Help and support the physically and spiritually needy
Outreach to fulfill the evangelistic mission of Christ
Partner and network with other organisations
Equip and empower people for life and ministry
Our commitment to Christ is the driving force behind Hope Mission Centre. We are motivated by Christ’s love to spread the gospel and do good works, and to make known the love of Christ. Our work is based on salvation and the redemptive work of the cross, and we are fully engaged in evangelism and discipleship, saving souls and transforming lives.
Hope Mission Centre endeavours to build up and strengthen communities by helping the needy, empowering individuals and restoring family values. Our desire is to serve the community with integrity, diligence and compassion, and to enrich people’s lives with purpose and hope. We are passionate about joining with people in their experience of life and connecting people to God and to others.
Hope Mission Centre aims to apply creativity and innovation in all that we do. We are committed to developing and implementing fresh ideas, unconventional methods, and inventive strategies to achieve our objectives. By looking beyond the status quo, we hope that all that we do will bring transformation to the individuals, families and communities we help.
In 1997, Rev Samuel Gunawan and Rev Dr Aileen Gunawan received a clear message from God to start a ministry in Parramatta, the very centre of Sydney. Struggling to grasp this significant calling, they sought the Lord every day. There were many daunting questions but God ultimately assured them that He would take care of everything, especially their two sons. Having received a clear mandate from God and driven by an earnest passion to see lives touched and transformed by the power of hope, the pioneers of Hope Mission Centre set their hands to the plough and began laying the foundations of the organisation.
Two years later, on the 8th of August 1999, Hope Mission Centre was officially inaugurated. Beginning in their own home, young people would arrive at their doorstep for music and youth leadership training. A small band hall in Parramatta was rented every Sunday to hold Church services for a congregation of just 12 people. Every week, Rev Samuel Gunawan and Rev Dr Aileen Gunawan would tirelessly preach the Word of God and share the love of Christ with people who were lost and hurting. Every day, they poured their hearts and lives out for people who needed the Lord.
Over time, the organisation has grown to become a multi-faceted, vibrant organisation with a mission and passion to serve the community.
Today, Hope Mission Centre offers numerous programs and services that strengthen, support and assist the community, give purpose to youth and restore family values.
And so Hope Mission Centre progresses day by day, carrying out its God-given mandate to bring hope to the world.
Since the inception of Hope Mission Centre in 1999, Rev Samuel Gunawan has provided steadfast direction and bold vision for the organisation as Executive Director. He is also the Senior Pastor of Hope Church and has been used powerfully by God to minister to people through teaching and prayer.
Rev Gunawan is an ordained minister and evangelist, who has planted 25 churches in Indonesia since 1966, and has ministered to people throughout South-East Asia and Europe. He carries a strong anointing in training, equipping and releasing the power of God upon people, and has committed himself to raising leaders for this great end-time harvest. He is also anointed in the apostolic and prophetic office as well as in the healing ministry and has seen the blind receive sight, the lame begin to walk, and sick receiving miraculous health. Rev Gunawan continues to lead regular overseas missions trips with the aim to empower and equip churches and leaders abroad.
Rev Gunawan also has a wealth of experience in the marketplace. He has worked as a Production Manager and Marketing Manager for reputable companies in Indonesia and has completed a Master of Psychology in Germany. Since migrating to Sydney, Australia, Rev Gunawan and his wife owned and operated successful business ventures for ten years, before commencing full-time ministry.
Rev Dr Aileen Gunawan has played a vital role in establishing the organisation and turning the vision for Hope Mission Centre into a reality. With a wealth of experience and a wide range of finely honed skills in organisation and administration, Rev Dr Gunawan continues to be involved in the day-to-day running of Hope Mission Centre, providing wisdom, guidance and expertise to every aspect of the ministry. She is also the Senior Pastor of Hope Church and has faithfully served and ministered to the congregation with great wisdom and compassion.
Rev Dr Aileen has been continually called upon to take up a leadership role in both the Church and the marketplace. Rev Dr Gunawan has managed large, reputable companies in Singapore and Indonesia and, since arriving in Australia, continued to exercise her entrepreneurial skills through owning and operating several successful businesses with her husband.
Rev Dr Aileen Gunawan has ministered among children, young people, adults and women since 1982. For 16 years, Rev Dr Aileen was the Director and Superintendent for Children and Youth at Wesley Mission. Her role involved counselling parents and children, organising concerts and events for young people, and speaking at various church functions. She is especially anointed in the areas of teaching the Word of God, discipline, and preparing the Body of Christ to grow, mature and multiply. She and her husband continue to accept invitations to be motivational speakers at seminars both in Australia and abroad.
Dr David Gunawan has been instrumental in the management and growth of Hope Mission Centre through his dynamic leadership and innovative strategies, leading the organisation with courageous vision and an effective management style. At just 20 years of age, Dr Gunawan was ordained as a Pastor and has faithfully used his gifts in preaching, teaching and music, to lead others to the knowledge of Christ and a deeper relationship with God.
Dr Gunawan is a respected researcher in the field of Electrical Engineering, having gained his PhD in 2009 through the University of New South Wales. He has received various awards and scholarships through the university, and has had many of his papers published in prominent journals. Further, Dr Gunawan has also been employed by a number of large, reputable companies and organisations as a research engineer, and has played a key role in many successful projects.
Dr Gunawan is also the author of Inspirations of Hope, a devotional guide, and Editor-in-Chief of Hope Mission Centre’s quarterly online publication, Hope Magazine. He also has many creative pursuits. As former Partner and Creative Director of Luminous Media, he has been responsible for artistic direction and management on a range of media-related projects including music and video production, as well as online and print design. His gifting in music has seen him contribute to on a number of praise and worship albums including The Hope Project EP, Hillsong United’s Everyday. He has also conducted numerous worship seminars throughout Asia and Australia.
