Join us this Sunday during the 9:00 AM Connect Hour to hear from Steve Cherrico of First Priority Nashville. This year New Hope began a partnership with First Priority Nashville and Steve will be coming to talk about how they are reaching public school students with the message of Jesus throughout the Greater Nashville area. God is active in our …
A Connect Group Needs Your Help…and more
One of Our Connect Groups Needs Your Help Hey New Hope, I know many of you are hard at work on service projects for your own Connect Group, but one of our groups has come up with a project that may help you clean out the extra books and magazines sitting around your house. Here’s the request: New Hope’s Tuesday …
A-HA Continues/All In Baptisms!
This week I will be continuing our A-HA! message series with the story of Nathanael. He was one of Jesus’ disciples. But when his friend Philip approached him and told him to come see the Messiah from Nazareth, well, let’s just say Nathanael was about to receive a much-needed “A-HA!” moment. If you’d like to read ahead and be caught …
We Have a new Nursery Director!
Good morning and Happy Monday to you. I would like to take a minute and let you know that we are excited to announce that Gloria Olsen (pictured above with husband, Jarrid, and two daughters, Jasmine and Riley) will be our new part-time Nursery Director! She will be assisting our Children’s Director, Lauren Cochran, in the operations of the nursery on Sunday …
Our Father’s House – Appalachia Ministry Food Drive
This year will mark the 11th year that New Hope has collected food items and delivered them to Our Father’s House, an Appalachia Ministry Food Pantry is Northeast Tennessee. Each month more than 150 families are served with food and household supplies through this wonderful ministry. Let me encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to involve your entire …
Town Hall Meeting Follow Up
Hello New Hope, Sunday, Sept. 9 was a great day at the church. Our Children and Students really brought their “A” game as they lead the worship service. Lauren Cochran (Children’s Director) and Pete Wells (Youth Director) did a great job bringing all of the dance, music, props, and performance elements together to make it a truly memorable day. I …
Wednesday Night Volunteers Needed in the Nursery, and New Hope’s Prayer Chain
Hey everyone! We are searching for people who are willing to help out and volunteer by watching toddlers on Wednesday nights starting September 12. If you or someone you know may be interested, let us know and we’d be happy to get in contact with you. It is an exciting time at New Hope right now because we have many …
No More P.O. Box 3146 – A New Mailing Address!
Today we salute you “P.O. Box 3146”. You received New Hope’s mail for many years, and you served us well. But the time has come to do away with your inconvenience. Your P.O. Box location at the Post Office made it difficult to go back and forth to receive our mail, and those times when Amazon boxes or other large …
A Special Announcement from Doug and Teri Watts, and a note from Pastor Josh
I still remember the first time I heard the big booming voice of Doug Watts. He has a voice that could be used for commercials, radio, and movie trailers! He said, “Josh, hello, you are on speaker phone because I am in a room full of people who want to interview you for our open youth pastor position.” Doug’s gentle …
Reach, Connect, Grow, Go…In Action!
The summer semester of our Connect Groups has now come to an end and I could not be more excited about what God is doing at New Hope and through New Hope! A few years ago I remember praying with members of our staff and leaders for God to pour out the Holy Spirit on our church body. We asked for …