Missions Principles

1. That in "missions" God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit), according to his eternal and unfailing purpose, is gathering his elect, to the glory of His grace, and passing by others, to the glory of his justice;
2. That the divinely appointed means to this end is the gathered Church, sending ministers (and those who assist them) into the world, that by the preaching of the Gospel, attended with the sovereign blessing of the Spirit, a people (professed believers and their children) might be gathered into a body, among whom the ministry of word and sacrament is established, to the glory of God's grace;
3. That such "sending" includes the approval of and accountability to the Elders of the Church (Session, Presbytery or General Assembly), and the prayer and financial support of the congregation;
4. That those sent by New Hope should be committed to declare the whole counsel of God as summarized and set forth in our doctrinal standards (i.e., distinctively Reformed and Presbyterian in doctrine);
5. That church-planting must be the primary focus, and all other works supported only as justified by some plain scriptural connection to this goal;
6. That the person(s) supported should have the potential for a long-term relationship of support and accountability with the Elders and the congregation (with priority given to someone from our own congregation, then Presbytery, then General Assembly; then to other Reformed and Presbyterian denominations);
7. That works that have a relevance to the particular strengths/interests of our congregation (e.g., theological education, Reformed literature, etc.) should have a special priority for consideration.

Mission Works

• African Bible University of Uganda
• China Reformed Theological Seminary
• Bob and Sharon Drews, serving with Mission to the World, Japan
• Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
• The Huguenot Fellowship, supporting the Reformed Seminary of Aix-en-Provence, France
• Ministry to the Military, International
• Tito and Kim Padilla, serving with Border Evangelism and Mercy Ministries, El Paso
• Andy and Kathy Pickens, serving with Mission to the World, Ireland
• Reformed University Fellowship at the University of Maryland
• Stuart and Cathie Showalter, serving with Wycliffe Bible Translators, Burkina Faso, West Africa. [Note: those wishing to access the Showalters' site may email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to request the required username and password.]
• Brad and Margarita Wallace, serving with World Harvest Mission in Chile

Denominational Agencies

• Mission to North America
• Mission to the World
• Reformed University Fellowship