About us
                  Welcome to our church website!
     Hope Church is an Advent Christian Church.  We are "Advent" in that we stress the future visible return (advent) of Jesus Christ as the ultimate hope of all believers.  In Titus 2:13 the Apostle Paul instructed the Church to be "looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus."  The second coming of Jesus Christ has always been a key theological and biblical component of the Christian faith, and this truth is also reiterated in the Apostles' Creed which states Jesus "is coming to judge the living and the dead." 

     In addition, we are "Christian" in that we maintain the beliefs of the historic Christian Church in matters of salvation, the sovereignty of God, and in matters of Biblical inspiration and inerrancy. 
We also adhere to the five "Solas" of the Protestant Reformation:
  1. Sola Scriptura - The Bible alone is God's written revelation which possesses absolute authority over the believer's life and conscience.
  2. Sola Fide - The believer is justified (acquitted, declared not guilty) by means of faith alone.
  3. Solus Christus - Jesus Christ is the only Mediator, Savior and Redeemer of the lost.
  4. Sola Gratia - It is solely by God's grace that any are redeemed.
  5. Soli Deo Gloria - To God alone be all glory.
     I trust that as you peruse our website, you will find it helpful.  You are welcome to listen to some of our sermons on the internet thru the "sermon download" section of our website.  If for some reason you have questions that can not be answered by means of this site, please do not hesitate to give us a call at 413-637-2212.  We would sincerely love to hear from you... and why not join us for a Sunday morning worship service as together we consider the claims of our coming King, Jesus Christ?
   
 
History of Hope Church 

Hope Church was established in Lenox in the summer of 1958 when New England School of Theology moved from Brookline, Mass. and became Berkshire Christian College. The Church was the result of the vision and dedication of the faculty and staff of the College. Thirty-four charter members, including several former members of an Advent Christian Church in Pittsfield, called Rev. Raymond Bowden as their pastor. He served until 1969. The church worshipped in the college chapel for about ten years. 

In 1965 the small congregation purchased the seven acres of land the church now occupies and the following year built the present sanctuary. After Pastor Bowden resigned, Dr. Carlyle Roberts served eighteen months as interim. The church then called Reverend Lorne Ross, who served from 1971 to 1990. During Pastor Ross' tenure, the Fellow-ship Hall/Christian Education wing was added to enhance the ministry opportunities. In the fall of 1990 the congregation called the Reverend Douglas Foss as Senior Pastor. Reverend Foss began his ministry in January of 1991.  He continues as the Senior Pastor as of 2011. 

Over the years several youth pastors and assistant pastors have served at Hope Church. From 1982 to 1994, Mr. James Perkins served as Associate Minister of Youth. Mr. Mike Tuttle has served in this capacity since September of 1994. Mr. Wesley Ross has served as Associate Minister of Music since 1977 and as Minister of Worship and Music since 1987. 
Hope Church is a member of the Connecticut and Western Massachusetts Conference of Advent Christian Churches and the National Association of Evangelicals.
A Community Evangelical Church