about us

our story

A Church with a local focus and heart for the whole borough. Hope Church was founded as Orpington Town Church in 1990. In 2008 we launched a second congregation on Bromley Common and changed our name to Hope Church. We now have three more sites in the local area, in West Wickham, Downham and Chislehurst. We are a church made up of all ages and different ethnicities, coming from all over the borough. Jesus has revolutionised our lives by his life, death and resurrection. We therefore, aim to pass on this blessing, by serving our communities, wherever we find ourselves. As a church, we base all of what we do from the Bible. We believe in the power of the Holy Spirit to change lives, give gifts and empower us to live new lives for Jesus.

our mission

A Church for the borough and beyond.

The church we see is large! A church bursting with life with hundreds of initiatives and departments focused on changing lives, changing our community and changing the perception of what the Church is.

The church we see has a strong sense of family. Family is engendered through a network of small groups across the community and beyond.

The church we see is passionate. Meetings are hallmarked with exuberant praise, intimate worship and inspiring biblical preaching.

The church we see is always looking to the next frontier and works in partnership with others to reach the nations. We are intentional in helping and supporting our christians and churches outside of our borough & nation to be living witnesses within the communities they are living in.

our focus

A Church with an apostolic character. Hope Church has three focus’s - To Go, To Love and To Work Together.

  • The Great Commission. We believe that everyone at Hope is called to be a witness and to be confident in sharing their faith with the people around them. This can be both in our communities / workplace or together by planting congregations across Bromley borough and into boroughs beyond - like Downham in Lewisham borough.

  • The Great Command. Each of our congregations is called to proactively take this love out of the church to our neighbours. We believe Hope Church is called to redeem and transform the communities and boroughs we work within.

  • The Great Collaboration. Our lives and passions are intertwined together. Together we are able to multiply our impact. This togetherness is expressed within Hope as one church, in partnership with other churches and across the nations as part of Regions Beyond. It is also expressed in our partnerships with groups, charities, businesses and the wider civic society in our many community projects and services.