197 6th Street
Dover, NH 03820
ph: 603-749-2646
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Rev. Chad C. Fernald, Pastor
A Word of Hope
Over the coming weeks, the 'word of hope' will be a series of thoughts from the book of Hosea. We are studying Hosea in more detail during our Thursday morning prayer group.
6Gomer conceived again and gave birth to a daughter. Then the Lord said to Hosea, "Call her Lo-Ruhamah, for I will no longer show love to the house of Israel, that I should at all forgive them. 7Yet I will show love to the house of Judah; and I will save them — not by bow, sword or battle, or by horses and horsemen, but by the Lord their God." 8After she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, Gomer had another son. 9Then the Lord said, "Call him Lo-Ammi, for you are not my people, and I am not your God." (Hosea 1:6-9 NIV)
The very names of Hosea’s children would stand as testimonies to God’s Covenant judgment on Israel. God’s Covenant remained with Judah (Uzziah, Jotham and Hezekiah were good and Godly kings) and so His protection remained. Israel forsook her Covenant position and thus protection.
May we never take our Covenant position in Christ for granted, believing that we can forsake good and Godly ways and not pay a price.
9/2/2010
We are excited to announce the completion of the 'facelift' to our worship center. Our building was constructed in the mid 1970's and has not seen much change. Earlier in the year we decided that we needed to push out the front of the building making space for a much needed special needs accessible bathroom. We finished that just before Easter. Our next step was an upgrade of the sanctuary. Since initial construction, the carpet has been maroon and the pew cushions a golden color. Time and use had faded the rug and taken its toll on the pews. We decided that the time had come to put in new carpet and change our look from pews to chairs. God provided a mutually beneficial arrangement bewteen Hope and The Bible Speaks fellowship in South Berwick for the purchase of 100 padded interlocking chairs. As I write this, the new carpet is being put in and soon the chairs will arrive. We are looking forward to the opportunities that this facelift will afford as we seek to grow in our worship and effectiveness in ministry. Come join us this Sunday as we enter this new phase of life at Hope Community Church.
Hope Community Church is an Advent Christian congregation with long ties to the city of Dover.
We invite you to join us for worship on Sunday mornings at 9:30am
Please contact us anytime! We look forward to hearing from you.

Beginning this fall we will be offering several baptism classes.
Baptism is an important step in the Christian life and is not to be entered into lightly. It is a declaration of one's loyalty to Jesus Christ alone. The candidate for baptism should therefore be prepared appropriately.
If you have believed on Jesus Christ for salvation but have not yet been baptized, even if you are not a part of Hope Community Church, we welcome you to participate. Contact Pastor Chad via e-mail pastorchad@hopeindover.org
We will also be offering a membership class in early October.
197 6th Street
Dover, NH 03820
ph: 603-749-2646
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