thrills as you head out to beautiful SonRise National Park!

Kids will be awestruck by snow-capped mountains, thundering waterfalls, wildflower meadows bursting with color and amazing animals like soaring eagles, friendly huskies and herds of caribou.

As kids explore SonRise National Park, they’ll learn the most important survival skill of all: they can always depend on Jesus and His promises of true peace, true riches, true power, true love and true hope!

At SonRise National Park, kids will learn to trust Jesus as their all-powerful guide and Savior!

VBS is June 11-15 from 5:00-8:00PM, and is for kids ages 4 to entering 7th grade. Everyone is welcome! Early Registration Discount available: $25 each for first 2 siblings/$20 each additional sibling (May 27th deadline). After May 27th: $30 first sibling/$25 second sibling/$20 each additional sibling. Fee includes: t-shirt, crafts, dinner each evening, and all materials. Registrations after May 27th are not guaranteed a shirt in their class color. Registrations after Opening Night are not guaranteed a shirt.

Click Here to Register

What to Say?

admin — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:07:15 +0000

“Ako si Honey,” I introduce myself around the neighborhood. (Honey is my Filipino nickname, how sweet!)

Now what should I say?

Hmmm, common question these days as Chris and I study the Cebuano language. Chris ambitiously got caught up at the office, and was able to do 2 hours of language daily. I am also doing 2 hours a day with a tutor, and about 2 hours a day practicing around our neighborhood.

Valentines outreach party

Practicing Cebuano at our neighbor’s

That’s my language tutor holding Sierra, ate Sheirylle.

Why not join an island motorcylce tour and learn Cebuano at the same time? Chris likes this kind of language learning!

I’m excited to see what God has planned as we build relationships through language learning. Already a nanny asked me how to be born again, but I didn’t know all the words for that. She offered to bring her Cebuano Bible next week so I could show her. What a joy to know God can speak through me.

Praise God with us:

For the privilege to serve at Faith Academy, the school makes such a difference for missionary kids here
Wounds healed up from motorcycle accident, no infections…thanks for praying!
Our old car is repaired from flood, and we are able to buy a newer car from missionaries needing to sell theirs
Joe is more adjusted, both kids are settled into a healthy routine
God transforms lives of tribal people (see story at bottom)
Chris found a male language tutor this week, I started building relationships in the neighborhood

Pray with us for:

What to say to a group of nannies at Sierra’s school, one shared she wants to know God
Building relationships while practicing Cebuano language
Chris overseeing projects at school, to be culturally sensitive when needing to confront
God’s protection, to be street smart and not fearful of hold-ups (ask if you want to know more)

Thank you for YOUR part in what God is doing here! Let us know if there is anything we can be praying for you about as well.

For Christ’s love compels us,

Chris and Heather Sawdon
New Tribes Mission Philippines
Faith Academy Mindanao

Miraculous

pmackinney — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:21:43 +0000

Pastor Gary Jarvis
Text: John 14: 8-14
April 22, 2012

Adopt-a-Church: Established Church Helps Fledgling Congregation

admin — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:08:27 +0000

When New Hope Community Church (RCA) in Gilbert, Arizona, began the process of becoming a parent church, they envisioned starting a new church from the ground up. But God had something else in mind: adoption.

Dan Beyer, who at that time was serving as regional strategist for the Classis of the Southwest, contacted New Hope about an opportunity to adopt a small Hispanic congregation. It was already meeting and was looking to get plugged in to a larger ministry body.

Gary Jarvis, associate pastor of New Hope, says it seemed like a good fit. “This congregation was looking for a home, a place to do worship and ministry. We were in the process of becoming a parent church, being coached on how to cast a vision and poise our congregation to plant and multiply.”

Israel Camacho, the pastor of that small Hispanic congregation, had connected with the RCA through Richard Caballero, pastor of Longview Community Church (RCA), with whom he’d collaborated on youth outreach in the Phoenix area. Caballero was part of a group strategizing how they could help independent ministries connect with the RCA, and he told Camacho that a nearby RCA church might be interested in helping his congregation.

“He brought the idea of getting to know the pastors of New Hope, which was actually looking to plant a new ministry,” says Camacho. ”They welcomed us with open arms; we feel it’s the same heart we were looking for.”

“We hit it off pretty quickly,” says Jarvis. “It seemed like our mission and vision lined up very well. We had great synergy and chemistry with Israel and his wife and the leaders there. Things moved pretty fast, and we adopted them back in May 2010.”re looking for.”

“In an adoption situation, the parent church really just opens their arms and their doors for a new congregation to come in and use your facility. There’s already kind of a core that’s set, and it’s existed previously before you adopt them.”

Though adopting a church is a different situation than traditional planting, there are some shared characteristics. New Hope was responsible for setting up an oversight team and coaching relationships for Camacho. Jarvis serves as one of Camacho’s ministry coaches; Caballero coaches Camacho on matters specific to a Hispanic ministry context.

Camacho says the original plan was just for New Hope to help his congregation financially by giving them a place to meet at a reasonable price. “After we got to know them, we just felt that we have to be a part of this church,” says Camacho. The Hispanic congregation decided to adopt the same name (“Nueva Esperanza” means “New Hope” in Spanish) and come under the governance of New Hope’s consistory.

Jarvis says the desire to partner in ministry was mutual. “Jim Poit, our senior pastor, kept saying, ‘We don’t want this relationship to just be a tenant-renter relationship. We really want to do ministry together, partner together.’ Nueva Esperanza had a spirit of, ‘We don’t want to be alone, a separate congregation. We want to be a part of New Hope.’ There was such great alignment in our mission.”

“They have the same mentality—know, grow, and go,” says Camacho. “It’s the same things that we are trying to do at Nueva Esperanza. There are always cultural things that change the way you approach people, but we still have the same mission.”

The relationship between the two congregations is deepened by engaging in mutual outreach efforts. Once a month, instead of their traditional Sunday services, both congregations spend the day doing community work together—they call these days Faith in Action Sundays.

Nueva Esperanza has grown since its adoption by New Hope, and its leadership core continues to grow and strengthen, thanks to New Hope’s Commissioned Leaders program. Twenty-two members of Nueva Esperanza have either completed or are in the process of completing the coaching-based leadership development program. In addition, 15 people from Nueva Esperanza are attending the new Metro Phoenix Hispanic Training Center, a joint RCA-CRC effort; this training serves as a first step toward becoming a commissioned pastor in the RCA, putting Nueva Esperanza on the road to become a parent church itself.

“We have RCA churches and CRC churches that are waiting for Hispanic ministries to plant in their churches,” says Camacho. “Future planters will come out of those people, from Nueva Esperanza or other ministries.”

~From RCA Today Posted 03/15/12

Feed My Starving Children May 5th

admin — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:18:24 +0000

The next date for Feed My Starving Children is Saturday, May 5th from 7-9pm. This is such a fun, rewarding event! Everyone who has not had the opportunity to enjoy this experience is encouraged to come along.

Feed My Starving Children is a non-profit Christian organization committed to feeding God’s children hungry in body and spirit. Their approach is simple: volunteers hand-pack meals specifically formulated for malnourished children, and the meals are shipped to nearly 70 countries around the world. Whether you’re a first timer or old timer, we invite you to come along and have a great time of fellowship while serving our community! We’ll be packing meals at the Tempe facility located at 7965 S Priest Dr, Tempe.

Click here to sign-up.