New Hope Community Development

NHCDC holds the perspective that underinvestment in the lives of people negatively impacts the livelihood of communities. At a fundamental level, underinvestment begins with the family. We believe that the family was created to raise up the next generation and strengthen communities. Sin, at a variety of levels, negatively affected families within... their own personal family systems, and this extends out to culture and social structures which are broken and under resourced to support families. The Bible informs us that Gods heart is for people to live in harmony with God, each other, and our surroundings. Through Jesus Christ and His sacrifice on the Cross and His Resurrection, Christians are able to experience the power and presence of God and be restored, then carry that to others. Relationship with God provides the foundation and power for restoration. Restoration involves reflecting on those things in and around our lives that hold us back from realizing our full potential and identity in God. To restore communities, we utilize the same process used by individuals. We reflect on those things that hinder the livelihood of others in the community, and then seek to work with God and one another to help realize our potential and identity. We understand that the process of restoration of individuals and communities requires an ongoing and sacrificial efforts. As we show Christs love to our communities and to one another, we hope that others will come to know Jesus and the meaning of following Him. This kind of sacrificial service and faithful presence is the driving force behind all of our efforts to engage our communities. To accomplish this, we set out to accomplish the following: Empower Local Churches to be Assets to the Community. We believe that local churches are an asset to the community and for a variety of reasons have been largely disengaged from local community building efforts. NHCDC will be a bridge towards meaningful service relationships between the community and the local church, as well as to ...Read More