Values

Community

Through life together in community we strengthen and support each other. We value honest and open fellowship, joyful cooperation in kingdom work, and loving, prayerful concern for one another, believing these are all are key features of the church of Christ.

Worship

As we worship we celebrate the truths of the faith through aesthetically pleasing liturgy, biblically driven preaching, and music representing the best of traditional and contemporary forms. We seek to be thoughtful as a congregation in developing worship. In our actions and convictions we seek to demonstrate a deep understanding of biblical teaching, careful consideration of the bases of action, inclusive language, and gracious regard for alternative points of view.

Reaching Out

We seek to share the Gospel’s good news with those who do not yet believe. Our ministry and programs for presenting the Gospel are based on thorough community awareness and intentional member involvement, by which we empower one another to carry out the ministries of the church. We desire for all members to know their spiritual gifts and exercise them within the body and community, through word and deed. Lay initiative, leadership and responsibility characterize the various ministries of the church.

Hospitality

We desire to become a community that is a family in Christ for all. This includes paying special attention to the needs of children, the elderly, singles, and couples in each of their unique circumstances. As we seek to be family to one another, we also seek to maintain our commitment to the university community, since many in the university setting are geographically separated from family members.

Membership and Sexuality

All confessing believers, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status may participate as full members of HPC. In sexual ethics, all members are held to the same standards in expectations of monogamy and fidelity to their spouses. All church members in good standing may receive the sacraments and lead in ministry. The full inclusion of LGBTQ members includes marriage, baptism, communion, and leading as pastors, deacons, and elders. Same-sex weddings may be held in the church building, and the pastor may officiate LGBTQ weddings.

(To learn more, see the Policy Statement on Human Sexuality here.)