Lay Speakers/Lay Ministers

Denise Willis, Chair
Marva Pope, Vice-Chair

Lay Speakers/Lay Ministers of Hope United Methodist Church is a ministry dedicated to doing God's work through outstanding service to the local church, clergy, faith community and community at large on a daily basis. Our primary mission is to assist clery and laity in fulfilling God's mandate to reach the lost and grow the saved. Specifically, we conssitently strive to achieve the following objectives:

  1. To build God's kingdom by leading people to repentance and salvation.
  2. To discover and utilize our spritiual gifts for kingdom building, and help to develop and guide others by setting examples of faithful service and personal sacrifice.
  3. To enhance the worship experience and spiritual development of the congregation by actively participating with clergy in weekly worship services.
  4. To effectively address the spiritual needs of the congregation through scriptural guidance, preaching, witnessing, teaching leading, serving and nurtugin the Christian faith.
  5. To provide ongoing training for the development of lay speakers and lay ministers.

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