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!

David Nkemka concluded our ‘Fruit of the Spirit' summer series speaking about patience. We saw how patience is a reflection of our trust in God which ultimately produces the life of Christ through us.

Yemi Akinwale continued our summer series and spoke on the fruit of ‘goodness'. She revealed what the Bible says about it and how we can produce what is good, according to God's standard, not man's opinion.

Linda Lucas spoke on ‘Joy' in our Summer Series. We looked at what it is, what Jesus said about it and how we can live joyful lives despite our circumstances.

Sha Adebesin unpacked ‘self-control', explaining how it keeps us safe, from sin and to live in God's will, fulfil His will and honour Him.

We started on Summer Series on the ‘Fruit of the Spirit' looking at peace. Many thanks to Tim Aldridge for showing us from the Bible that nothing can compare to God's peace.

Gary Bastin concluded our series of ‘Perpetual Transformation'. We looked back, shared stories and saw that God can transform anyone, if we keep our hearts soft, encounter God and fix our eyes on Jesus.

We were delighted to welcome Rev Debbie Veel (North Hampshire Downs Benefice) who spoke about ‘Gifts, Mystics and Visions', and encouraged us that we can all hear from God!

In a world full of trouble, Simon Aspray spoke about how we can still find many good reasons to ‘Celebrate'!

At an all age gathering Terry Huggett spoke about Sabbath. He explained want it was and encouraged us to consider it as part of our lifestyle.

Terry Huggett spoke about serving. We looked at what Jesus, the greatest example of servanthood, did and said about this. We were encouraged to reflect on Jesus' words and actions and to be like him.

On Father's Day and we were delighted to welcome John Wigmore, Rector at Winklebury & Worting Parish Church. He spoke from Luke 18 about our relationship with Father God and what can hinder that.

A wonderful all age gathering! We welcomed a whole bunch of new people into our church family, then celebrated Pentecost, the birthday of the church praying for everyone to receive a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit! We closed singing, ‘How great is God' in a variety of languages! It was glorious ‘Holy Chaos'!

We were delighted to welcome guest speakers Simon & Gaynor Shaw. They spoke about everyday spirituality. They shared stories of their journey as well practical ways to help us to be aware of God's presence in our daily lives.

Andy Taylor unpacked the practice of meditation. He explained what Biblical/Christian mediation was and shared lots of personal stories. He ended with some practical next steps and encouraged us to engage in a meditation exercise…

Guest speaker, Howard from Open Doors, talked about some of the persecution that is taking place around the world. It was challenging to hear, but there were stories of hope and divine intervention!

David Lambourn gave a superb talk about Scripture (The Bible). He explained what it was and how we should and shouldn't approach it. He shared seven of God's promises in Scripture, then concluded with 16 brilliant practical tips to help anyone read the Bible.

At our all age gathering, Linda Lucas spoke about the tongue. There was a funny drama about how not to speak in church, then a kids talk, followed by puppet making. From the Bible, Linda showed us the power of words' and encouraged us to speak God's word to one another.

Andy Winser spoke about ‘The Narrow Way' and encouraged us to live a lifestyle of continually saying ‘yes' to Jesus.

It was standing room only as we celebrated the risen Jesus on Easter Sunday! There was such joy as we sang, the kids waved flags they made, and Olu Akinwale preached. He said, “when we surrender to Christ, we break through the limitations of our past into a resurrected, Spirit-led life to fulfil purpose and become a blessing to our world!”

Church leader Gary Bastin spoke about ‘Generosity'. We looked at how God is generous, and then unpacked how our perception of that shapes how we live…

David Robotham gave a detailed Biblical overview of ‘Confession'. He unpacked the various definitions, revealed God's heart and gave us practical steps to help us adopt this important, ancient practice.

We were delighted to welcome Jonathan Clark, the Lead Minister from Christ Church, Chineham who spoke about 6 Gifts God has given to us.

Guest speaker, Phil Norris, continued our series with a superb overview of ‘Solitude'.

At our all age gathering, Terry Huggett unpacked the importance of our ‘yes' being ‘yes' and are ‘no' being ‘no', so that we don't we manipulate people.

Andy Taylor spoke about ‘fasting', explaining what it is, as well the heart and purpose of it. He shared personal stories of how God moved when he has fasted and prayed.

We were delighted to welcome Jose and Rosana Liste from Westbourne Grove Church, London. Rosana preached a powerful message about ‘Faith' which included some moving personal stories.