New at Harbor
Wondering What to Expect When You Visit?
We meet in the Chelmsford Mills, which means that our building might be a little different than you would expect. Once you step inside our doors, we hope any reservations about our location will disappear.
Parking: Parking is available in either of the two lots that service the Mills complex.
Our Café: Upon entering our doors you’ll find yourself in our large Café. Feel free to grab a cup of coffee at the coffee bar, pull up a chair at one of our tables and relax. We want you to make yourself at home. If you have any questions, please ask one of our First Impressions Team members. They are easily identified by the name badges that they’ll be wearing with our Harbor logo on the front, and they’ll be glad to help you out!
A Safe Place for Kids: If you have children we are pleased to offer you a safe environment for them to enjoy during you visit which we call: Kid’s Harbor. During our 9:30AM service there are classes available for children up through 5th grade, and during our 11AM service we offer nursery and preschool classes (through 5 years old). We take the safety of our children seriously and have put in place a number of measures to ensure that your kids will be in a protected environment with trustworthy teachers (and they’ll have a great time too!).
Services:
Our two services (9:30AM & 11:00AM) are identical, and while each week is different, you can count on experiencing the following:
Music- One of the reasons we gather each week is for the opportunity, as a collective group, to thank God for His love and grace. At Harbor we like to give voice to our gratitude through songs and music. We hope you’ll sing with us, but it’s ok to just listen too.
Teaching- Each week, one of our teaching team members will lead us into Scripture in a way that is relevant and applicable to our lives. We hope you'll find the content to be engaging, challenging, and instructive. To hear previous messages please click here.
Communion- A weekly practice at Harbor is our participation in a time of communion together. During this time we remember Jesus through the simple act of eating a small portion of unleavened bread and drinking a small glass of grape juice. These two elements call our attention to the fact that Jesus gave up His life for us on a cross, taking upon Himself the punishment that we deserved. This is also an opportunity to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection and the hope that is ours through faith in Him. We invite you to join us in taking the elements, but you do not have to do so.
Giving- The ministry of Harbor of Hope is funded exclusively through the giving of those who call this their church home. Those of us who believe that God is working through Harbor give money to support what is taking place here. As a visitor, however, we don’t want you to feel any obligation to give. We don’t pass offering bags or collection trays. Instead, we simply have boxes mounted on the walls near the entrances to our facilities. You can also give online here at our website!
