What We Do
Prayer is at the heart of what we do at GOHOP. Our prayer room is currently housed in Wentworth Baptist Church, a historic church located in an under resourced neighbourhood in the core of Hamilton. Staff & volunteers commit to pray and welcome others into prayer.
These different prayer times are varied and might have a theme like:
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GOHOP also organizes a number of annual events.
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GOHOP is not a church, it is an “Urban Monastery” (minus the robes & buildings) that seeks to support, resource and catalyze the Church. We live out rhythms of life that have been embodied and taught within monastic communities for centuries (prayer, worship, study, silence, solitude, fasting, celebration, and pilgrimage).
By practising these rhythms our staff team seek to live lives of prayer & discipleship that are contagious. We provide a number of other discipleship opportunities for church leaders and lay people at home & abroad through workshops, spiritual direction, mentoring, and teaching engagements.

Digging Deeper into the GOHOP Story:
GOHOP was founded in 2001 by my friends Jill & Kirk Webber. For those of you who want to dig deeper into the history of GOHOP you should check out these resources from Jill:
GOHOP was founded in 2001 by my friends Jill & Kirk Webber. For those of you who want to dig deeper into the history of GOHOP you should check out these resources from Jill:
- History of GOHOP Video (30 minutes): In this video you get to hear Jill Weber share the incredible story of GOHOP throughout the years.
https://vimeo.com/256876285 - Even The Sparrow: A Pilgrim’s Guide to Prayer, Trust and Following the Leader: A book by Jill Weber that is full of stories about GOHOP and each chapter ends with a spiritual practice that you can use in your own prayer life.
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