Hope Valley Leadership
The Church Council is a board elected by the congregation to make financial and administrative decisions for Hope Valley, while the Lead Pastor and Elders make decisions regarding church vision, culture, and direction.
Sam & Andrea Rogers
Sam & Andrea are the Lead Pastors of Hope Valley Church. Along with their five children, they moved to Winchester, VA from Toledo, OH to lead Hope Valley Church in May 2018
Rick and Lisa Scott
Rick and Lisa are Associate Pastors, and joined Hope Valley Church in November 2020. Additionally, Pastor Lisa serves as the church treasurer and Pastor Rick currently serves as a member on our Church Council.
Church Council
Jonathan Rickard
Jonathan has been a member of Hope Valley Church since the very beginning in 2009, along with his wife Alicia, and is serving his first term on the Church Council. They also host one of our house churches in their residence in Inwood, WV
Sherry Richards
Sherry has been a member of Hope Valley Church for over 8 years and is currently serving her second consecutive year on the Council.
Amanda McCoy
Amanda has been with Hope Valley for nearly 2 years, leads the kids ministry curriculum for our house churches, and is currently serving her first term on the Council.
Our Story
Who we are...
We are a church that meets in houses to prioritize close relationship as we partner with one another to see God redeem and transform us into people who live, work, and love like Jesus.
Where we have been...
Hope Valley - originally named Frederick County Foursquare Church - was started in 2009 by Pastors Donnie and Julie Henss. In the summer of 2018, Pastors Donnie and Julie passed the torch to the current Pastors - Sam and Andrea Rogers. In 2020, we transitioned from being a church that met in one building, to one church that meets across multiple houses in order to bring the love of God, and the church, into the neighborhoods where we live.
Where we are going...
We want to see the church meeting everywhere, in people’s homes - learning together, growing together, and sharing the transforming Gospel of Jesus with those in our communities.
What this means for you...
You are welcome here! If you are excited about forming close relationships in the church, embracing the simplicity of the Gospel, and centering everything on Jesus, then you will fit right in. There is room for you here.
Our Values
Honesty with Acceptance
Because every person is someone that is uniquely and purposefully created by God, we believe we ought to love and receive one another as we are. We work to create a culture where we can speak truthfully to each other, be honest about our flaws and our weaknesses, address conflict with one another directly, and all while showing compassion, patience, and mercy - just as Jesus does for us.
Proverbs 27:6a; Matthew 7:12, 22:36-40; John 13:34-35; Galatians 5:14, 6:1-2; Ephesians 4:15; 1 John 3:11
Proverbs 27:6a; Matthew 7:12, 22:36-40; John 13:34-35; Galatians 5:14, 6:1-2; Ephesians 4:15; 1 John 3:11
Commitment to Transformation
We really believe that the Spirit of God has the power to heal our hearts and transform our minds. But, how does God transform and heal us? Through relationship with Him and relationship with one another. So we partner with one another through prayer, studying the scripture, practicing compassionate confrontation, and submitting ourselves to Jesus Christ. Healing and transformation is something we experience together, always making room for mistakes and failure, but never settling for things to remain broken, unwhole, and dysfunctional.
Deuteronomy 6:6-7; Lamentations 3:40; Romans 12:2; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 6:2-5; 2 Timothy 3:14-16; Hebrews 4:12
Deuteronomy 6:6-7; Lamentations 3:40; Romans 12:2; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 6:2-5; 2 Timothy 3:14-16; Hebrews 4:12
Growth by Replication
True growth always includes teaching and passing on to other the things that were taught and passed on to you. The Bible calls this “making disciples”. We believe that the church should not be just one or two people teaching everyone, but many teachers creating many more teachers. If God has done something in you, then He has given you something you can give to someone else.
Jeremiah 12:2; Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 2:41-42; Romans 12:46-47; 1 Corinthians 3:7; Ephesians 4:16; 2 Timothy 2:2
Jeremiah 12:2; Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 2:41-42; Romans 12:46-47; 1 Corinthians 3:7; Ephesians 4:16; 2 Timothy 2:2
Our Beliefs
Hope Valley Church is part of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel and is in agreement with Foursquare’s Statement of Faith
1. THE HOLY SCRIPTURES
We believe that both the original writing and preservation of the books that have come to be collected into the Bible, was inspired by the Holy Spirit - and so we believe the Bible is reliable, trustworthy, and authoritative.
2 Timothy 3:16, 17
2 Timothy 3:16, 17
2. THE ETERNAL GODHEAD
We believe there is one God who is the perfect unity of three distinct persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
2 Corinthians 13:13; Matthew 28:19
2 Corinthians 13:13; Matthew 28:19
3. THE FALL OF MAN
We believe that mankind was created in the image of God, but fell from perfection by voluntary disobedience to God. As a result, every person is born imperfect with a “natural” desire to sin, and we all have sin in our lives because of this.
