Church Profile
Service Times
Sunday School - 9:00am - 10:00am
Sunday Sermon - 10:00am to 11:30am
(717) 630-9510
Pastor Drew Derreth
Our Mission
Our purpose is to become an authentic community that knows Christ and makes His grace and truth known with such power and glory that lives are transformed by the gospel, multiplying worship and praise to God throughout Hanover and the world.
Hanover Valley exists to assist people in knowing Jesus Christ, until there is a visible difference in their quality of life and in the community. We believe that the Gospel of Christ has a tremendous power to produce positive transformation spiritually, psychologically, socially, and culturally – first through ourselves and then through the community by word, deed, and community.
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About Hanover Valley Presbyterian Church
Hanover Valley is a church in downtown Hanover, Pennsylvania with a vision to be a biblically based, Christ centered and grace oriented church for the Hanover area. We want people who live out the acceptance, freedom and power of Christ, reaching out to a broken world through genuine, authentic and caring relationships, expanding God's kingdom life by life.
Denomination / Affiliation:
Presbyterian
Service and Sermon Style:
Topical Sermons
Dress Style:
casual
Average Age of Attendees:
all-ages
Community Projects:
0-12
Primary Language:
English
MINISTRIES AND GROUPS
Church Ministries
Kids
Youth
College
Sunday School
Adult
Small Groups
Groups and Public Services
Weddings and Receptions
Funerals
Vacation Bible School
Children's Ministries: The Children’s ministry at Hanover Valley Presbyterian is called KIDS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. It meets most every Sunday morning at 10 AM for all ages and is an active program that uses a variety of media and involves music, teaching, discussion, crafts, and projects. All you have to do is ask the kids themselves and they will tell you its fun and a place where friends are made. The classes are led by gifted and trained adults who love kids and their families.
Youth Ministries: Life is a journey and your teenage years are a critical chapter of that grand story. Hanover Valley’s youth ministry exists to help you in your life journey as we examine the claims of Jesus and how belonging to Him challenges and changes the way we view God, people, the world and ourselves. Students study God’s Word from the perspective of life issues such as friendships, justice and racism, preparing for college, music and culture, living beyond people pleasing, money and career, parents and authority. It focuses on building relationships, living authentically and dealing with the idols of the heart.
Mercy Ministry: The Mercy Team exits to serve the church and community in such a way as to minister to the concrete, visible needs (social, emotional, physical, financial, and spiritual) of those in crisis through deeds and word, in the power and love of the Kingdom of God.
Kids Fest: First off, it’s nearly impossible to describe in less than a 1000 words what Kids Fest is like. Experiencing it is the absolute best way to catch the fever. Kids Fest is the area’s largest outdoor morning camp for kids where they can be crazy (like they love to be), sing loud, play hard, make friends and all the while explore who Jesus Christ is and why he matters today. No experience is necessary. It’s perfect for families who don’t have a lot of church background. It’s designed for the curious, the committed or the struggling. We know your kids are your most “prized possession” and we consider it a privilege to serve them and you. To put it simply, we want Kids Fest to be a place that displays God's grace in motion.
BELIEFS
Hanover Valley exists to assist people in knowing Jesus Christ, until there is a visible difference in their quality of life and in the community. We believe that the Gospel of Christ has a tremendous power to produce positive transformation spiritually, psychologically, socially, and culturally – first through ourselves and then through the community by word, deed, and community.
We believe that historic Christianity has the resources to meet this challenge, by connecting people to God, to one another and to their communities. First and foremost, Hanover Valley wants to help people establish a vital link with God. We wholeheartedly believe that people will never be complete unless they establish an actual relationship with God and come to know Him personally. It is for such a relationship that we were made, and our hearts are restless until this relationship exists. The good news is that through Jesus Christ it is possible to have this vital link with God. Though we joyfully invite every person to faith in Jesus, we are committed to sacrificially serving our neighbors whether they believe as we do or not.
What kind of church do we need to be to make a difference in Hanover? To help people know, love, and serve God through Jesus Christ? We are striving to be a church with an open door to those who seek Christ and a clear path for those who are journeying toward Him.
Hanover Valley is committed to maintaining an open door to anyone interested in knowing more about Jesus Christ. We welcome the questions, objections, and problems of people searching for truth, and we are committed to responding with honesty and compassion, not hostility or condescension. While some churches are almost completely for those skeptical of Christianity and others are only for those who are confident believers, we hope you’ll find people here all along the spectrum of discovery – those who are convinced, those who are perplexed, and those who are skeptical of the Christian faith. We revel in this diversity.
