Welcome to Hope Church
We are a Christ-centered, multi-national church focused on glorifying God, and we serve as a connecting point for people to experience God’s grace feel the Hope only found in Him. A personal relationship with Jesus is the key to a transformed life. A life of obedience and service to God is the key to finding joy and purpose. At Hope Church, we provide a foundation for a joy-filled life through pursuing an intimate relationship with Christ. We invite you to join us! We are a non-denominational church that submits to the Bible as the authoritative Word of God. We worship together on Sundays through contemporary music and biblical preaching. Our ministries provide fellowship and service opportunities during the week. We value every person who comes through our doors, and we would love to meet you. Welcome home!
Our Story
Iglesia Cristiana Maranatha was founded in May of 1994 in Corpus Christi, TX as a full gospel ministry, with the purpose of establishing a place of worship. With great expectation & obedience to what God showed us, our church was transformed into Hope Church in April 2018.
Our Statement of Faith
The Scriptures Inspired
The Bible is the inspired Word of God, a revelation from God to men, the infallible rule of faith and conduct, and superior to conscience and reason, but not contrary to reason (2 Tim. 3:15-17; 1 Pet. 1:23-25; Heb. 4:12).
The One True God
The one true God has revealed Himself as the eternally self-existent, self-revealed “I AM,” and has further revealed Himself as embodying the principles of relationship and association, by simultaneously existing as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (Deut. 6:4; Mark 12:29; Isa. 43:10, 11; Matt. 28:19).
Man’s Fall and Redemption
Man was created good and upright, for God said, “Let us make man in our image and after our likeness.” Man, by voluntary transgression, fell, and his only hope of redemption is in Jesus Christ, the Son of God (Gen. 1:26-31; Gen. 3:17; Rom. 5:12-21).
Conditions of Salvation
The Grace of God, which brings salvation, has appeared to all men, through the preaching of repentance toward God and through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; man is saved by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, and being justified by grace, has become heir of God according to the hope of eternal life (Titus 2:11; 3:5-7; Rom. 10:13-15; Luke 24:47).
Evidences of Salvation
The inward evidence to the believer of his salvation is the
direct witness of the Spirit (Rom. 8:16). The outward evidence to all men is a
life of holiness (1 Thess. 4:7, 2 Tim.1:9).
The Promise of the Father
All believers should ardently expect and earnestly seek the
Promise of the Father, which is the baptism in the Holy Spirit. With it comes
the infilling of power for life and service, and the bestowment of the gifts
and their uses in the work of the ministry (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4-8; 1 Cor.
12:1-31). This experience may be distinct from and subsequent to the experience
of the New Birth (Acts 2:38; 10:44-46; 11:14-16; 15:7-9).
Sanctification Process
By the power of the Holy Spirit we strive to obey the
command, “Be ye holy, for I am holy.” Sanctification is the will of God for all
believers and should be earnestly pursued by walking in obedience to God’s Word
(Heb. 12:14; 1 Pet. 1:15, 16; 1 Thess. 5:23, 24; 1 John 2:6).
The Church
The church is the holy Body of Christ, the habitation of God
through the Spirit, with divine appointments for the fulfillment of her great
commission. Each believer is an integral part of the church, and their names
are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life. (I Thess. 2:4)
Ministry
Divinely called and Scripturally ordained ministry has been
provided by our Lord for a two- fold purpose: (1) The evangelization of the
world, and (2) The edification of the Body of Christ (Mark 16:15, 20; Eph.
4:11-13).
Marriage
God created marriage. It is a covenant made between a man
and a woman that makes them one (Gen 2: 22,24; Matt 19: 5-6).
Divine Healing
Deliverance from sickness is provided for in the atonement
of Christ and is the privilege of all believers (Isa. 53:4, 5; Matt. 8:16, 17;
Mark 16:18; John 5:14).
The Blessed Hope
The resurrection of those who have fallen asleep in Christ
and their translation, together with those who are alive and remain unto the
Lord, is imminent and is the blessed hope of the church (1 Thess. 4:16; Rom.
6:23; Titus 2:13; 1 Cor. 15:51,52).
The Millennial Reign of Jesus
The revelation of the Lord Jesus Christ from heaven, the
salvation of national Israel, and the millennial reign of Christ on the earth
are Scriptural promises and our hope (2 Thess. 1:7; Rev. 19:1l-16; Rom. 11:25;
Rev. 20:1-7).
The Lake of Fire
The devil and his angels, the beast and the false prophet,
and whosoever is not found written in the Lamb’s Book of Life shall be
consigned to everlasting punishment in the lake which burns fire and brimstone,
which is the second death (Rev. 19:20; 20:10-15).
The New Heavens and New Earth
We, as promised in the Scriptures, look for a new heavens and a new earth wherein righteousness dwells (2 Pet. 3:13; Rev. 21: l)