where everyone has a chance

Sunday Service
10 am
Crossland High School Auditorium
6901 Temple Hill  Road
Temple Hills, MD 20748

Welcome

Community Of Hope AME Church is a place where people can meet Jesus,  engage in life-giving community, and everyone is welcome. We believe in creating a space where people can have authentic encounters with Christ, discover their gifts and use them for God's glory. Join us for our Sunday services!

Latest Sermons

Missed the live service? No problem! Our latest sermon is available online so you can watch or rewatch at your convenience. Join us as we dive into this week’s sermon, where we explore timeless truths and practical wisdom to guide us in our daily lives. Whether you’re looking for encouragement, clarity, or a deeper connection with your faith, this message is sure to uplift and inspire.

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Hope Blog

Sunday's word was never meant to stay in Sunday. The Hope Blog takes what was preached and turns it into something you can read on your lunch break, on the train, or at 2 AM when sleep won't come. Same truth, same fire — in a form you can carry all week. Missed a service? Start here. Wrestling with something? There's probably a word for it. New posts every week.

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Read them in any order, in one sitting or one page at a time. They're free, because hope shouldn't have a price tag. We don't care how you come to these books. We only care about the way you leave: empowered, saved, hopeful, renewed, and encouraged. Make sure to check out the full library.

Just Talk

Prayer isn't a performance. It's a conversation. No robe, no stage, no fancy words. Just you, being honest, with a God who's been waiting on you. How to start, what to say when life is heavy, what to do when heaven seems quiet, plus prayers you can borrow and a 7-day starter.

Read the Text, Read Your Life

Bring your Bible and your story. You'll leave knowing how to open the Book anywhere  and let it open you. This book teaches you both skills at once: five questions to draw out what God actually said, and five questions to read your own seasons, emotions, and patterns under the same light.

When Life Falls Apart

Grief. Trauma. Depression. The prayers that seem to hit the ceiling. This book won't tell you to smile through it. It will hand you the prayers the Bible wrote for exactly this: lament, the prayer language nobody taught you. Walk through the heavy things by name and meet the God who is close to the brokenhearted. You don't have to be okay to open this book. That's rather the point of it.

Light In Dark Places

Jesus opened His ministry announcing good news to the poor and freedom for the oppressed. And your own denomination was born the Sunday Richard Allen was pulled off his knees and walked out. Light in Dark Places makes the case that your neighborhood is not a detour from discipleship. It's the assignment.