Not just near the campus, but for the campus
Hope exists to extend the welcome of Jesus in Columbus. We are made up of people who live in various neighborhoods around the city. Yet, several years ago we realized that God is calling us to be a church that does not just happen to meet near OSU campus (here is where to find us), but that we would be a church that is for campus.
Among the folks that call Hope their home are OSU faculty, staff, graduate, and undergraduate students. The university plays an integral and significant role in the life of the city of Columbus, and Hope desires to partner with God’s redemptive work on campus and in the city more broadly.
Carmen House, Christian Study Center
Aaron Badenhop, Spiritual Theologian in Residence here at Hope, has helped launch a non-profit Christian Study Center on the doorstep of OSU called Carmen House. Its mission is to welcome the OSU community to explore the wisdom of Jesus Christ for academic life and human flourishing. In sync with Hope’s values as a church, Carmen House creates a space where students, faculty, and the broader community can experience hospitality while learning to integrate faith with all of life.
Cru at The Ohio State University
Additionally, Hope is a church partner with the ministry of Cru at The Ohio State University. Cru’s mission is to help everyone at OSU to know someone who truly follows Jesus Christ. Many of Hope’s leaders are Cru alumni who benefited greatly from their time in Cru.
Hope desires to come alongside both Carmen House and Cru, and to extend the welcome of Jesus into the local church. We anticipate that God will work through these partnerships so that a surprising number of people in Columbus and on campus will have a surprising encounter with hope that can only be found in Jesus.
