with power by word and deed wherever we live and serve. Though we strive to spread the gospel through establishing new churches, we also view compassionate service “to the least of these brothers and sisters” (Matt. 25:40) as essential to our faith. We encourage and foster local efforts of mercy and justice in every community we serve and take calculated risks for the kingdom of God, following the lead of Jesus, the ultimate “pioneer and perfecter of faith” (Heb. 12:2).
Christ Our Hope is profoundly dedicated to the work of church planting as we believe it is inextricably connected with the pursuit of the Great Commission to make disciples of all nations. Our desire is to plant faithful churches anywhere the opportunity arises and the Lord leads. We are dedicated to sending out properly equipped church planters and supporting them well so that we can see healthy churches planted by healthy church planters. Thinking you may be a church planter? Or you would like to see a church planted in your area? Watch this short video.
We are deeply committed to sacrificial investment of our resources in Gospel expansion and church planting. Our clergy, diocesan staff, and Diocesan Council collaborate through an ordered process to seek the mind of the Lord together concerning where and how we invest funds for the sake of the Gospel.
The phrase "every tribe, tongue, people, and nation"(Rev. 7:9) occurs five times in the book of Revelation. In the Greek, "tribe" means family. "Tongue" means dialect. "People" means a city. "Nation" means ethnicity. Taken together, this makes one thing clear: no one is excluded from the Kingdom of God.
The Lord has blessed us with several active East African congregations and more interested in joining the Diocese of Christ Our Hope. Every Tribe and Nation encompasses our mission to serve and support these congregations and their leaders.