Hanover Valley is firmly rooted in the mainstream of historic Christianity. We wholeheartedly embrace the historic faith as expressed in the ecumenical creeds of the universal church, such as the Apostles’ Creed and Nicene Creeds. We are also committed to the Presbyterian and Reformed tradition through our commitment to the Westminster Confession of Faith. (Copies of these creeds and confessions are available upon request.) Hanover Valley is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America, a denomination with churches throughout North America.
Our vision is to be a Biblically based, Christ centered, grace oriented church for the Hanover area. We want to become a people who are daily living out the acceptance, freedom, and power of Christ, reaching out to a broken world through genuine and caring relationships, expanding God’s kingdom life by life.
We must focus on both private and public worship for the former drives the latter We expect to experience joy in our worship since the message of the gospel tells us that we are accepted and forgiven through the work of a Savior and not our own frail efforts. The worship service will be Biblically based, God-centered, & Grace-focused. It will reflect God’s desire to reveal Himself by being understandable to those present and marked by excellence. We will have a traditional yet dynamic service using the best of historic and contemporary elements, as well as, a variety of styles to expose people to the multi-facets of God’s nature and character (Blended Worship). The preaching will be passionate and insightful reaching across the spectrums of believers and unbelievers, young and old, infants and mature in the faith.
The church is to be a community that is not exclusively focused on itself. We are here for those who do not yet attend. Part of this means that we should do everything in our power to be welcoming. We desire to be a church where non-Christians are expected, welcomed, and respected, with any questions, objections, struggles, and doubts. The bottom line is that the church should be a place that empowers Christians to be servant missionaries in Hanover. The gospel should be making us a safe community where anyone can explore the reality of Christ no matter where they are along the spectrum of discovery.
God is at every moment building and spreading his healing presence in our world. We want to honestly assess the community’s needs and meet them Biblically and holistically as the Lord provides leadership and resources. Our commitment is to incarnate the gospel in Hanover in such a way that people are drawn to trust the church and to lower their sense of the church’s hypocrisy. We desire to meet spiritual and physical needs at the same time so that there is real change socially, culturally, spiritually and physically.
The gospel is the good news about what God has done and is doing through Jesus Christ. It is not a law that we must do or achieve. Because of this, we seek to motivate one another with grace, not with guilt and shame. Religion makes nice people; the gospel makes new people. Religion reforms you on the outside; the gospel transforms you from inside out. For this reason, we tend to focus on the heart and motivation rather than a concrete set of outward behaviors. The gospel says, “None of us is good. In fact, we are far worse than we think (this creates humility and authenticity). But the gospel also says that through Jesus Christ we are far more loved than we ever dared dream (this creates freedom, confidence and hope).” To be a Christian means that you have been given a new identity, a new Father, and a new family.
We hope to see folks exploring the work of Christ in all of life. The best and most authentic means to this is through ongoing small group interaction and through mentoring rather than simply through a smorgasbord of programs. We value relationships over structures and believe that needs can be met more affectively within the context of committed relationships.
Every member of Christ’s kingdom is gifted in some way to care for and serve others. We want to unleash people for ministry so that more and more are involved in the work that Christ is doing in his church and world. We want people to discover what they really love to do in the kingdom and then help them do it.
We want to be a church saturated by prayer in every aspect. Prayer changes our hearts so that we can be used to change our world. Prayer is one of the main ingredients needed for healing our broken world. We want to be so built upon prayer that it could said that if we haven’t prayed about it we can’t do it yet.
Excellence is one of God’s characteristics. We believe the church ought to reflect this character in all it does. What can we expect others to think if God’s children give Him the leftovers in their lives? We desire to be purpose driven rather than slaves to preference or tyrannized by the urgent. We are committed to doing a few things well rather than many things with mediocrity. This doesn’t mean we go beyond our means but that we truly strive to present Him with the best He has given us and not simply settle for the best we can do.
Primary Bible Version Used:
New International Version
Baptism:
Older Children/adults
Communion Frequency:
Monthly
Eternal Security:
No, Can't Lose
Healing and Charismatic Gifts:
Open But Cautious
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Hanover Valley Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian Church located in Zip Code 17331.
Church Profile Manager: Timothy Hegberg