The need for shelter is a fundamental human need. None of us ever knows for sure when we might be uprooted and cast on the mercy of others. But how do we overcome our fear in order to welcome and shelter a stranger? The Christian practice of hospitality is the practice of providing a space to take in a stranger.

Strangers, Guests, and Hosts in the Bible
In the Bible, offering hospitality is a moral imperative. God's people remember that they were once strangers and refugees who were taken in by God (Deuteronomy 10:19). How might this memory make someone respond to a stranger or a refugee? What would it mean to "love the alien as yourself" (Leviticus 19:34) in your own community or nation?

The Greek word xenos means "stranger", but also "guest" and "host". From xenos comes the New Testament word for hospitality: philoxenia means a love of the guest/stranger or enjoyment of hosting guests. Recall a time when you experienced the enjoyment of being a host... when you were the guest of a gracious host.

Hospitality once was central to Christians’ life together. But we have tamed, Disneyfied, and Martha Stewartized this radical practice of graciously welcoming one another, especially the stranger, as God has welcomed us. Can genuine hospitality be recovered, or is it a lost art?

Hope House offers free food and lodging for men, free meals for the community twice a week, welcomes drop-in visitors, a free food pantry, an interfaith evening prayer, and hosts roundtable discussions on a variety of topics twice a month.

A guest's length of stay will be determined when talking with one of the workers. Overnight guests share two common bathrooms with showers.

Hope House is a weapon-, smoke-, alcohol-, drug-, and violence-free environment in which guests can feel safe about their person and their belongings.