Our Mission

 

HOPE Church, is a multi-ethnic community centered around the Christian faith. HOPE Church is located in Howard County, MD. HOPE has always strived to be a community that excels at serving with joy and compassion.

We gathered regularly and made the commitment to serve our Clarksville with action. And then, 2020 happened, and the world paused for the year.

We watched, witnessed, and grieved over the horrific injustices of George Floyd, Brianna Taylor, and countless others. More recently, we are cut to the heart as we watch Asian-American citizens senselessly attacked without reason.

As a nation, we live in a time where racial tensions seem higher than ever. In lieu of the increase of Asian-American hate crimes, we are motivated and compelled by faith to be the solution to racial tension by:

  1. being a bridge to different ethnic groups, and

  2. serving others.

After gathering with our church members, we felt that it is right to serve the community in humility as our faith demonstrates for us. We are partnering with a local church in Baltimore, MD, but we need more help. We need also your partnership to accomplish what we believe is a humble, yet practical beginning to be the solution for the city.

  • Our event: Soles of Dignity – we want to serve and wash the feet of the community, and distribute sandals /flip-flops to the community.

  • Our vision: We want to be a church that responds in humility during a time of turmoil. We plan to launch July 17 in partnership with local Baltimore churches and use the streets as grounds for serving the community.

  • Our plan: We will have live Christian worship music, refreshments, and offer to wash the feet of locals (those that live, work or own businesses, and serve). After washing their feet, we will gift them with a pair of new sandals/flip-flops – no strings attached.

  • Our reason: We cannot allow hatred in our communities to persist. We are responsible for being the solution, and we want to be the solution by serving others. This action makes our message clear – we love the "people", the "businesses", and the "servants" of Baltimore regardless of their skin color, and we serve the people of Baltimore out of an overflow of the kindness we have received from our God. This is the message of our faith, and we are the hands and feet that demonstrate this.