Center City • South Philly • West Philly • Fishtown •
East Kensington • Olde Kensington/Olde City • K&A • North Philly •
Northwest Philly • Western Suburbs • New Jersey • Delaware
Connecting to a cell
As in a human body, our cells are the basic components of Circle of Hope where life is being generated.
Through this growing network of ‘circles of ten’ we live out our faith face to face, grow each other up, and keep our lives moving in God’s direction.
Why Form a Cell?
You will benefit
People grow into who they were meant to be and are healed from what they have been when they participate in mutual relationships of love and truth. Life is more than work or recovering from your job. Being part of a group that has your best interests at heart is not only fun, it also deepens your experience of life.
Others will benefit
The world is often a lonely and hurting place. That’s a big reason for why Jesus started the church. People coming together in a ‘cell’ group become a safe place for others to find love and explore truth. You are important to others.
A vision for a better world
People have problems. The whole world has problems. How can we each be part of solving them? It won’t be by merely sitting alone and looking out for ourselves. Joining with others to explore life’s possibilities and solutions can bring remarkable results, whether you are a believer or not. Joining a cell group means being part of a team of people committed to you and committed to making a difference.
How do cells work? How do I get involved?
Everyone helps set direction. After several meetings for getting acquainted, your cell group will make a covenant together that spells out the specifics: when you meet and what your group is all about - no surprises! Each group will have its own unique character that reflects the people who join it. But each cell includes, in varying degrees: time for mutual support, time for learning, and possibly a time for caring for people outside the group. The specific combination will be decided by each cell group.
Healthy cells multiply
Our cells are not permanent arrangements. They grow like the building blocks of the body they are. We expect that new friends will be added until there are enough people to form two circles of ten. We would like to see this multiplication continue until groups of cells all over Philadelphia become the basis for future congregations in our network. Your cell has a vital role to play in building the kingdom of God in Philly.
A cell has a leadership team
Each Cell Leader is a member of the Leadership Team of Circle of Hope Church. S/He is accountable to our pastors, to the other cell group leaders, and to your group. An apprentice leader is working with your leader. S/He will probably lead a group when your group multiplies. Each group also has a host/ess.
How to connect
If you are interested in joining a specific cell, contact the Cell Leader or one of the members of the group at any time.
Our Cell Leaders have eight Coordinators and two pastors: Rod White-Broad and Washington, Joshua Grace- East,. Contact them personally, or by phone or e-mail. Any one will help connect you with a Cell Leader.
If, at any time, you no longer wish to be part of your group, or want to change groups, you may - the choice is always yours.
If you are already a follower of Jesus, be sure to read this:
When Jesus said, ‘Love one another as I have loved you,’ he was serious. So are we. We want to be a community in which people get an opportunity to be knit together in love. If you follow Jesus, you are probably figuring out how to be an authentic part of a living church, because, ‘Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.’ (1 Corinthians 12:27)
We are always growing cells, so that new groups are available for friends and acquaintances to be included, encouraged, loved and healed, as well as given the opportunity to learn and share. We’d like to keep expanding an authentic church in this way.
The Bible says that the earliest Christians ‘continued to meet together in the temple courts’ [publicly, in a large group for worship and teaching] and ‘broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts’ [privately, in small groups for encouragement and mutual care] (Acts 2:46-7). We follow that example.
There are many different kinds of people in the world, so there need to be many varieties of cell groups. However the circle is formed, when people sit down together in love, with Jesus in their midst, good things happen. We look forward to the gifts you will bring to your circle of ten!
