Hopewell Is Celebrating 50 years of Ministry!


In 2024, Hopewell will be recognizing God's faithfulness through 50 years of life and ministry.

It is a time to recognize God as our liberator and how He brings us freedom and leads us to rest.

Our planning committee is hard at work brainstorming, preparing and coordinating behind the scenes to make this celebration happen. As we are in the middle of the planning stages, there are a lot of moving parts. So be sure to visit this page for more information as we get closer and make announce updates.


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Friday, September 27

Family Carnival
We will be celebrating our 50th Anniversary all weekend! The celebration kicks off with this family carnival that will be open to the community to come and join. There will be fun activities for kids, food vendors and entertainment. More details to come!

Saturday, September 28

Honorary Banquet and Service

We will be holding a special banquet where we will take time to honor some select people from Hopewell's history and highlight the impact they have had on the church over dinner.

This is a limited seating event. As we get closer, a RSVP will be sent out. Childcare will not be provided.

After the banquet, we will have an open invite worship and celebration service where anyone can attend to hear more of Hopewell's history.

Sunday, September 29

Worship Service

Our celebration weekend will conclude with a Sunday morning service. Join us for a time of refreshing worship, an encouraging message and fellowship with the body of Christ.

The message will focus on what Jubilee meant in the Scriptures and how it applies to us today.

VHS & Cassette Tape Conversions


One of our highest priorities in preparation for the 50th Anniversary is archiving our VHS and cassette tapes from the early years before digital streaming.

We have over 100 tapes we've converted to digital! Sunday morning services, drama presentations, and ministry classes spanning from 1985 to the early 2000's. You can enjoy a 7 part series of the Hopewell School of Ministry from 1986 right now!

We are in need of help in reviewing the archives. We are looking for those interested in listening to sermons for segments that could be cut out and featured in the future. They would need to be catalogued in detail with the source material that segment is used in and the time stamps of the segment.

If you are interested in reviewing and cataloguing, or for more information, contact Mike Rapak at miker@hopewellchurch.org.



Do you have any old Hopewell sermons in your personal archives that are meaningful to you? We would love to find a way to digitize your VHS or cassette tape! If there is a certain segment from your personal archive that you find especially meaningful, let Mike Rapak know and it may be featured in future use.

Live Worship Album

As we are celebrating 50 years of life and ministry, we are also celebrating 50 years of worship!

Thank you to everyone who came out to lend your voices in praise to God in response to His faithfulness at Hopewell. It was a terrific Night of Worship. Our team is working on mixing the audio to turn it into a live album.

If you would like to listen back to the songs that were considered for the 50th Night of Worship setlist, you can use this link to be taken to a YouTube playlist that features the songs.



We have made the live stream of the Night of Worship available to listen back to. The finished album once mixed and mastered will then be the best way to listen.

You are to consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim freedom in the land for all its inhabitants. It will be your Jubilee...

~ Leviticus 25:10 (CSB)