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Dear family of Hope,
As President of the Hope Lutheran Church Council, I can tell you that I’m excited. The Council is excited. Most of all, the excitement from the Hope congregation is tangible as we await news about the plans for Hope South Campus.
These are indeed exciting times, and the “rubber is about to hit the road!” as they say, because the Church Council is now ready to bring the Preliminary Plans for the Hope South Campus, as well as upcoming projects for the Hope Lake Weir and Hope Central Campuses, to the congregation for input.
We plan to have a Town Hall Meeting on March 20th at 12:00pm at Hope Central Campus, where we can finally give life to what so many people have been working so diligently on for more than a year! Refreshments will begin at 11:00am, so come early and enjoy fellowship time.
As Bob O’Dell said in his newsletter article, “We have begun to realize our dream of spreading the Good News of the Gospel to the southern portion of The Villages through the development of our preliminary building plans for the Hope South Campus.”
The work that we have done as a congregation at our Hope Lake Weir Campus and Hope Central Campus locations has made it possible to move ahead on the Hope South Campus, and the Council and I are grateful and in awe of each and every person who has had a part in the genesis of this amazing project.
I am conscious of the fact that buildings are but tools that we as a congregation use to further the Hope Lutheran Church mission “To Know Christ and to Make Christ Known.” However, these buildings enable us to more easily worship together, and to help shape the faith and future of our congregants and Hope Lutheran Church. Every craftsman knows that a quality tool helps the laborer to not only work better, but to turn out a better product. If we think of buildings as tools, it will help us to focus on what is most important in the building process.
Congregants – the most important part of the building process is YOU – each and every member of the Hope congregation!
Serving as your Church Council President during these days of great growth and transition has been challenging, certainly, but it has also been remarkably inspiring and renewing. I am constantly excited by the potential of our church and by the incredible dedication and wisdom of our leadership. And I'm excited now for you to see and experience our vision for Hope South Campus.
As President of Hope Lutheran Church Council, I invite each one of you to join the Council, the Strategic Building Committee Members, and the Past Presidents of the church on this journey of not only building the buildings, but sharing and strengthening your own faith with one another and with the community. Please join us on March 20th for our Town Hall Meeting. It would be such a blessing to see you there.
May God grant us success in our mission!
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