We are seeking to be a place where those who are estranged from Christ and His church can reenter a worshipping community that listens to and understands their past experiences and finally move toward the healing that is available in Jesus Christ. What follows are some of the reasons many people give for no longer attending church. They are some of the reasons people have turned away. The sad fact is that in many cases, their reasons are based in valid criticism. What follows also, are some of the ways we have sought to address the concerns of those to whom we seek to minister.
Churches seem mostly interested in building buildings.
From its very beginning, Living Hope has met at Frontier School. Over the last three years our Sunday morning rental has enabled the school to purchase new computers, send teachers to conferences, and purchase curriculum. The principal of the school is very sensitive to not use our rental money in any way that might be offensive to our goals and purpose. While Living Hope may some day choose to relocate, perhaps in our own building, that move will be to expand the possibilities of ministering to those estranged from Christ. It will be a functional building not a fancy monument.