We started out as the Village Chapel. A group of sixty people gathered who wanted to reach Vandenberg Village and Lompoc Valley with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The church was birthed in the prayer meetings that were held each Saturday morning at The Village Coffee stop. Pastor Chuck Musselwhite and his growing family (Jennifer was eight months pregnant with their third child) moved to Lompoc in December of 2006.  We held our first service on the last Sunday in January 2007 at The White Oak Inn. We quickly grew as word spread that we taught the Word of God in a casual setting.

Sixteen months after our first service, we needed more space so we started meeting at Buena Vista elementary school and rented offices. Being a portable church was a challenge but it bonded our group together and we continued to reach families. Those days are filled with fond memories of slinging chairs and setting up the worship band. So many committed people made that period a success.

After six years of being portable, it was obvious that we needed our own space. There were very few options in the Village, but God opened up a shuttered doctor’s office for us to purchase at the corner of Constellation and Burton Mesa. It took eighteen months to renovate, but on the first Sunday of March 2013, we held our first service in our new sanctuary.

In 2021 we were in need of more classroom and office space so we sold our current building and attempted to purchase the Coast Hills Credit Union building across the street. The deal fell through. We continued to rent our building until we could find an appropriate facility. After two years of waiting, we leased the old Mission Hills Baptist church, which increased our ministry space to 11,000 sq ft on five acres. After six weeks of renovation we held our first service on Sunday August 13th, 2023 and changed our name to Hope Chapel.