History
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History

The history of New Hope Community Church

  • Donation - July 1990 $50,000 given to plant NHCC
  • First Service -August 19, 1990 14 people meet in a Holiday Hills home for New Hope’s first service
  • Relocation -Williamsburg
  • Land Miracle -February 21, 1994 New Hope purchases current property, 80 acres, which was previously listed at $460,000, but purchased for $160,000. New Hope sells the back 60 acres, keeping the front 20 acres for a total purchase price of $40,000.
  • Land Dedication -May 29, 1994
  • First service held on property under a tent 1 Chronicles 29:1-“The task is great because this palatial structure is not for man but for the Lord God.”
  • Miracle Sunday-September 17, 1995 “Seeing is Believing” Luke 5:24 $739,170.25 raised in one Sunday for Phase I building project
  • Land Donation-February 11, 1996 10 additional acres given to the church, now totaling 30 acres
  • First Service Phase I-March 17, 1996 First service held in gymnasium and the street is named “Bethesda Ct” after John 5 meaning “Place of Healing.” The sermon was titled “Messes to Miracles” Genesis 28:17.
  • Parking Lot and Sports Complex-May 15, 1997 Ground broken on 20 acres where land was leveled and developed into parking lot and sports complex
  • Untie the Colt Sunday-November 2, 1997 $2,001,000.00 raised in one Sunday for Phase II building project
  • Community Center-December 15, 1997 Broke ground on community center
  • Construction of Phase II-July 1, 1998 Broke ground on worship center and new educational space
  • “Now Finish The Work” Sunday-March 21, 1999 Between March and September 12, 1999, $750,000 was received to finish
  • Phase II First Service Phase II-February 6, 2000 First Service and dedication of new auditorium
  • “Loaves and Fish” Sunday -November 7, 2004 Between December 2004 to early 2005 we received over $1 Million for the construction of our new administrative building.
  • Administrative Building Grand Opening- August 20, 2006 Our Administrative building opened on the day of our 16th anniversary as a church.

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