Hope Church – Hope Church Auckland Park

Notices & Events

Evening Service: Winter Break

The 6pm service will be on a break after 11th June for a few weeks and will resume on 23rd July.

Truthwalk

This year’s Truthwalk conference will take place from 3-7 July 2017 (9:30-18:30) at Hatfield Christian Church. The speakers are Darrell Bock, who will be teaching through The Gospel of Mark, as well as Danny Hays and Scott Duvall, teaching about how to read and rightly interpret God’s Word. The cost for the full course is R800 (incl hot lunches). Students/ pensioners pay half price. RSVP: events@truthwalk.org

CRAFT CAFÉ

If you enjoy any craft or would like to learn one, then join us for a sociable afternoon! Women, men and older children are welcome. Bring whatever you are currently working on (or would like to work on). We’ll meet on Sat 22nd July, from 2-5pm in Parkview. Contact us using the form at the bottom of the page for more details.

Encounter: Student & Young Adult Camp

The Encounter young adult and student weekend away (18th-20th August) is fast approaching! Sign up now! Details on the weblink below. (Note: the price for the first 100 Hope Church students to sign up is R450.)

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About Us

"go and make disciples of all nations"

-Matt 28v19

Hope Church Auckland Park is a Christ-centred Bible believing church in the heart of Auckland Park. We are a vibrant and diverse community of people of every age, stage and race on a mission together to know Christ and make him known.

We love meeting new people and are passionate about growing together as disciples of Christ, so do come and join us on a Sunday at 9am, 11am or 6pm whether you are at school, varsity, working, at home or have retired.

We want to be a church that by knowing Jesus more deeply as our Saviour and Lord becomes a church that follows him more wholeheartedly as disciples who are:

Pure in heart – wanting to serve his kingdom and not our own

Proclaiming Christ – wanting to speak of his glory and not ours

Persevering despite rejection – wanting future glory and not present

Showing compassion – wanting to serve one another and save others

In all of this dependent on our Father through prayer, who is at work through His Spirit to bring us to know the love of Christ in our hearts and to set our thoughts on the return of Christ in glory.

Our Staff

James Buchanan

Senior Minister

James is the senior minister at Hope Church Auckland Park by God’s grace and amazing sovereignty. He was trained at St. Helen’s in London, served as a student worker in Durban, studied for his MTh at Oak Hill College, London and was curate at Trinity Church Islington before coming to Johannesburg. He is married to Lucy and has four kids.

Gerald Mbebe

Assistant Minister

Gerald became a Christian in 2006 at UJ through eaves dropping while someone was sharing the gospel with his roommate. After being saved from Law to grace he went on to study theology at George Whitfield College. As a former Bloemfontein Celtics supporter, and being married to a philosopher, Keo, he is used to losing. He enjoys reading history on Facebook and Twitter.

Madhush Mathews

Assistant Minister

Madhush first grasped the gospel during his later years as a student at the University of Cape Town. It proved to be a deeply formative period, stirring up a passion in him to see others come to know and delight in Christ. He now spends his time hanging out with students and training up gospel workers. To unwind, he enjoys reading, playing board games and watching cricket.