Psalm 51:5; Romans 3:23 & 5:12
Psalm 51:5; Romans 3:23 & 5:12
4. THE PLAN OF SALVATION
We believe that Jesus, the Son, died as the sacrifice for the sins of all people - paying the penalty for sin through His death, and making a way for new life through His resurrection, so that through faith in Him we can be forgiven, reconciled to God, and live.
John 3:16; Romans 5:8
John 3:16; Romans 5:8
5. SALVATION THROUGH GRACE
We believe that we receive forgiveness and right-standing with God by His grace, and not by our own ability to earn or deserve it.
Ephesians 2:8-9
Ephesians 2:8-9
6. REPENTANCE AND ACCEPTANCE
We believe that we receive forgiveness from God when we turn away (repent) from sin and submit to Jesus Christ, accepting Him as our Lord and God.
Romans 10:8-10; 1 John 1:9
Romans 10:8-10; 1 John 1:9
7. THE NEW BIRTH
We believe that a very real, tangible change takes place in people who repent of their sin and accept Jesus Christ as Lord - their spirit comes alive as they begin to see and understand the truth of God.
2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 2:20
2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 2:20
8. DAILY CHRISTIAN LIFE
We believe that being saved by God’s grace, and being born again by His Spirit, must play out in a real, practical difference in the way we live, as our words, thoughts, and actions become more and more in-line with the example of Jesus’ life.
Romans 12:1-2
Romans 12:1-2
9. BAPTISM AND COMMUNION
We believe that baptism (full immersion in water) is an important, necessary, public act that is an outward sign and testimony to what God has done inside of us.
Matthew 28:19; Romans 6:4
We believe in the importance and power of regularly eating the bread and drinking the cup (as described in Matthew 26:26-30) together with other believers, as a reminder, declaration, and reception of the comprehensive and complete work of Jesus.
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Matthew 28:19; Romans 6:4
We believe in the importance and power of regularly eating the bread and drinking the cup (as described in Matthew 26:26-30) together with other believers, as a reminder, declaration, and reception of the comprehensive and complete work of Jesus.
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
10. BAPTISM WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT
We believe that believers in Jesus are filled with the Holy Spirit, empowering them to minister to others and effectively share the truth of God’s work.
Acts 1:4-5
Acts 1:4-5
11. THE SPIRIT-FILLED LIFE
We believe that our daily life must no longer be led by our own abilities, will, and desires, but by the direction and empowerment of God’s Spirit as we submit to Him.
Galatians 5:24-26
Galatians 5:24-26
12. THE GIFTS AND FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT
We believe that the Holy Spirit enables supernatural gifts in believers for the purpose of ministry and speaking the truth of God, and that the presence of these gifts is verified by the fruit of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
1 Corinthians 12:1-11; Galatians 5:22-23
1 Corinthians 12:1-11; Galatians 5:22-23
13. MODERATION
We believe that people who follow Christ should live disciplined, thoughtful, teachable, and balanced lives - not drifting to the extremes of any particular issue or practice.
1 Corinthians 9:25-27; Philippians 4:5; Titus 2:7-8
1 Corinthians 9:25-27; Philippians 4:5; Titus 2:7-8
14. DIVINE HEALING
We believe that real, physical healing continues to be available today by the power of God, through faith and prayer.
James 5:14-16
James 5:14-16
15. THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST
We believe in the physical return of Jesus Christ, just as He promised.
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
16. CHURCH RELATIONSHIP
We believe that followers of Jesus must be in fellowship with one another, as the visible and functioning church of Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 10:24-25
Hebrews 10:24-25
17. CIVIL GOVERNMENT
We believe that the authority of government bodies comes from God’s ultimate authority and order, and that they should be obeyed and honored (except where they contradict God’s own commands) and that God calls us to show honor and respect to those in positions of authority, submitting our behavior to Him as the authority that is over all other authorities.
Romans 13:1-7
Romans 13:1-7
18. THE FINAL JUDGMENT
We believe that God will judge the world, bringing justice to every wrong, and that every person will answer to Him for what they have done.
Revelation 20:11-12
Revelation 20:11-12
19. HEAVEN
We believe that heaven is the real, eternal home of those who acknowledge Jesus as Lord, repent, and submit themselves to Him.
Revelation 21:1-4
Revelation 21:1-4
20. HELL
We believe that hell is the place of eternal destruction for all who reject Jesus as Lord and God.
Revelation 20:10-15
Revelation 20:10-15
21. EVANGELISM
We believe that the church’s is called to take the message of Jesus to the entire world and teach people to be followers of Jesus.
Matthew 28:19-20
Matthew 28:19-20
22. TITHES AND OFFERINGS
We believe that God has called us to give freely, and generously, to the work of the church and the needs of those we minister to, and that giving in this way is the means that God has chosen to supply those needs.
2 Corinthians 9:6-9
2 Corinthians 9:6-9