We Value Theo-centric Headship
We acknowledge God through Christ as head of the church and submit ourselves and all our activities to God’s will and good pleasure (Eph. 1:22-23).
We Value Theological Teaching through Biblical Exegesis
We strive to teach God’s Word with integrity and thorough interpretation so that seekers find Christ and believers mature in God (2 Tim 3:16).
We Value Authentic Worship
We desire to acknowledge God’s supreme value and worth in our personal lives and in the corporate, contemporary worship of our church (Rom. 12:1-2).
We Value Prayer
We rely on private and corporate prayer in the conception, planning, and execution of all the ministries and activities of this church (Matt. 7:7-11).
We Value Community
We ask all our people to commit to and fully participate in the involvement in meeting the need of the community via social justice, liberating the oppression and empowering the disenfranchised and operating in small groups where they may reach the lost, exercise their gifts, be shepherded, and thus grow in Christ-likeness (Acts 2:44-46).
We Value Family
We support the spiritual nurture of the family as one of God’s dynamic means to perpetuate the Christian faith (2 Tim. 1:5).
*As a church community, we at New Hope Baptist Church aspire to the following values:
We Value a Mobilized Congregation
We seek to equip all our uniquely designed and gifted people to effectively accomplish the work of our ministry (Eph. 4:11-13).
We Value Unchurched People
We value unchurched people and will use every available God honoring means to pursue, win, and grow them to maturity in the faith (Luke 19:10).
New Hope Baptist Church in Waverly, VA is here to help you on your journey of bible study, prayer, enlightenment of the scriptures, fellowship, and an enriched worship encounter with God. It is a prayer that this journey strengthens your personal relationship with God and enriches your fellowship with other believers. We genuinely welcome you and look forward to getting to know you better.