In keeping with government guidelines, Hope Church will cancel or re-format all in-person church gatherings through March and April.

Please update your calendars from the list and stay tuned for further updates.

We want to update you on our understanding of the Coronavirus situation and what we are doing at Hope Church during this time. Our understanding, based on data and reports from reputable sources (i.e. CDC, DSHS, etc., see links below), is that we as a nation are in a serious situation and must do everything possible to stop the spread of the virus.

Sunday night (3/15), the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), announced: 

“…in accordance with its guidance for large events and mass gatherings, recommends that for the next 8 weeks, organizers (whether groups or individuals) cancel or postpone in-person events that consist of 50 people or more throughout the United States.”

Monday afternoon (3/16), President Trump urged Americans to avoid social gatherings in groups of 10 people or more to slow the spread of coronavirus in the U.S. 

As a church, we want to do our part to help stop the spread of the virus and we want to ask you to join us. To help protect our people, we are going to abide by the recommendation of CDC. So, we are extending the date we will not meet in person for large and small group gatherings, from the end of the month (as Pastor Harold announced on Thursday), to May 3rd, which is the 8-week window recommended by officials.  

We are in the midst of an unprecedented time, so we are taking unprecedented steps to do our part to fight the spread of the virus. We realize that within this 8-week window, we will not physically be meeting for the following events on the church calendar:

• Marriage Seminar – Postponed to the fall
• Easter Sunday – Online celebration
• Pastor Harold’s Celebration Services – Possible online celebration, but unsure 
• The rest of the semester of Hope Groups – groups will be finishing online rather than in person

The Hope staff is currently working together on ways to enhance our sense of community through our online platforms. Initially, we have a multi-step strategy which includes the following:

• Email Communication
• Emails from the staff to keep you updated on the situation and how you can be involved
• If you know of needs, please email care@hopechurch.com to update us.
• Facebook Groups
• We will launch a FB Group for Members of Hope Church to join and communicate with each other for updates and encouragement.
• Many of our Hope Groups will launch their own FB Group so group members can continue with a sense of online community.
• Online Meeting Platforms (i.e. Google Hangout, Skype, etc.)
• We are continuing some of our meetings online and experimenting with the best platform to use based on the meeting type and goal.

The situation seems to be changing quickly, so as we have more information available, we will know better how to respond and continue to communicate with you.

We deeply appreciate your commitment to Jesus Christ and your involvement and support of Hope Church during a strange time. Please join us in prayer for protection from the spread of the virus, for the Lord’s mercy on people who are sick and for people to come to know Jesus during this time of stress.  

City of Fort Worth: 

http://fortworthtexas.gov/COVID-19/

Tarrant County:

http://www.tarrantcounty.com/content/main/en/county/tarrant-county-covid-19-information.html

http://www.tarrantcounty.com/content/dam/main/global/TarrantCountyPublicGuidance.pdf

Texas Department of State Health Service (DSHS):

https://dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus/

https://dshs.texas.gov/news/updates.shtm#coronavirus

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html