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New Church site in Fountain, Colorado at the corner of Legend Oak Drive and C&S Road.

The the building is nearing completion - Praise God! Check out the photos!

New Building Progress Photos

Preliminary drawings for the initial building were submitted for approval. A building permit was issued and we have started constuction! It will be a 2,600 square foot facility. While we are not able to occupy the new building yet, we hope to start holding services in the new facility by Winter. We are meeting temporarily at Papa Teddy's Pizzaria. Join us for the saturday evening service at 6:00 and stay for pizza afterwards. Thank you for your prayers and support. The dream is becoming a reality.

Answering the call: Pastor Andy Hornbaker was recently called as Senior Pastor

	Our Staff
	Senior Pastor Andy Hornbaker
	Mark and Dallas Henslee

Personal History:

Mark Henslee came to know Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior in April 1977 at Emanuel Baptist Church East (later known as East Tucson Baptist Church). He grew under the wings of Pastor Si Davis. At a Royal Ambassadors camp in the summer of 1983, Mark was called to vocational ministry. Later, while attending college at the University of Arizona, the call was clarified to be a bi-vocational ministry. It was several years of growing and maturing for Mark to come to the point of moving forward to pursue full time ministry. Mark moved to Denton, Texas in 1992 to be with and marry Dallas Koenig, a long time pen pal from church camp. While in Denton, Mark completed a Bachelors degree in accounting and obtained a Masters in Entrepreneurial Accounting. With this education he established a career as a Certified Public Accountant.

Church Planting Vision:

On April 16, 1999, God gave Mark a vision for planting a church in Fountain, Colorado. Mark and Dallas were visiting with a pastor working on a church plant. While standing in a model home looking at a map of Fountain Valley and the new houses being built the Lord placed on Mark’s heart a vision to establish a church that would build relationships among and provide for the spiritual well being of the people that would be living in that community. In June 1999 the Henslee family packed up and left Denton for the unknown of Colorado. While the initial church plant didn’t work out, God has been laying the foundation for Heritage of Praise Fellowship. In the summer of 2002, Mark felt it was time to pursue the vision of three years prior. The next year was spent laying the foundation and making further contacts for the building of HOP. In November 2002, Mark resigned from his position at a local accounting firm and in February 2003 started Mark A Henslee, CPA, P.C. to accommodate a more flexible schedule and to be able to devote more time to pastoring and developing the church. Mark has found that each step of the way has to be in God’s timing and plan. Heritage of Praise is God’s church and is being built brick by brick by the Master Builder Himself.

Pastor Andy Hornbaker:

William (Andy) Hornbaker is a minister of the Gospel, and finds that he bests serves in that capacity through a local church. He has served as pastor for over 20 years and his main gifts are teaching, leading, and as a visionary. He loves the local church and enjoys working with it on just about any and every level.
Andy has a master of divinity degree and a varied background of leadership and ministry experiences within the Christian movement. He has spoken in a number of settings within the United States, and has also spoken in many international situations. He has traveled fairly extensively, and feels that his study and experience of other cultures allows him to be better prepared to engage the ever emerging postmodern generation in which we all live.
Andy is married to his wife Penny of 30 years, and has 3 children.

(photo and biography from www.andyhornbaker.com)

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