Informational Desserts, Sunday morning Bible studyin Feb. and church in March

January 15th, 2006

Dear Friends:

Hope Fellowship Church is off to a great start in only two weeks. We had 80 people attend our first two informational desserts expressing interest in our new church. There seems to be a buzz spreading about Hope Fellowship Church. With people already spreading the word, we fully expect to have over 100 people in attendance at our first service on March 5th.

If you have been unable to attend our previous informational desserts please consider joining us for an upcoming one. Joyce Beck will host our next dessert on Friday, January 27th at 7:00 PM.

Lloyd Lewan will host our final informational dessert on Friday, February 3rd at 7:00 PM . If you are unable to attend either of these desserts, feel free to contact Pastor Paul for more information. You may also get information from Sandy Davis our administrative assistant.

Our first worship service is scheduled for Sunday, March 5th at 9:30 AM at the Walnut Hills Elementary School located at 8195 E. Costilla Blvd., Englewood (corner of S. Uinta & Costilla, southwest of I-25 & Arapahoe). It is a beautiful school with perfect facilities and a particularly attractive stage. It also has plenty of rooms to build a great children's Sunday school program.

Although our first worship service does not start until March 5th, we will be hosting Sunday morning Bible studies through the month of February. Come join us on February 5th at 9:30 AM in the home of Fred and Gale Probst. Childcare will be provided at these Sunday morning meetings so spread the word.

If you would like to support Hope Fellowship Church financially, please feel free to send your contributions to Hope Fellowship Church.

We are off to a great start and have already been blessed with solid spiritual elders, an administrative assistant, Sandy Davis, and an experienced business manager, Tina Squires. Brian and Christa Flannery will serve as the student ministry directors. A young college student, Tim Cohen, is stepping up to launch a college-aged ministry for young adults. We have put feelers out at Denver Seminary in search of a children's ministry director. We aim to have all the vital programs for great worship, children, and youth in place by opening Sunday. You owe it to yourself, for His Kingdom's sake, to at least look into the birthing of this exciting new church called Hope Fellowship.

Grace & Peace,
-Pastor Paul Flannery
Hope Fellowship Church

Information about Hope Fellowship Church

More information about Hope Fellowship Church and Paul Flannery can be found at the following internet location:

http://hfcdenver.org

What makes Hope Fellowship different from other churches in the area?

• We are committed to caring, shepherding pastors and not just cold spiritual technicians.
• We believe in freeing people to serve without going through a bureaucracy.
• We believe in church growth in order to influence more people for the Kingdom of God.
• We emphasize a front porch experience through classes and small groups.
• We consider children's ministry as a high priority.
• We emphasize missions and ministry every week in the Sunday service.
• We believe in a variety of worship styles. As soon as possible, we
• will offer alternate styles in order to reach a wider group of people.

What does Hope Fellowship value?

Hope Fellowship Church has eight value statements which define the
kind of church it will be:

1. We honor and submit to Christ as Leader and Lord.
2. We value upbeat worship with a variety of styles.
3. We value "outsiders" and seek to connect through genuine
friendships & acts of kindness.
4. We value families and seek to reach out to children and youth.
5. We value looking beyond ourselves, networking with other churches
and ministries to reach Denver and the world.
6. We value caring pastors and laity that shepherd one another through
classes and small groups.
7. We value unleashing people to use their time, talent, and treasure
to reach others.
8. We value worshipping with 5+5 giving. 5% to the church and 5% to
another ministry.

Why Plant Another Church in Denver?

(1) The Church of Jesus is alive - it is organic and not an
organization. Therefore, if it is truly alive, then it goes through
the normal cycle of birth, maturation, and aging. One more branch is
born to the vine.

(2) While most churches drift inward, we will place an unusually
strong emphasis on outward initiatives and ministries.

(3) If everyone in the Denver-metro area decided to attend church one
Sunday, there wouldn't be enough room in all the churches in town for
them. Denver is a big city and growing. Churches must keep up with this.

Hope Fellowship Church - Denver, Colorado

Hope Fellowship is:

A new church in the south-central Denver area focusing on Christ and on influencing others for his Kingdom.

Pastor Paul Flannery, formerly of Colorado Community Church, felt led to start Hope Fellowship for a number of reasons. Two primary reasons for the church are (1) intentional caring for one another and (2) consistent emphasis on ministry that reaches beyond the walls of any building.

Pastor: Paul Flannery, formerly of Colorado Community Church

Motto: "Unleashing People to Connect and to Serve Others"

Schedule:

• Sunday Morning Bible Study beginning in February, 2006
  • Where: Probst House
• Sunday Morning Church services beginning in March, 2006
  • Where: (Planned) Walnut Hill Elementary School, two blocks south and west of Arapahoe & I-25 at E. Costilla Blvd. and S. Uinta St. (8195 E. Costilla Blvd., Englewood, CO, 80112)

Contact:

Paul Flannery - Hope Fellowship Church

After over ten years of ministry at Colorado Community Church, local Denver pastor, Paul Flannery, is branching out to start a new church in the south-central Denver Metro area (I-25 and Arapahoe).

For some time now, Paul and his wife, Patsy, had been praying for the Lord's leading as to how they might influence as many people as possible for the Kingdom of God. They came to the conclusion that it was time for Paul to serve in a role in which all of his gifts would be used rather than just some of them. He felt called to serve as a senior pastor.

They decided not to serve in just any old church, however. "We believe that He is calling us to plant a brand new interdenominational church right here in this ever-growing area around Denver," says Pastor Paul. Their goal is to be located in a way that meets the people as they move into the new developments in the areas south and east of C-470 and I-25.

On top of its total commitment to Christ and his Word, the new church has two main focus points: Intentional shepherding (fellowship) and ministry outreach. Paul is committed to reserving time every Sunday for a story about outreach, a ministry testimony from the congregation, or a brief mission presentation.

Hope Fellowship Church has not even started to hold Sunday services and yet it is already growing. They are spreading the word and inviting anyone that shows interest but Paul is stern in his position towards "stealing sheep" or soliciting congregants from other churches: "If you are already connected and involved with another church, that is fantastic. We aren't trying to divert people who have already connected with a fellowship. If the Lord puts this church plant on your hearts, we would appreciate your prayers and any help you can offer."

He goes on to say, "We suspect that some of you aren't strongly connected with any church and are not experiencing close fellowship with your brothers and sisters in the Lord. If you have an interest, please consider attending one of [the] early informational desserts. Come let me share a great vision for birthing a brand new work of Christ and the Holy Spirit."

Hope Fellowship Church will be holding Sunday morning Bible studies starting in February, 2006, at the Probst House.
They plan on moving to a full Sunday morning church service in March at the Walnut Hill Elementary School, One block south of Arapahoe Road on S. Uinta St. at E. Costilla, 2 blocks west of I-25 (8195 E. Costilla Blvd, Englewood, CO).

For more information call Sandy Davis at the HFC office number. You can also email.

See http://hfcdenver.org for more information.