About Hope Church
Hi, we’re Hope Church Bingham!
We are a 20schemes church plant serving Bingham & Magdalene.
Southfield Gospel Hall had been a faithful church for many years, but by 2016 they were a few elderly people left in the church, praying to hand over the work. Niddrie Community Church (a church close by) sent a small team who moved in to the local community and breathed new life into the church.
In 2018, the building refurbishment was completed (with help from FIEC) to meet the needs of the various activities going on.
Sunday morning at 10:30 am we have our main gathering of the week. We’d love for you to come and meet with us – you can find out more about our Sundays here, as well as about our other activities on our ‘What’s On’ page.
At the heart of our mission is a message — the Good News about Jesus Christ. In order to make it clear to you what we believe, we’ve set out our core beliefs below. If anything is new to you, or raises any questions in your mind, don’t be afraid to send us a message!
Our Beliefs
We believe the teachings of Christianity, as revealed in the Bible.
These include:
- There is only one God, who is Father, Son and Holy Spirit. God is in control. He created the world, has shown us what he is like, has a plan to save us, and will one day judge everyone.
- The Bible is God’s Word to us. There are no contradictions or errors in it. It is the final Word in all matters of behaviour and belief. Jesus Christ is God, but is also a real human; he was born of a virgin, died on the cross, he physically came back to life, and now reigns in heaven and earth.
- Everyone is a sinner; it’s part of our nature. The punishment for sin is death and eternal separation from Him in hell. That means that everyone is in serious trouble with God.
- We can be forgiven and freed from the guilt, punishment and power of the wrong things we do, but only because of Jesus’ death. Jesus was being punished instead of us, so our wrong has been completely dealt with.
- We do not deserve God’s forgiveness. And not only does God forgive us for everything, but he looks on us as being perfect, just as Jesus was perfect. All this is obtained only by faith.
- God does this through the Holy Spirit acting in people’s lives, turning them away from wrong and towards God, and giving them faith in Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit lives in Christians, changing them so that they live more like Jesus, enabling them to live for Jesus in this world.
- The Church is not a building or an organisation, but is made up of all true Christians throughout the world. Jesus is present in the world today through the Church.
- Jesus will one day return. He will judge everyone, rightly punishing those who have rejected God’s offer of forgiveness, and welcoming Christians into everlasting glory.
Our Statement of Faith summarises essential Christian beliefs, shows our unity in Christ with other Christians, and guards the church against error. We are convinced that the most robust, historical expression of what the Bible teaches is found in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith. All who join Hope Bingham affirm this statement of faith.
Our Team
Gerald White
Gerald is one of the pastors at Hope Church Bingham. He has been in pastoral ministry both church revitalisation and church planting since 2012 and has a BA in applied theology from Moorlands Bible College. Gerald is married to Morna and has three children, Noah, James and Faith. He loves reading the Puritans, football and weight training.
Philip Callow
Philip is one of the pastors at Hope Church Bingham. He is married to Helen and they moved to Edinburgh in 2021, having finished work in York, to serve as volunteers in the church. Phillip’s career was as a Property Surveyor for York Council managing the Estates Section . He was involved in a variety of roles at York Baptist Church. Philip and Helen have 4 children between them and 5 grandchildren. He loves walking and watching sport.
Pauline Wong
Pauline is the church administrator at Hope Church Bingham. She has a BA in Linguistics from University of Alberta in Canada. She has been in working in Human Resources and Administration role in Hong Kong over 20 years before relocating to Edinburgh in 2021. Pauline is married to Samuel. Pauline loves animals, playing tennis and cycling.
Caroline Casement
Caroline is the Women’s Worker Intern at Hope Church Bingham. She attends the Ragged School of Theology and has two teenage children. She loves her local church and community and desires all in Bingham, Magdalene and beyond to know and trust in Jesus Christ.
What’s On
Find out more about our weekly activities.
Giving
Our work at Hope Church is enabled financially by the gifts of those who support us.
If you would like to give a one-off or monthly gift towards the church, you can contact us via email to [email protected] to get the bank detail. If you would like to give by another method, or if you have any questions, feel free to get in touch.
Get In Touch
Send us a message or ask a question about Hope Church
Hope Café
The Cafe is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:30am – 2:00pm
Children's Activities
Learn more about our programs for children of all ages
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