WORSHIPPING AT:
Scullen Middle School
2815 Mistflower Lane
Naperville, Illinois
(1 block west of Route 59
on 103rd)

Worship
10:10 A.M.

Adult Quest
9 A.M.

Sr. High Quest
9 A.M.

Steps of Faith
9 A.M.

Kids Quest
9 A.M.

Hope Center
9931 S. 248th Ave.
Naperville, IL 60564
630.922.0470

HOPE's Mission with Persons: is to develop disciples of Jesus. These disciples are passionately open hearted, progressively open minded, and graciously engaging the world with God’s love. The courage for this journey comes from a struggle to live Honestly, Openly, Passionately and Enduringly.

HOPE's Mission with the Community: is to witness to God’s compassion, enable God’s justice, prosper God’s peace and be God’s presence.

The life and work and teachings of Christ are the foundation of our faith. All are invited and each person is welcome and cherished. Activities for all generations encourage understanding, knowledge, new skills, service and lasting friendships. Concern for others, near and far, and concern for God’s Earth, translate into commitment and work for change. Faith, HOPE and love abide.

• Praying to seek God’s will and guidance for our lives and ministries.
• Maintaining an open and accepting atmosphere where there is a free and open exchange of beliefs and ideas.
• Achieving consensus as a goal, but decisions made by the majority are honored by all.
• Maintaining an atmosphere where humor, laughter and enthusiasm are present when weather together; and faith, hope, love and trust abide in the hearts of all.
• Discovering and meeting the needs of the community.
• Bringing the message of Jesus Christ to others, using many avenues of approach.
• Strengthening the ministries of the church through individual empowerment.
• Acting upon social issues that are important to the well-being of all persons.
• Being an open congregation where each person finds affirmation, acceptance, comfort, strength, guidance, inspiration, challenge and courage regardless of age, gender, race, culture, sexual orientation, social/economic status, or physical/mental ability.
• Working and cooperating with The United Church of Christ and other churches to do Christ’s work in this world.
• Providing inspiring and diversified worship experiences.
• Providing exciting Christian education and activity programs where people of all ages develop strong, positive relationships with God, Jesus Christ, and with each other.
• Developing close and lasting friendships through small group ministries and shared experiences.
• Keeping our mission and vision a reality, with each member committed to giving of time, talent, and treasure to the extent that he or she is able.

• Multi-media
• Contemporary service (non-traditional)
• Causal (relaxed, come-as-you-are)
• Open communion
• Band
• Children welcome during service and have opportunity to participate

Why do people choose to attend Hope Church?

Stefanie F.:
I first heard about Hope from the UCC website. While I was in college I discovered that I didn't agree with most of the Catholic Church's teachings and I started going to other churches and I really liked the UCC. The first time I went to Hope I was amazed at the sense of community among the congregation. I loved the music, the sermon, and the involvement of the members. I kept going back and I now know that this is the church for me. I live in Joliet, but the drive is worth it!

Suzanne, Steve & Aeden Farrar:
We would love to share the many reasons why we chose Hope Church!

1). The ministry and its people are fantastic. Without knowing a soul, we were immediately greeted and accepted as friends from the beginning.

2). Hope Church and it's ministry in the United Church of Christ is exactly the type of church my husband and I have been looking for. We love the open, accepting and non-literal approach of Hope church and are proud to be part of it.

With each service we attend, we are again and again reminded that we, without a doubt, chose the right church for us! Thanks for allowing us to share our input!

Valerie Tucker:
We were actually lead to Hope through the website. We had done a search of progressive/liberal churches and found that the UCC would be a good place to start. Once finding the UCC denomination, we did a search in our area and looked at the websites of various area UCC churches. From the website, we LOVED what Hope stood for and thought it would be a great place for us, but didn't visit for awhile b/c of the distance from our home.

I felt that the website gave us a lot of information about Hope, and that once we attented (and have continued attending for a year), the feeling, atmosphere, mission, etc. of Hope very much matched what we expected from the website. I especially liked that the homepage said 3 things 1) God is still speaking 2) We take the bible seriously but not literally 3) We welcome anyone who welcomes everyone...I feel that these 3 things tell a lot about Hope!

Hope is an Open and Affirming Church
and is a member the United Church Of Christ