History
After the loss of their second child by miscarriage, God placed in Pastors Bobby and Lisa's hearts the desire to give birth to a baby church. It was from here that Pastor Bobby and his family founded Hope La Vernia Church in La Vernia, Texas, and God strategically brought together a team committed to developing and growing a church.
In August 2002, Hope La Vernia began in a home with 17 people in attendance. On January 5, 2003, Hope held its first public worship service in the La Vernia Primary School, and celebrated with the official dedication of the church on March 30, 2003. After that, Hope purchased acreage at the corner of Hwy 87 and FM 1346 and continued to meet at the La Vernia Primary School, growing steadily from year to year.
In December 2008, Hope purchased additional property and buildings formerly owned by Parker Lumber at the corner of W. Chihuahua and Nicholson, and with a team of extraordinary volunteers and contractors renovated the facilities in record time to become Hope’s new home, opening the doors in January 2009. An adjacent home was also purchased and renovated to serve as Hope’s new offices on Nicholson.
In 2009 Hope continued to grow in attendance and improve on the existing property, and in October 2009 Hope sold the original acreage on Hwy 87 to newcomer to the community H.E.B. This considerable step in the life of the church allowed Hope to not only celebrate becoming debt free, but also allowed for a generous donation to be given to each of the Local, U.S. and World Missionaries supported by Hope.
In January 2010 with the help of a phenomenal launch team, Hope launched an additional Sunday morning service to accommodate the growth in attendance. Further improvements, additions and renovations were also conducted throughout the year on the existing campus and to the ministries and leadership team at Hope to more successfully accomplish the Lord’s purposes in our community.
In November 2010 it was announced that another baby church was about to join the Hope family. The Hope New Braunfels Campus (HNBC) was birthed out of a desire to further impact our geographic region for the Kingdom of God and in essence, grow larger by growing smaller.
