ABOUT HOPE VALLEY







our pastors

For over 18 years, Pastor Reeves and Jenn had the honor to serve as kids pastors, youth pastors, creative director, young adult and discipleship pastors. There they had many opportunities to grow and develop in various aspects of ministry. These experiences shaped and prepared them to launch and pastor Hope Valley Church.


Pastor Reeves and Jenn felt God call them to plant a new life-giving church in Knoxville, Tennessee in January of 2019 as they were praying and asking God what their next step might be. During a visit to Knoxville God spoke clearly to our pastors that “these are the people I’ve called you to.” From that moment on they begin the launching process of Hope Valley Church.

 

The Wilders’ moved to Knoxville in June of 2019 and immediately begin meeting people, building teams and preparing to launch services on September 12, 2020. What they did not know was they were starting a brand-new church during a pandemic. The Hope Valley team launched online only on September 12th, 2020. The next few months were trying, but God was so faithful. Since meeting in person September 13th, 2021, there has been a constant growth and people are coming into a real relationship with Jesus. God has sent many incredible people to come alongside this vision of this church – to see the people of this community experience Jesus – and it is happening now!

 

Reeves and Jenn met in the summer of 2004, and then married in 2007. Since then, we've had 3 beautiful children: Brayden, Braxton, and Lucy. We love spending our time together while watching our kids play sports, exploring the mountains of Tennessee, and finding fun and local places to eat. I have a crazy love for quality coffee, while Jenn loves a good trip to Target. One thing that we value above all is family. Creating moments with each other is a BIG DEAL, because those moments last a lifetime. 

  

“I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.” 

Romans 15:13 NLT

 

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Reeves Wilder  | Jenn Wilder

OUR MISSION

To help people:

Know GOD

Find FREEDOM

Discover PURPOSE

Make a DIFFERENCE

our values

Jesus Is Our Message:

People Are Our Priority:

Faith Is Our Perspective:

Passion Is Our Response:

Excellence Is Our Standard:

Generosity Is Our Privilege:

Serving Is Our Calling:

OUR BELIEFS

  • The Holy Bible, and only the Bible, is the authoritative Word of God. It alone is the final authority in determining all doctrinal truths. In its original writing, it is inspired, infallible, and inerrant.
    2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20-21; Proverbs 30:5; Romans 16:25-26

  • There is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. These three are coequal and co-eternal.
    1 John 5:7; Genesis 1:26; Matthew 3:16-17, 28:19; Luke 1:35; Isaiah 9:6; Hebrews 3:7-11

  • Jesus Christ is God the Son, the second person of the Trinity. On earth, Jesus was 100% God and 100% man. He is the only man ever to have lived a sinless life. He was born of a virgin, performed miracles, died on the cross for mankind, and thus atoned for our sins through the shedding of His blood. He rose from the dead on the third day according to the Scriptures, ascended to the right hand of the Father, and will return again in power and glory.
    John 1:1,14, 20:28; 1 Timothy 3:16; Isaiah 9:6; Philippians 2:5-6; 1 Timothy 2:5

  • Jesus Christ was conceived by God the Father, through the Holy Spirit (the third person of the Trinity) in the virgin Mary’s womb; therefore, He is the Son of God.
    Matthew 1:18, 25; Luke 1:35; Isaiah 7:14; Luke 1:27-35

  • Jesus Christ was physically resurrected from the dead in a glorified body three days after His death on the cross. In addition, both the saved and the lost will be resurrected; those that are saved to the resurrection of life and those that are lost to the resurrection of eternal damnation.
    Luke 24:16, 36, 39; John 2:19-21, 20:26-28, 21:4; Acts 24:15; 1 Corinthians 15:42, 44; Philippians 1:21-23, 3:21

  • We are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ: His death, burial, and resurrection. Salvation is a gift from God, not a result of our good works or of any human efforts.
    Ephesians 2:8-9; Galatians 2:16, 3:8; Titus 3:5; Romans 10:9-10; Acts 16:31; Hebrews 9:22

  • Repentance is the commitment to turn away from sin in every area of our lives and to follow Christ, which allows us to receive His redemption and to be regenerated by the Holy Spirit. Thus, through repentance we receive forgiveness of sins and appropriate salvation.
    Acts 2:21, 3:19; 1 John 1:9

  • Sanctification is the ongoing process of yielding to God’s Word and His Spirit in order to complete the development of Christ’s character in us. It is through the present ministry of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God that the Christian is enabled to live a Godly life.
    1 Thessalonians 4:3, 5:23; 2 Corinthians 3:18, 6:14-18, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3, Romans 8:29, 12:1-2, Hebrews 2:11

  • Given at Pentecost, it is the promise of the Father, sent by Jesus after His Ascension, to empower the Church to preach the Gospel throughout the whole earth.
    Joel 2:28-29; Matthew 3:11; Mark 16:17; Acts 1:5, 2:1-4, 17, 38-39, 8:14-17, 10:38, 44-47, 11:15-17, 19:1-6

  • The Holy Spirit is manifested through a variety of spiritual gifts to build and sanctify the church, demonstrate the validity of the resurrection, and confirm the power of the Gospel. The Bible’s lists of these gifts are not necessarily exhaustive, and the gifts may occur in various combinations. All believers are commanded to earnestly desire the manifestation of the gifts in their lives. These gifts always operate in harmony with the Scriptures and should never be used in violation of Biblical parameters.
    Hebrews 2:4; Romans 1:11, 12 :4-8; Ephesians 4:16; 1 Timothy 4:14; 2 Timothy 1:6-7; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31, 14:1-40; 1 Peter 4:10

  • The Church is the Body of Christ, the habitation of God through the Spirit, with divine appointments for the fulfillment of Jesus’ Great Commission. Every person who is born of the Spirit is an integral part of the Church as a member of the body of believers. There is a spiritual unity of all believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
    Ephesians 1:22, 2:19-22; Hebrews 12:23; John 17:11, 20-23

  • Water Baptism: Following faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the new convert is commanded by the Word of God to be baptized in water in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
    Matthew 28:19; Acts 2:38; Mark 16:16; Acts 8:12, 36-38; 10:47-48


    The Lord’s Supper: A unique time of communion in the presence of God when the elements of bread and grape juice (the Body and Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ) are taken in remembrance of Jesus’ sacrifice on the Cross.
    Matthew 26:26-29; 1 Corinthians 10:16, 11:23-25


    Marriage: We believe marriage is defined in the Bible as a covenant, a sacred bond between one man and one woman, instituted by and publicly entered into before God.
    Matthew 19:4-6