Hope Community Church Basingstoke

A fabulous morning as we baptised three young people who have all encountered God!

Youth Pastor, Biggsy, unpacked the ‘Parable of the Sower’ (Mark 4). Sharing stories from his childhood to his current role, he encouraged us to scatter kingdom seed, put our light on a stand for all to see and to be a different flavour to the world in the everyday.

Guest speaker Bob Smith spoke from Romans 12:1-2 unpacking what’s going on and how science agrees with what was written in that letter all those years ago!

Looking at what has been going on in the church over the last few years, sharing some prophetic words and Bible verses, Gary Bastin asked the question, ‘What is God doing?’

Gary Bastin guided us through our all age gathering. We saw that the Bible describes the church as a family and discovered what God’s mission for the church is. We concluded with a sneak peak of the glorious multicultural church, described at the end of the Bible.

Nate Aspray did a brilliant job looking at five important foundations of the first church in Jerusalem (Acts 2:42-47). As we look at our church today, he asked, what do we do well, and where can we improve?

Guest speaker Rebecca Beese took us a creative journey through songs, psalms, prayers and pictures discovering new ways to worship God together…

Terry Huggett started our new series 'Mustard Seeds - Redefining Church' looking at what Jesus said about a mustard seed and how big things can grow for small beginnings.

In a packed room there was a buzz of anticipation at our first gathering of 2026! A few people shared what they felt God was saying, then Gary Bastin spoke about ‘The Unchanging Changer’, and we closed with St. Francis of Assisi’s ‘Prayer for Peace’.

It was a great double act from Diane and Andy Taylor! Quizmaster Diane kicked off with some seasonal limericks then Andy spoke about ‘The Parable of the Beachball’.

‘Carols for Everyone’ was a packed festive gathering with Christmas carols, children dressed as Nativity characters and Bible readings. Olu Akinwale spoke about the wonder and relevance of Jesus, the ‘Light of the World’.

At the Live Nativity Gary Bastin spoke about how light makes a big difference, not only at Christmastime…

Our Advent gathering was a beautiful, creative and reflective time, with poems, prose and songs, culminating in communion. Many thanks to all those who contributed.

Gary Bastin concluded our series, ‘Romans 8 – A People of Hope’, focusing on the last few verses. He reminded us of the reason behind the series, then wrapped things up before leading the whole church through a prayer tunnel!

Guest speaker Hazel Marchment shared from her love of gardening, how God prunes us so we can be even more fruitful…

Ben spoke from Romans 8:26-30, revealing ‘The Golden Chain of Salvation’, focusing on God’s work of sanctification and glorification!

Wunmi Olopade spoke from Romans 8:18-25, unpacking the future hope God has in-store for those who trust in Him.

Olu Akinwale revealed the wonder and power of God’s adoption, which brings a new identity and belonging: ‘You don't really know who you are until you understand whose you are.’

Guest speaker, Andy Wright spoke, passionately about the incredible things God has done for us and how we should live in the light of that…

David Lambourn, turned an estate agent for the morning, showed us around two properties as he explained what the work of the Spirit does in our lives…

Sarah Winser (family worker) and Biggsy (youth pastor) hosted our annual ‘Thanksgiving Sunday’. It was so good to hear many stories of God’s goodness!

Terry Huggett dived into Romans 8:1-4, as part of autumn series, focusing on condemnation, and revealed how God has removed this, bringing hope!

A joint gathering of Community Churches Connected with guest speakers Andy & Emma Barclay-Watt from Life Church, Manchester. They spoke from the book of Joshua encourage us all to take small steps of faith.

David Robotham launched our autumn series, ‘Romans 8 – A people of Hope’. He set the scene by explaining what Rome and its inhabitants were like in the first century. He then gave a concise overview of chapters 1 to 7 in preparation for the weeks ahead…

Baptism Sunday! Andy Taylor explained what the Bible says about water baptism and why we do it!