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GOD IS BUILDING A HOME HE’S USING US ALL IRRESPECTIVE OF HOW WE GOT HERE HE’S USING YOU FITTING YOU IN BRICK BY BRICK STONE BY STONE WITH CHRIST JESUS AS THE CORNERSTONE THAT HOLDS ALL THE PARTS TOGETHER WE SEE IT TAKING SHAPE DAY AFTER DAY A HOLY TEMPLE BUILT BY GOD A TEMPLE IN WHICH GOD IS QUITE AT HOME
EPHESIANS 2: 19 – 22 (MSG)
A LETTER FROM OUR SENIOR PASTORS At the end of March is our annual opportunity to massively impact the future of our Cities and the generations to come. It’s the Dream Offering – your chance to give towards both the buildings and facilities of Hope City Church across all of our 11 locations. We represent over 2500 people all the way from Northumbria to Shoreditch, Liverpool to Sheffield and Frankfurt to our newest location in Kuala Lumpur! ▶NEXT PAGE D R E AM
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Most of our locations and ministry hubs are situated in hotels or in hired facilities. Our goal is for every location to have its own place you can call home – a permanent place open 7 days a week that becomes the vibrant heartlands of your City and National Vision. For those congregations of Hope City that already have a home, our goal is to make it bigger and better or to move into a place... bigger and better in order to facilitate for all that we believe God is going to do. Buildings are like cars. They’re designed to take us somewhere. And that somewhere is the salvation of thousands of souls – souls, like you and me, plucked out of the cold and into the arms of Christ. Our home is in Christ as well as in the heart of all Christ has brought together to be – his Church and his people. Yet home is also all the places we gather, unite, worship, serve, love, laugh, pray, dream and get inspired to lift up a generation. It’s in our buildings. This isn’t a small thing. This affects our whole lives, our dreams and our resources. I know that this coming Dream Offering will be our largest ever. Thanks to the purity and passion of all who call Hope City their home. Much love and respect,
Dave & Jenny
SENIOR PASTORS OF HOPE CITY CHURCH ALONGSIDE OUR LEAD PASTORS.
ON IT REPRESENTS
one life redeemed, resuscitated, recovered, restored and reinvented for living the best life and living an eternal life.
NE SEAT IT REPRESENTS
one real life financial investment into the future facilities of Hope City as well as the present expansion of all we are a part of.
IT REPRESENTS
a very real expectation. What God did in our lives, he will do all over again in another’s life. Again and again and again.
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ONE SEAT Represents one life
HALF A ROW Represents a whole new family coming to Church
A FULL ROW
Represents a whole row of youth or a whole extra row of students or City Hearts survivors
THE STRATEGY Currently, Hope City Church is one church in eleven locations and this is our strategy for each location.
LIVERPOOL To invest in an expansion of 200 seats representing 200 new believers in Christ. Each Seat = £300 or £25/month Half a Row = £1200 (4 seats) One Full Row = £2400 (8 seats) Towards a Seat = £ your choice The monies will be kept aside for the coming future home of Hope City Liverpool.
SHEFFIELD To invest into the purchasing of land for the construction of a 1500-seater auditorium and campus development. Each Seat = £500 or £40/month Half a Row = £2000 (4 seats) One Full Row = £4000 (8 seats) Towards a Seat = £ your choice The monies will be used to purchase five
acres of land at a cost of £1 million. It’s the start of a dream coming true.
resenting 100 lives changed in the Nations’ Capital.
LEEDS
Each Seat = £250 or £20/month Half a Row = £1000 (4 seats) One Full Row = £2000 (8 seats) Towards a Seat = £ your choice
To invest into the financial infrastructure of Hope City Leeds, to expand the current auditorium capacity by 100 and to equip and renovate the new facility with further 200 seats. The new auditorium will house around 500 seats. Each Seat = £300 or £25/month Half a Row = £1200 (4 seats) One Full Row = £2400 (8 seats) Towards a Seat = £ your choice The monies will be used for both internal strengthening and for eternal expansion with a portion kept aside for the move to the larger auditorium.
LONDON To invest in an expansion of 100 seats rep-
The monies will be used to facilitate 100 more people and completely fill the Rich Mix venue.
