Hi. My name is Paul Hoover and this is my wife, Susi.  I have been privileged to be the pastor at Bright Hope since December 2001 and Susi and I have enjoyed serving God and His people throughout these eight years.  I want to thank you for taking the time to browse our web site.

We’ve often been asked the question, “what denomination is Bright Hope Community Church?” Bright Hope is a non-denominational community church because we believe that the scriptures best represent the model of a "community" (Acts 2:41-48) of like-minded people who gather together in the love and grace of God…people who deeply care about and for those who need Christ in their life, just like all of us do every day. Bright Hope is made up of people who are members, regular attenders and guests who come from very diverse church and denominational backgrounds and also people like me, who had no church background at all. We don't stress nor do we “stress over” denominational backgrounds but we respect where people are coming from. We realize that we are all in process in our spiritual journeys and need to show the grace of God to one another while being guided by the truth of the Bible. Please see our statement of faith under the heading “What We Believe at BHCC.”

You have an open invitation from us to be our special guest at a place we believe is really special because the Lord Jesus Christ is honored through the faithful expositional preaching of his Word, in vibrant worship that glorifies Christ, and transparent fellowship that encourages one another to live transformed lives that model Christ.