Resources are available for Advent and Christmas 2022, including the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols.
HOPE
HOPE is 'a catalyst for local church mission in villages, towns and cities.'
It started as a year of mission in 2008 to reach local communities through words and actions supported by a wide range of Christian denominations, ministries, conferences and networks.
More information
See the Hope website
Advent and Christmas 2021
Resources are available for Advent and Christmas 2021.
Advent and Christmas 2020
Resources are available for Advent and Christmas 2020, including the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, and those from Action for Children, CAFOD, Christian Aid, the Church of England, the Church of Scotland, Christian Aid Scotland, the Church in Wales, Hope and the Methodist Church. Plus there is material from previous years: A World in […]
Lent course 2018
For 2018 we have partnered with Hope for our Lent course which is based on the book 40 Stories of Hope. There are weekly downloads for individual reflection and group discussion, plus for those who prefer daily study during Lent we recommend the 40 Stories of Hope book. 40 Stories of Hope is available from […]
HOPE 2018 and Prison HOPE
HOPE is preparing for another year of mission to reach local communities through words and actions during 2018. This has the ambitious aim of bringing about a 10% growth across the whole Church, said Roy Crowne, Executive Director of HOPE, at the launch in October 2016. ‘When we come together to serve the Church we […]
Queen’s birthday celebrations
Hope is encouraging churches to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday within their communities on Sunday 12 June 2016. While the Queen’s birthday was on April 21, there will be events during May and June 2016, with The Patron’s Lunch, a street party in the Mall with 10,0000 guests, on 21 June 2016. To coincide with […]
HOPE’s Vision Day to mobilise Church in mission in 2018
More than 100 Christian leaders from a cross-section of denominations, ministries and regions of the UK, gathered in London in September for HOPE’s Vision Day to ‘build towards 2018 and mobilise the whole Church in mission together – in words and action – for the whole year’. The day was hosted by Rev Yemi Adedeji, […]
Video: launch of Hope 2014
Hope 2014’s launch at Lambeth Palace included the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, setting out the vision for the initiative.
Video: Objectives of Hope 2014
The video below, explains the objectives of Hope 2014, and can be downloaded.
