About Us

OUR FACILITY & WHAT WE OFFER>
OUR BELIEFS & VALUES>
OUR HISTORY>
CURRENT PASTOR>
HISTORY OF PASTORS>

OUR FACILITY & WHAT WE OFFER

Family focused church with air conditioning, soft seated pews, kids church during service, nursery / mother's room, and toy room available. Adult studies / teen activities as scheduled through week. Fully handicap accessible (no stairs). Covered carport available for easy drop off in bad weather.

Family events include weekly breakfast, easter egg hunt, game nights, fall fest, winter fest and more! Teen football nights, real living education & MORE!

Open to new ideas & talents!
We've got a place for you - welcome home!

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Our 1893 bell rings to start each service with children lighting the candles, song, verse, testimonies, prayer, announcements then children are released for kids church (optional). Worship is a blend of both traditional and contemporary hymns just as our building is a blend of modern & historic. Sermons are relevant and accompanied by entertaining images on our projector screen, designed to drive the message home.

Communion is served the first Sunday of each month. Puppet Shows with a heartwarming Gospel message as available. Worship is followed by church family time.

Hopewell Church of God is a member of the Churches of God General Conference, headquartered in Findlay, Ohio.   The University of Findlay and Winebrenner Seminary were started by The Churches of God General Conference and are actively involved in our conference. With over 450 churches across our country, and missions in Brazil, Haiti, Sweden, Bangladesh, Pakistan and other countries throughout the world, Hopewell Church of God is part of a growing Christian outreach touching thousands of lives and fulfilling the Great Commission of Jesus Christ. The church is ran by the elected members in conjunction with the pastor.

OUR BELIEFS & VALUES

Family, Friendships & Community The important things of life center around relationships - only as a church do we experience and live out God's purpose for our lives. Together we can do more. Let's learn together, praise, help, love, consult, support, make memories & laugh together. "For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” (Matt. 18:19 - 20)

Laughter with a touch of humor to lighten the burdens of life (best medicine of heart) Our church brings God's word alive & relevant to all thru biblical based puppet shows, sermons, song, prayer and more.

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OUR HISTORY

NEW Playground Equipment 2020

Donated by a church member -Thank you for your generosity!

CURRENT PASTOR

Name (brief resume)

HISTORY OF PASTORS

Elder Moses Coates-------1858-1860
J. Hickernell-----------1860-1862
G.W. Wilson-------------1862-1864
J.W. Sesney-------------1864-1866
J.L. Yenner-------------1866-1868
M.C.Mowen---------------1868-1870
D.S. Warner-------------1870-1872
Thomas James------------1872-1874
Solomon Kline-----------1874-1876
J.A. Smith--------------1876-1879
J.W. Aukerman-----------1879-1880
W.H. Oliver-------------1880-1881
W.P. Burchard-----------1881-1882
Joseph Neil-------------1882-1884
J.H.McNutt--------------1884-1889
J.M. Cassel-------------1889-1891
R.H. Bolton-------------1891-1893
S. Dickerhoff-----------1893-1894
G.A. Bartlebaugh--------1894-1896
A.E. Kefford------------1896-1897
W.H. Guyer--------------1897-1899
W.C. Myers--------------1899-1902
W.P.Small---------------1902-1904
Z.H. Yoder--------------1904-1906
T. Koogle---------------1906-1908
R.F. Mitchell-----------1908-1910
T. Koogle---------------1910-1911
O.O. Tracy--------------1911-1912
G.A. Bartlebaugh--------1912-1913
F.F. Manchester---------1913-1914
(Under Supervision of Standing Committee)--1915-1919
Oscar Locke-------------1920-1921
(Under Supervision of Standing Committee)--1921-1922
(Under Supervision of Executive Secretary)--1923-1924
(Board Extension Evangelism, Mr. Hawkins)--1925-1926
Edgar E. Franks---------1926-1927
Frank & Ruth Turner-----1927-1929
W.F. Neff---------------1930-1935
C.O. Swander------------1935-1936
(Supervision of W.E. Turner)1936-1937
Escil Heiser------------1938-1939
John Constant Jr.-------1939-1940
John Yohe---------------1941-1943
Arnold Berg-------------1943-1944
Paul Gnagy--------------1945-1946
Hubert Miller-----------1946-1952
James Bennett-----------1952-1954
James McKenzie----------1955-1956
Harry Cole--------------1956-1963
Harold Meador-----------1964-1966
Richard Van Horn--------1967-1972
Kenneth Heffner---------1972-1974
Johnny Pennington-------1975-1976
Dennis Dawson-----------1977-1978
Open--------------------1979-1980
Paul Walters------------1980-1982
Louis Stulman-----------1983-1985
Open--------------------1985-1986
Dean Bruce--------------1986-1992
Randall Callaway--------1993-2000
Travis Perry (Interim)--2000-2001
Terry A. Steinhauer Sr.-2001-2020
Jacob Clagg (Interim)---2020-2021
Jim Wilder -------------2021-2022
Robert Green -----------2023-present