Singleness | Dating | Marriage

This page offers resources to support you on your journey whether you are single, dating, or married. We encourage you to take your time, explore what’s helpful, and remember — you don’t have to walk this path alone.

HVC Belief Statement - Singleness & Marriage

You can read our church's full doctrinal Belief Statement here. In regard to singleness and marriage, at Hope Valley Church we believe that:

"We are called to celibacy in singleness and loving faithfulness between a man and woman in marriage.

We adhere to our understanding of biblical sexual ethics. God created humankind as male and female. God has also given the gift of marriage for the right expression of sexual intimacy between a woman and a man. Marriage is the sacred life-long union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of others. It is a covenant which is an illustration of the deep and close relationship between Christ and the church (biblically called the Bride of Christ). Marriage is also given that children may be born and brought up in security and love, that home and family life may be strengthened, and that society may stand upon firm foundations."