Mission

HISTORY

Pastor Gordon Cashwell received Christ in 1987. While attending medical school in Syracuse, New York he was involved in evangelism and ministry in his local church. After approximately a year Gordon felt God calling him to full time ministry. He left medical school, and entered seminary at Columbia International University in Columbia, SC where he graduated in 1992 with a Masters of Divinity. He began working as a US missionary for the Assemblies of God, on a team to help establish Capital City Church in downtown Columbia, SC. God gave Pastor Gordon a heart and an annointing to minister to the poor and brokenhearted, particularly in urban areas. While attending seminary he meet his wife, Kim, whom he married in November of 1994, just as Capital City church was launching. They had their first child, Kara, in September 1995. Kara was born with cystic fibrosis. However, the devil could not stop what God had started. Through much prayer and believing for a mircle, Kara was healed from cystic fibrosis at age one.

In early 1997 God began calling Pastor Gordon and his family to the inner city of Charleston, SC. Being obediant to the Lord's calling, they moved to Charleston, SC in July of 1997 and in November started Hope Assembly. Since then, God has added to their family Sara (in January of 2002), and Autumn (adopted in June of 2007).

Hope Assembly just finished celebrating its 10th year anniversary serving the Lord in the inner city of Charleston. We have witnessed so many miracles, so many lives touched and transformed through the work of the Holy Spirit, please browse our website and prayerfully consider partnering with us to reach the lost and the hurting in Charleston SC. Your heart will be moved and your faith will grow beyond your dreams. By the grace and through the favor of the Lord, Hope Assembly has multiplied into a variety of different ministries that are presently serving downtown Charleston in spiritual and physical ways. We invite you to become a part of God's work in Charleston today and a piece of its history tomorrow.

VALUES, VISION, AND MISSION

CORE VALUES: WE VALUE: “S.P.I.R.I.T.”

Spirituality- “Intimacy with God.” (Matthew 6:33)

People: “Moving in Jesus’ love for people.” (I John 4:19)

Inner- City: “Loving the lost and hurting of Charleston.” (Matthew 25: 34 – 36)

Relationships: “Fostering united and loving relationships between people and between ministries for the purpose of kingdom growth.” (John 13:35)

Innovation: “Empowering others to lead in God’s creativity as He does new things.” (Is. 43:19)

Taking it to the streets: “A united kingdom effort to reach outside the walls .” (Luke 19:10)

VISION:

An outreach center for the city of Charleston- bringing churches together to go out to the highways and byways.

A multiplying network of “3- B” (Bus, Block and Bible Study) preaching points in the city of Charleston with a ministry in every neighborhood in the city of Charleston.

An Equipping Center for the city of Charleston, having an Urban Bible Training Center to train people as outreach leaders and thrust them outside the walls of the church to “take it to the streets” around the world.

A church balanced around the purposes of HOPE- “Helping Outreach Praise and Edification.”

Having buildings that are used 24/ 7 in service to our city used in serving and equipping people to be packaged up and sent out as UPS- United People in Service- saying “What can brown do for you?”.

A multiplying group of service- oriented ministries with a Great Commitment to the Great Commission and the Great Commandments existing to “Wash the Feet of Inner- City Charleston” encouraging churches to work together to win the lost and serve the needy.

MISSION:

We are a united outreach center for the Charleston area focused on taking the love of Jesus outside the 4 walls of the church and into the streets. We exist to tear down the walls between churches by unifying the body of Christ in Charleston around a Great Commitment to the Great Commission and the Great Commandments. We will reach out to the poor and brokenhearted of all ages with physical and spiritual means by multiplying Bus, Block and Bible Study ministry and growing a ministry center for training and help for all facets of life. We expect God to use creative leadership to mend broken hearts and train laborers as leaders to be sent into the community to multiply the harvest.

We continually ask ourselves the question “WWJB?”- Where Would Jesus Be???