


Welcome to Bay Hope Church! We’d love to get you familiar with
what you can expect to experience on a Sunday
We have a ton of ways that you can get plugged into Bay Hope Church! Through events, groups, serving, and volunteering, the whole family can be involved and walk in community with others. Find out how to get connected below!
Our services at our Lakeshore, Westchase, and Global Online campuses start at 9:30am and 11am, and usually run for about one hour. Want to stream our live services? You can do so by clicking here!
We’re pretty casual around here! Most people wear “business casual” clothing - so jeans and a nice shirt is pretty standard.
Yes! We offer high-energy kids programming for ages birth through 5th. Find out more about our awesome Kids Ministry by clicking here for more info.
Yes! We love our kids and adults with special needs, and offer classes just for them on Sundays at our Lakeshore campus during our 9:30am service. Find out more information about our amazing Special Needs ministry by clicking here!
Every Sunday, our Guest Services team would love to help you get plugged in here at Bay Hope! Just head over to our Next Steps table in the lobby, and we’ll point you in the right direction. In the meantime, if you’d like to find out more information about how to get connected, click here!
Our Lakeshore and Westchase campuses proudly serve Tampa’s own locally roasted Elevation Coffee! Proceeds from our coffee house go directly to our local and global mission partners.


Matthew Hartsfield has been the lead pastor of Bay Hope Church for the last 31 years. He is passionate about leading the church towards making 30,000 disciples for Jesus Christ by 2030. He received his undergraduate degree from Nova Southeastern University and his Master of Divinity from Emory University. He and his wife, Maisie, have two daughters and two granddaughters.
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