Sundays at Mount Hope Church
"Let us hold on to the confession of our hope without wavering, since he who promised is faithful. And let us consider one another in order to provoke love and good works, not neglecting to gather together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and all the more as you see the day approaching." (Hebrews 10:23-25 CSB)
Word-Shaped Liturgy
- Hear the Word (1 Tim. 4:13)
- Sing the Word (Col. 3:16)
- Pray the Word (Eph. 6:18)
- Preach the Word (2 Tim. 4:2)
- See the Word (Rom.6:1-4; 1 Cor. 10:16-17)
Our conviction is that God's Word does the work (Isa. 55:10-12). Our weekly gatherings are simply an exercise in unleashing God's Word. It's our part to show up and humbly receive (James 1:21). At the heart of this Word-Shaped Liturgy is the Word-Made-Flesh: Jesus Christ. Every week we are reminded that He is our all-sufficient Savior.
More about the service
- Congregational Singing
- Expositional Preaching
- Weekly Communion
- Christ-Centered
- Word-Saturated
- Warm & Welcoming
Our church services are simple: we gather to praise God and to be formed by His Word. As we give ourselves to this weekly spiritual formation, the Holy Spirit transforms our minds and hearts as disciples of Jesus, impressing upon us our daily need for grace.
Join Us at 10 am
Meeting Place
Colt School Auditorium
574 Hope Street
Bristol, Rhode Island
Follow Mount Hope Church signs or see this parking and entrance map.
This Week's Music
Find our new upcoming Sunday's playlist on Spotify
Sunday Evening Prayer & Fellowship
Sundays at 5pm
On Sunday evenings we gather to lift up the needs, ministry, and mission of Mount Hope Church. We also spend time in fellowship, and hear an encouraging devotional from God’s word.
Note: Our Sunday evening prayer service takes place at a private residence. Email us at MHCBristol@gmail.com for more details.
Common Questions
We gather for worship on Sundays at 10:00am at the Colt School Auditorium. (574 Hope St.). Later, at 5pm, we gather in a home setting to close out the day with a time of prayer, mutual encouragement, and a short reflection on a text of Scripture.
Our service is usually 1hr. 30min. It consists of singing, prayers, Scripture readings, an offering (don’t worry, we don’t expect visitors to give), an expositional sermon on biblical text (usually 45-min.), and partaking of the Lord’s Supper (communion). We also think it’s important to allow time for silent prayer and reflection. We open and close each gathering with a time of silence.
We have supervision and a special program for kids 0-10 every service. Kids 5 and up can stay in the worship service and will be dismissed just prior to the sermon. We use The Gospel Project curriculum, which shows kids how the whole Bible points us to Jesus. Our volunteers are members of MHC who have been interviewed and gone through a proper background check.
Preferably clothes! Wear whatever you would wear normally and in whatever makes you comfortable.
We really don’t want to waste time on what’s been called “the worship wars.” Our goal is to keep the gospel at the center and be a place where worship preferences are set aside for what’s really important. Our music is a blend of both traditional hymns and newer songs. We value content over style and congregational singing over musical performance. We also don’t want to pretend like we came up with our order of service yesterday. We stand in a long line of worshipers who have carried on a similar “liturgy” for thousands of years. We aren’t consumers who show up to get their fix, but a community seeking to be formed by God’s Word. Though the forms may change, the elements do not.
Yes! After the service we always have a time to connect with one another. Hospitality and fellowship are two things that go together and we desire to provide that to all who come to our gatherings. Coffee and light refreshments are always provided.
Ask us at MHCBristol@gmail.com.