2011 was an outstanding year for New Hope Fellowship. Our average attendance on Sunday mornings was up 9% and we recorded the second highest year of baptisms in our 16 year history. Changes to our Lifebuilder Small Group program helped us move forward significantly in Bible Study. It was a great year…but wait…that’s not all…the hand of God moved mightily on our leadership and we stepped out in faith and believed God for a ministry to the homeless and less fortunate in downtown Springdale. The work began in early 2011 and we opened the doors to The House of Hope Rescue Mission in July. Since our opening we have helped over 2500 clients with food, clothing, showers, laundry, and hot meals. And…God orchestrated an initial meeting and the planning for our own church building to be built this spring. Once again, New Hope Fellowship was faithful to the call giving over ninety thousand dollars to our relocation fund during the last four months and pledging to give nearly three hundred fifty thousand for the entire 2 year campaign. Praise the Lord!
2012 will be the greatest year in the 16 year history of New Hope Fellowship. Mark it down. The Spirit of God will continue to flow through this place and through our people and I believe we will see true revival. We will make the move into our new building and make it ministry central for New Hope Church. I believe we will see great growth as we make this move to the best location in Springdale. 2012 will be a year to remember!
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The House of Hope celebrated Christmas today with a special dinner and a Christmas party with gifts for the children. News channel KNWA was there to cover the event. The story will be aired tonight on KNWA at 5:00 PM and 10:00 PM or Fox News KFTA at 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM.
Tune in!
Celebrate the season with family and friends this Christmas Eve or Christmas morning. Join us for candlelight communion, Saturday at 6:00 PM or Sunday at 10:00 AM at the Holiday Inn Conference Center. Nursery will be provided.
It is my pleasure to invite you and your family to be with us this Sunday, December 18th, 10:00 AM at the Northwest Arkansas Holiday Inn Conference Center for a very memorable celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. I believe your holidays will be even more complete after you ‘Experience Hope this Christmas’. Preschool and Children’s classes are available during our worship service. Arrive early and get a good seat for this year’s Christmas celebration.
Virtual Food Drive
We would like our New Hope Fellowship Church Family to help make a difference for the House of Hope Rescue Mission. 66 Federal Credit Union-Northwest Arkansas is hosting a virtual food drive. What’s that? For each new “Like” on 66 FCU-NWA’s Facebook page they will be donating a canned food item to the House of Hope Rescue Mission.
Help us by going to their page and clicking “Like” http://www.facebook.com/66fcunwa. Also, make sure and “share” the link on your page so we can get the word out to as many people as possible.
The Food Drive will be running through the month of December and 66 Federal Credit Union-Northwest Arkansas will announce on December 22nd the total number of cans they have raised and how the food will be distributed. Please join us in our effort to donate to The House of Hope Rescue Mission.
Help support our college group’s mission trip to Cairo, Egypt by purchasing Enchiladas by the Pan! For only $15 per pan, you can have a stress free meal for a good cause.
Saturday, Dec. 3, Enchiladas by the Pan can be picked up at the RAC
from 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, or we have delivery available!
The cost is only $15 per pan
Place your order today! Print this form, and return it or fax it to the church office. (fax-479-927-0707) If you prefer, you can submit your order directly to Brett Albright by email: nikkiandbrett@gmail.com
Order deadline is Wednesday, November 30.
Our Youth Praise Team and Praise Band are leading the music portion of our worship this Sunday, November 27 at 10:00 AM. Bring the whole family and lets Pack the RAC!
Children and Preschool will meet next door at Roller City for their Sunday School Classes. Children will not be skating.
Our Nursery will be in the RAC Conference Room.
RAC (Recreation Activity Center)
1003 Century Street
Springdale
Parking is available at Roller City, Jet Custom and Ozark Imports.
These are good days at New Hope Fellowship Church. I sense a real hunger for the Word of God among God’s people and a true desire to do His will. The Psalmist wrote, “As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.” (Psm.42:1). My observations tell me that there exists a real thirst for knowing God on a higher level. Our desire for more of Him has led us to great blessings from above. I want to list some of those blessings that come to mind today.
1. Our Sunday morning service has become a transforming time as we study the Word together. The book of I Samuel has been a blessing to me.
2. Shane Harris, our Praise Team, and our Praise Band are doing an outstanding job leading us in worship. They bless us each week.
3. Rhonda Landreth and her wonderful team of teachers and leaders work with our Children and Preschool teaching them the ways of the Lord. These leaders are both resourceful and creative in their teaching. I know your children enjoy their classes.
4. The House of Hope has now been helping people in the community for four months. Carol Jenkins works tirelessly making schedules and making phone calls then leads the work at the mission. At this point we have helped nearly 2000 clients. Praise the Lord!
5. Our Lifebuilder Groups are teaching people the Bible. Groups meet each week and discuss the lesson that I teach on Sunday mornings. This has been a significant move for our Lifebuilder Groups as it has opened groups for both involvement and attendance.
6. The Lord has enabled us to move into our own church building in late spring 2012. Every step has been ordered by God. In October the faithful people of New Hope followed their hearts and committed over $300,000. to our relocation fund. Praise the Lord.
Have you counted your blessings lately? I count it a gigantic blessing to be your Pastor.
Cliff
It has been a blessing to see how God has worked through our students this year. We have been studying a book called “You Were Made To Make A Difference” by Max Lucado. The book teaches that you can never be too small, too young or too inexperienced to make a difference in someone’s life. Each of our small groups have accepted a challenge that they will complete by the end of the semester. They are to come up with at least one project in which they will help serve others in the community. In Matthew 5:16 it says, “Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.” With God anything is possible, so I am looking forward to see how He works through our groups in order to be a light to others around them.
Our student praise band, 316, has also set high goals for this year. Taken through prayer, scripture reading, and every day circumstances our students have recently started writing their own songs. It has been amazing to see their words come to life through music. I am excited to announce that they will be recording their originals onto a CD which will be sold next semester. All the money raised from the CD will go towards our youth mission trips next summer. Please be in prayer for our students as God works through them to accomplish His plan for their lives
Saturday, November 5
7:00 AM -3:00 PM
1003 Century Street, Springdale
(Next to Roller City)
Furniture, lawn mower, carpets, pottery, books, household items, clothing, delicious baked goods and many other fabulous finds!
Concessions available:
Breakfast-biscuits and gravy
Lunch-beans and cornbread
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