Hope Church (EPC) of San Antonio, Texas celebrated the completion of their new building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sunday, September 9.   According to Pastor Tom Masterson the special event was a celebration and a great opportunity.  “It’s the number of unchurched  people in attendance that mattered most, “ Tom said, “Their presence was a wonderful excuse to share the Gospel.”

A church plant, Hope EPC held its first organizational meeting on April 1, 1999 and launched on April 16, 2000. The congregation met in a dance hall for two years and a school “cafetorium” for ten.  Reflecting on the process that brought the congregation to September 9, Tom felt “the satisfaction of seeing a small part of God’s kingdom come here on earth, as the building represents a tangible milestone for the church and God’s kingdom.”   For more information about Hope-San Antonio, go to their website at www.hopeisreal.org.