NEWCASTLE & SUNDERLAND To invest into the increase of 100 souls represented by 100 seats added on a Sunday. Each Seat = £300 or £25/month Half a Row = £1200 (4 seats) One Full Row = £2400 (8 seats) Towards a Seat = £ your choice All monies will be used to facilitate the drive to fill our new 200-seat auditorium. D R E AM
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THE STRATEGY ACCRA To invest in the creation of a 300-seater auditorium on top of the existing facility. With two services were aiming to create a capacity of 600-seats. Each Seat = 250 GHS or 40 GHS/month ( for 6 months only) Half a Row = 2000 GHS (4 seats) One Full Row = 4000 GHS (8 seats) Two Full Rows = 8000 GHS (16 seats) Five Full Rows = 20 000 GHS (40 seats) The monies will go towards the building and equipping of the new building development.
LANCASHIRE To invest in an expansion of 200 seats representing 200 new believers in Christ. Each Seat = £300 or £25/month Half a Row = £1200 (4 seats) One Full Row = £2400 (8 seats) Towards a Seat = £ your choice
All monies will be set aside in the Dream Offering account for the future home of Hope City Lancashire.
FRANKFURT To invest in the expansion of 200 seats represents 200 souls saved and united into the life of the church. Each Seat = €200 or €35/month (For 6 months) Half a Row = €800 (4 seats) One Full Row = €1600 (8 seats) Towards a Seat = € your choice The monies will be kept aside for the renovations of the next 200-seater capacity venue.
BIRMINGHAM To invest in an expansion of 100 seats representing 100 lives plucked out of the darkness and into the light.
Each Seat = £300 or £25/month Half a Row = £1200 (4 seats) One Full Row = £2400 (8 seats) Towards a Seat = £ your choice The monies will be set aside in the Dream Offering for the future renovations of the come of Hope City Birmingham.
KUALA LUMPUR To invest in the launch of Hope City Kuala Lumpur by investing in 100 chairs representing 100 lives transformed by the power of Jesus Christ. Each Seat = 1000 MYR or 85 MYR/month Half a Row = 4000 MYR (4 seats) One Full Row = 8000 MYR (8 seats) Towards a Seat = MYR your choice All monies will be used for the initial facilities of Hope City Kuala Lumpur.
THE ESSENTIALS Every year we jointly commit to the task of resourcing the vision that God has given us. When we work together in unity we can build something that enables God to reach the world and become reconciled to Him. Giving to The Dream Offering will both unite you with a community of believers that will become more and more like the family your soul was born for, as well as set you up for personal blessings. To invest generously collides you with hundreds of promises in God’s Word. Jesus struck a covenant on the cross through his blood to look after you and bless you, yet it’s our sacrifice that puts us in the place of faith that God wants to bless. We don’t earn it; we reposition ourselves to receive it.
How can you be a part of the Dream Offering 2015? 1. Pray and Consider the level of giving you feel is both appropriate to your budget as well as appropriate to the dream you feel within your heart for God’s church, your city and your own life. 2. Choose a Way to Give. Regular monthly giving via standing order is the most successful way to fulfil your commitment to the Dream Offering. This can be done by setting up a standing order with your bank. A single donation is also a great way to give. Or you can give both a single sacrificed donation and mix it with regular monthly giving to create a powerful act of personal generosity and responsibility.
3. One Time Donations and Sunday Offerings. You can always give in the comfort of your own home using the account information found on the offering envelopes. You can also give using the envelope system on a weekend by ticking on the envelope what you want your money to go towards.
FAQs DO I HAVE TO INVEST IN A MINIMUM OF ONE SEAT? To begin with, all giving comes from the heart and there is no compulsion whatsoever to give. This is a Dream Offering and open to all who share in the dream of seeing the facilities of Hope City Church expanded and developed through our seat sponsorship program.
