About Us > Core Values

Purpose and Vision Statement

Our purpose is to help the poor and homeless by showing them the love of Christ through:

• Meeting their basic needs (food, clothing, shelter, medical, dental, jobs, etc.)
• Requiring them to work and pay their own way while at the mission.
• Providing them a sanctified and orderly place for them to stay while at the mission.
• Making available to them the necessary life skills and training to successfully live on their own.
• Sharing with them the Gospel of Jesus Christ and encouraging those who want to change by using Biblical principles. *
• Not enabling them to stay poor by making them dependent on us.
• Not taking any government funding.

*We are not a church or a para-church organization. Therefore, the local church will perform this function.

Our Vision is to help the poor and the homeless with the necessary support and resources whereby if willing, they can become productive members of society.

Statement of Beliefs

• We believe in the verbal, plenary, inspiration of the Bible. We believe His word to be infallible and inerrant, our supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
• We believe in one true God, the Creator of Heaven and Earth, Sovereign over all, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
• We believe in God the Son, God manifest in flesh, our Lord Jesus Christ, the world�s only Savior. We believe in His pre-incarnate existence, His virgin birth, His sinless life, His vicarious death, His burial and bodily resurrection, His ascension into heaven, His present mediatorial ministry, His imminent personal return in power and glory.
• We believe in God the Holy Spirit, who convicts the world of sin, regenerates all believers, indwells them, and enables to live holy lives of witness to our Lord Jesus Christ.
• We believe in the sinfulness of mankind. We believe that man is born separated from God and is subject to His eternal wrath and condemnation.
• We believe in the eternal salvation of every one who believes in the Lord Jesus Christ. This salvation is provided freely by God�s grace through the shed , the sacrificial , and the bodily resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. This salvation is not by our own works but is evidenced by good works once obtained.
• We believe in the eternal security of the believer. We believe that once a person is saved, he/she can never lose their salvation.
• We believe in the bodily resurrection of all the : believers to the full enjoyment of eternal life in heaven; unbelievers to the full condemnation of eternal in hell.
• We believe in the local church and the importance of it in edifying and equipping the believer for the work of the ministry. Every believer should be a part of a local church, serve within and be accountable to it.

Policy of Non-Discrimination

In an effort to reach all who struggle with homelessness and poverty, Hope Gospel Mission adopts the following policy on non-discrimination:

Hope Gospel Mission accepts male and female residents to its shelters who are of the age of maturity (18 years or older). Clients must be drug and alcohol free at time of intake and be willing to follow the shelter's policies.

Given this entrance criteria, Hope Gospel Mission accepts all walk-in residents regardless of age, race, sex, creed, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, criminal background* or type or degree of disability. Our facilities are barrier-free, however, residents must be able to work and care for themselves and not require nursing staff.

* In order to maintain a safe environment for residents, staff, and volunteers, admission of individuals with violent or sexual offenses are carefully screened and admission is not guaranteed.