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Loving. Inclusive. Affirming.

Hope at a Glance

We are a fun and imperfect community of Christ-followers, committed to grow deeper with God and others and reach wider to serve and share God's love with the world.

As a congregation of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), we're a diverse community of genuine welcome and inclusion for all people -- no matter what you look like, who you love, or where you were born. All of us are made in the image of God – and each of us is a work in progress.

In a nutshell, here are our values:
† God before All
† Kingdom before Congregation
† People before Property
† Love before Doctrinal Precision

Our intention: Never to buy property or build buildings but instead direct those dollars into helping others -- both in our immediate community and around the world.

Hope commits to invest at least 20 percent of offerings beyond our doors. Between January 2012 and 12/31/23 we gave away more than $820,800 – extending compassion across eight biblical ‘pavilions’ of service:  

  • health & wellness
  • poverty action
  • shepherd care for the often neglected
  • mentoring
  • creation & animal care
  • education & the arts
  • justice
  • gospel proclamation

See the At-A-Glance Highlights below for 2023, 2022 and 2012-2022.
Hope Scholars Information
One-page essay application for a Hope Scholarship is linked below. Essays and signed Agreement of Understanding is due no later than Easter morning 3/31/24 at 11 am. 

Marvis J. Marlow "Help Your Neighbor" Grants

Submit this quick application (link below) to Kevin, chair of the Marlow Grant Panel, at bostonjack05@gmail.com .  A panel of readers will assess and, as appropriate, award funds to assist with your project to help a non-family member. Ordinarily funds are distributed in $25 increments up to $150. 

Join Us

Worship: 10-11 am Sundays, Lake Nona Middle School, 13700 Narcoossee Road, Orlando 32832. We're in the chorus room for the summer (behind the cafeteria).

Worship Remotely: Email streamhopenona@gmail.com to receive a link to our Zoom simulcast.

Bible Doing: Select Tuesdays, 6:30-8 pm

What's New

  • Journey with us for Lent.  One Lenten community explores the book Entering the Passion of Jesus by Amy-Jill Levine over lunch at Giovanni's on select Sundays; the other meets by Zoom on alternating Tuesdays to discuss spiritual practices from the Lenten sermon series or personal efforts.  All are invited to incorporate the free daily devotional book "Hope Springs Eternal" and slip coins into a "Change for Change" box for Society of St. Andrew, a Central Florida gleaning ministry.  
  • 5th annual Hope Scholars Golf Scramble & Silent Auction will take place Saturday 4/20/24 at Eagle Creek Country Club, with all proceeds becoming college scholarships. Since 2012, Hope has distributed 56 college scholarships totaling more than $80,000. To register or learn more, visit:  CharityGolfToday.com/hopescholars
  • We collected 318 food items for the Lake Nona Middle School pantry for the Souper Bowl of Caring on 2/11. Thanks to al  who donated!
  • As an alternative gift option for Christmas, Hope together funded 10,000 family meals through Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida with enough additional income to translate Matthew 1.1-12 (the Beatitudes) into a new heart language through Wycliffe Bible Translators. 
  • Hope eradicated $3,458,639 in medical debt for residents of Orange and Seminole counties in 2023.  Hope's February $12,500  donation to the nonprofit RIP Medical Debt erased medical debt for 2,188 neighbors. Recipients began receiving letters in April 2023. Thanks to all who contributed to our 2022 campaign to bring relief to our neighbors.  
  • As of 3/1/2024, Hope's Kiva Lending Team has given 1,243 microloans in 82 nations, totaling $31,505. To learn more about Kiva's extraordinary mission, visit kiva.org. To join Hope's Lending Team, click the button below.