If you can’t invest in a single seat, we have made provision for you to make an investment that goes towards a single seat. It will be added to all of the other ‘part seat’ investments to create rows and rows of seats for the vision. WHAT ABOUT THE GIFT AID ON ALL THE MONEY I GIVE? If you are a UK Tax payer and you have filled out the Gift Aid section on the regular offering envelopes previously, or on the Dream Offering pledge form, then Hope City Church can claim an extra 25% of your gift as a tax return. A majority of this Gift Aid will go towards the land purchase for our new Sheffield Campus: Additionally we will be supporting:a) Our Christmas Giveaway. We will be giving away gifts both large and small each Sunday in December in all of our Locations. This is a follow on from our annual Night of Honour vision in celebrating the unsung heroes of our cities and regions.
b) Our commitment to the personal support for Joel and Emma Burden in Kuala Lumpur, which includes transportation and living requirements. c) A new church plant called Resurgence Church in Montreal Canada. Andrew and Vanessa Hoyes, originally from Generation Church on the Gold Coast of Australia (now Hillsong Gold Coast) have felt a huge burden to plant a new church in Canada and it would be our privilege to give a two-year commitment towards it. d) Disaster Relief. We believe that we need to have finances ready at hand to give towards misfortune in countries across the world in 2015. e) Discretional Giving. We need to direct our finances to particular needs now and then in certain Locations. This will enable us to do so without straining the budget flow of finance. ▶NEXT PAGE
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HOW DO I KNOW THAT MY MONEY WILL BE USED WISELY AND USED WITH INTEGRITY? All of the accounts of Hope City Church which includes Megacentre Ltd, City Hearts, and MegaNursery, as well as Hope City Church are annually audited by the accountancy firm – UHY Wingfield Slater. They meet the strict standards of the Charities Commission and are scrutinised to the highest of standards. Our Finance Department is led by Sarah Dunys and the team are trained regularly in proper, efficient procedures in all financial matters. Sarah comes under the Senior Leadership team of Hope City Church (Dave and Jenny Gilpin, Colin Blois, Chris Denham), the trustees of the Charity (Paul Benger (Christian Life Church, Chesterfield), Colin Davies, Chris Davies and Roger Davies (no-relation) as well as Dave Gilpin) as well as the general oversight of C3 Europe led by Simon and Valerie McIntyre (C3 London). IF I GIVE REGULARLY, HOW LONG IS MY COMMITMENT? In all Locations except for Frankfurt and Accra, your commitment is for 12 months. If you are a part of our Frankfurt and Accra Location, your commitment is for 6 months.
WHAT IF I CANNOT FULFIL MY PLEDGE? Every location has a Dream Offering Manager who is dedicated to helping people navigate the water and deliver on their commitments. If you feel like you cannot fulfil your pledge through ‘out of control’ debt or through over-enthusiasm, we would suggest you extend the time taken to fulfil your pledge by seeing the Dream Offering Manager. We believe that with ‘out of control’ debt, your first priority after tithing is to see a debt counsellor or the like and resolve your difficulties through both prayer and sound financial management. After that has happened your commitments can then be prioritised to prevent you from re-entering the debt cycle. WHAT ABOUT CONFIDENTIALITY? All of our records are kept with the strictest of confidence and a code of conduct in our finance department. Only those who are set to manage The Dream Offering can access the records. I AM NEW TO CHURCH. SHOULD I BE GIVING TO THE DREAM OFFERING? It’s completely up to you. Some people jump in and enjoy the speed of getting right into the life flow of the church while others are more tentative. It all
depends upon your choice and your desires. Please feel no compulsion to give and no guilt at all if you chose not to. We build Hope City Church on vision first, commitment second. Without a word of inspiration, all you get is high perspiration. And we don’t want you sweating. So look to the Holy Spirit and do what you feel right to do. WHAT IF I’M NOT HERE ON DREAM OFFERING SUNDAY? You can give before the Sunday using the pledge form or on Catch Up Sunday, which is the week after. This year, catch up Sunday is on Easter Sunday 05 April.
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The Dream Offering Presents
Partners Bal l QM I SATURDAY 28TH MARCH 2015 // 6:00pm
THE BALLROOM, THE HOLIDAY INN ROYAL VICTORIA SHEFFIELD CITY CENTRE I
A complimentary three-course meal especially for the Partners of Hope City Church, celebrating the past year and looking forward to the future of our church as we bring our Dream Offering pledges.
During the evening we will be having brilliant entertainment, speeches and a word from our Senior Pastor. After we give our Dream Offering pledges, the dance floor will be alive with soul, rhythm and blues! We have around 500 Partners of Hope City Church. If you’d like to become one, make sure you attend a ‘Friends of the Vision’ presentation that takes place a number of times throughout the year as well as our ‘Discovering Partnership’ night.
YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME.
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