Center City
| Day | Name | Contact |
| Wednesday | Jane/Justin | Jane Clinton, 215-726-7555, jane@scottandjane.com |
| Thursday | Missy/? | Missy Stoner, 267-970-6830, missystoner@gmail.com |
| Thursday | Nathan/Art | Nathan Swanson, 267-253-6014, philaswanson19@yahoo.com |
South Philly
| Day | Name | Contact |
| Sunday | Annie/Alison (age 7-12) | Annie Kopena, 267-408-3020, annie.kopena@gmail.com |
| Tuesday | Shelley/Barbara | Shelley Crognale, 215-468-6027, shelleycrognale@gmail.com |
| Tuesday | Kate/Bobby | Kate Nicely, 215-271-2148, knicely@messiah.edu |
| Tuesday | Rob/Amanda | Robert Lairmore, 215-528-3397, rlairmore@gmail.com |
| Tuesday | Adam/Steve | Adam Nicely, 215-271-2148, adamnicely@hotmail.com |
| Wednesday | Rachel/Eric | Rachel Sensenig, 215-551-0678, rachelsensenig@gmail.com |
| Thursday | Nicholas/Hollis | Nick Pascale, 215-459-3363, nicholasmpascale@yahoo.com |
West Philly
| Day | Name | Contact |
| Tuesday | Kris/Liz | Kris Eden, 215-779-0612, whyisthesky@hotmail.com |
| Thursday | Ben/Rachel | Ben White, 267-825-5348, benjamin.p.white@gmail.com |
| Thursday | Jim/Amie | Jim Getz, 781-504-8113, jimgetz@gmail.com |
| Thursday | Paul/Caz | Paul Kohl, 215-765-6402, kohl243@gmail.com |
Fishtown/Port Richmond
| Day | Name | Contact |
| Tuesday | Jenna/Daniel | Jenna Avellino, 215-978-6361, jennacary@hotmail.com |
| Tuesday | Timothy/Brian | Timothy Reardon, 716-983-6744 timothywreardon@gmail.com |
| Tuesday | John/Greg | John Mallinen, 303-913-3018, mallinen@gmail.com |
| Thursday | Jeremy/Mike | Jeremy Avellino, 215-978-6361, jeremyavellino@gmail.com |
| Tuesday | Jonny/Siobhan | Jonny Rashid, 717-926-2095, ijonny@gmail.com |
East Kensington
| Day | Name | Contact |
| Tuesday | Danielle/Carina | Danielle Felger, 805-234-7339, piratesbride@hotmail.com |
| Tuesday | Walter/Melissa | Walter Kealy, 724-840-5904 wgkealy@gmail.com |
| Tuesday | Lauren/Teresa | Lauren Stichter, 215-694-0955 lingalls@psd.org |
| Wednesday | Sarah/Mike | Sarah Mueller, 215-275-7724, sarahlmueller@gmail.com |
| Thursday | Joshua/Jeana | Joshua Grace, 215-423-2880, joshua@circleofhope.net |
Olde Kensington/Olde City/Northern Liberties
| Day | Name | Contact |
| Tuesday | Christopher/Jesse | Christopher VanAuken, 585-506-6746, cvan_a@yahoo.com |
| Tuesday | Alison/Dan | Alison Neff, 215-219-4436 alisoneff@gmail.com |
| Tuesday | Greg/Sarah | Greg Landis, 717-271-3546, ellevendollarbill@yahoo.com |
| Wednesday | Jesse/Matt | Jesse Keenan, 215-801-3898, jesseleekeenan@gmail.com |
K & A (Kensington & Allegheny)
| Day | Name | Contact |
| Tuesday | Brittney/Nicole | Brittney Lewis, 571-334-3459, blewfeather@gmail.com |
| Tuesday | Joel/Andrew | Joel McIntosh, 717-512-9318, joel.mci@gmail.com |
| Tuesday | Martha/Ellen | Martha Grace, 215-455-0045, heymarthagrace@yahoo.com |
| Thursday | Olga/Emily | Olga Dekalo, 646-515-9351, olgadekalo@hotmail.com |
North Philly
| Day | Name | Contact |
| Thursday | Howard/Melissa | Howard Pinder, 215-400-0751, hpinder@temple.edu |
Northwest Philly
| Day | Name | Contact |
| Tuesday | Kim/Kate (Mount Airy) |
Kim Crognale, 215-844-2546, k_bert@hotmail.com |
| Tuesday | Randy/Forest (Manayunk) |
Randy Nyce, 215-482-8334, therandyman@gmail.com |
| Tuesday | Tracey/Catie (Fairmount) |
Tracey Kohl, 215-765-6402, traceykohl@gmail.com |
| Wednesday | Brian/Julie (Germantown) |
Brian Duffy, 215-849-5556, bduffy@pafa.org |
| Thursday | Steve/Aubrey (Germantown) |
Steve Hoke, 610-220-6341, sjhoke@gmail.com |
Western Suburbs
| Day | Name | Contact |
| Tuesday | Joel/Phil (Wayne) |
Joel White, 610-547-6364, jwhite618@gmail.com |
New Jersey
| Day | Name | Contact |
| Tuesday | Bryce/Amber (Gloucester City) |
Bryce Hewlett, 319-331-2648, brycehewlett@gmail.com |
| Wednesday | CJ/Mike (Gloucester City) |
CJ Reynolds, 856-366-8131, cjandjenni@gmail.com |
| Thursday | Nate/Randy (Camden) |
Nate Hulfish, 856-220-2610, n8fish@gmail.com |
| Thursday | Scott/Donna (Magnolia) |
Scott Sorrentino, 856-430-0562, sorrentino71@gmail.com |
Delaware
| Day | Name | Contact |
| Thursday | Raleigh/Leah | Raleigh Booze, 302-437-5334, rbooze@udel.edu |