Sundays at New Hope
What is it like to come to New Hope on a Sunday Morning?
Here are a few things you can expect:
- You are going to hear the Gospel. The message of the Bible from start to finish is that God loves His people and stops at nothing to redeem those who recognize their sin and their need for a Savior. This is the heart of our service.
- We have a mix of contemporary and liturgical elements in our service, so you’ll want to pick up a bulletin when you come in. We basically follow the same order of service each week, including a call to worship, call to repentance, the assurance of the gospel, confession of our common faith, and a sermon. We sing from a hymnal, and use newer choruses as well.
- We like you to come as you are: God doesn’t ask you to be well before coming to Him, he promises to make you well when you come to him. In Mark 2:17 Jesus states, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” This also means that we don’t care too much how you dress. Some dress casual, some dress up. Kids are welcome in the family integrated worship service. We also offer a self-service nursery for parents with small children who wish to listen to the service while their children play.
- We work hard to recognize that every individual has a unique story with unique strengths and weaknesses. At New Hope we want to show you how your unique, individual story is part of the larger story of the gospel. We want to make sure you are heard, and then shown how the gospel uniquely fits your needs.
- Expect to be welcomed! We love to have visitors even if you are just stopping by one time!
Our Sunday Morning Worship starts at 10 AM
Following the Worship Service we have a brief time of fellowship. If you choose to stay, Sunday School follows the worship service and fellowship time. (Children are welcome to stay and participate with their family.)
Communion Sundays & Fellowship Meals
On the first Sunday of each month we celebrate Communion during our worship service. Following the Communion service, after a brief time of fellowship in the sanctuary, you are welcome to join us for a potluck-style Fellowship Meal. The Fellowship Meal is open to all, even if you don’t have a dish to pass. We love to have fellowship with our brothers and sisters, and welcome guests! (On Communion Sundays we have Fellowship Meal time in lieu of Sunday School time, and resume Sunday School the following week.)
1900 Vestal Road, Vestal, NY 13850
More Ways to Get Involved
Prayer Meeting
We meet virtually for Prayer and a short devotional on Wednesdays at 7 PM. If you’d like to join us, please email us at newhopevestal@gmail.com for the Zoom login and code. We’d love to see you there!
Ladies’ Bible Study
We offer a Ladies’ Bible Study on Tuesdays at 10 AM at a member’s home in Vestal. If you’d like to join us, please email us at newhopevestal@gmail.com for details on the current study and the address to meet at. We are studying Daniel using a 13-lesson study entitled Daniel: Faith Enduring Through Adversity written by Jon Nielson and Iain M. Duguid, a part of Reformed Expository Bible Studies. We always have space for new participants!
Men’s Group
We are revising the Men’s group to a few format shortly, so check back for updates either here or in a Sunday bulletin. We look forward to the next study/activity!
Small Group Study
We have begun the book Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers by Dane C. Ortlund. It is an evening study the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month at 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM at various locations including the church and member’s homes. If you’d like to join us, please email us at newhopevestal@gmail.com for details and the address to meet at. We’d love to have you join us!