A safe place to explore faith, build community, and serve the city

Who We Are

Circle of Hope is a new United Methodist Church located in the North Linden neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. We are real, inclusive, diverse, followers of Jesus creating a home for everyone through Justice, Community, and Worship.

Many have often felt the church is closed for them. They aren’t allowed to belong, because of their sexuality, their lifestyle, their background, their beliefs. Circle of Hope Church invites everyone to come home, to find hope, to be loved, to belong. There is room for everyone.

We believe that following Jesus, being the church, means that we love God and love others. We do this through Praise + Sacrament, Justice + Mercy, Prayer + Meditation, and Community. Whether you connect with God through prayer, song, justice, or people, there is a place for you here.

Community can be hard, but when we show up and allow God to use us, we can truly become the people God created us to be.

We are real people, not pretending or faking. And we hope you can be real, too. Come as you are, no matter what.
We believe that every single person is created in the image of God, and that God created you to show the rest of us another beautiful piece of God. Everyone is welcome to worship, to lead, to serve, to find full life in the community.
We value the uniqueness of each and every person. We believe the church should be a representation of the kingdom of God, not monolithic, rather multiethnic and multicultural. God desires for the church to be full of people from every tribe, tongue, and nation present in our community.
We profess following Jesus as Lord and Savior and witness to the historic Christian faith as stated in the Apostle’s creed. We also know that because of so much baggage from the Christian Church in America, many of us are uncomfortable claiming the title Christian. We get it. We are a safe place, wherever you are, and know that God’s love and grace is big enough for all of our “stuff”.