The Reformed Church in America held a Special Council on Human Sexuality on April 15-18 in Chicago. 74 members of the RCA gathered around the mandate from the General Synod to seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit to discern a “constitutional pathway forward for the RCA to address the questions of human sexuality as it relates […]
As this issue of the newsletter goes to press, the Living Hope Design Team awaits bids and proposals from all of the skilled trades and suppliers who will help to make our plans a reality. We completed the Construction Document phase in mid-March; Elzinga & Volkers used those very detailed plans to communicate our intentions […]
For the benefit of anyone who’s away on spring break or was otherwise unable to be at church yesterday, here’s the update, more or less, that was shared by Lois Maassen during Life of Hope: The weather in the previous 48 hours is a pretty good metaphor for the phase we’re entering with our renovation […]
Catch up on the latest Hope Church News! In this issue: Build Hope: April 30 Dinner and Auction Caring for Creation Update Announcing Beth Carroll Our New Pastoral Resident For Youth and Young Adult Ministry The Refugee Crisis—What Can We Do? CROP Walk: Ending Hunger One Step At a Time!
During the month of March, construction documents will go out to suppliers and contractors for bids on all aspects of the project! This is a real milestone in months of work by the Design Team and our partners from Elevate Studio and Elzinga & Volkers. Construction will begin in earnest in April. And work is […]
During February, the Living Hope Design Team will continue its work with the architect, interior designer, engineers, and construction managers. We’ve moved into the Construction Document phase, during which all plans are detailed in words and blueprints so that we’re prepared to get bids from suppliers and trades. As things stand, we expect to go out to bid in early March. Meanwhile, work has […]
Check out this post from the Living Hope Renovations blog: Actual hands-on work is beginning! After months and months of research and planning and review, we’ve reached the point at which we can start to get our hands dirty. Room 106 is first up, for a couple of reasons. When we defined the requirements, it […]
Living Hope Renovation Open House Sundays: January 17 and 24 9:30 am – 12:30 pm It took longer than we’d planned and involved some rework to keep the project scope and budget in line, but we did it! The Living Hope Design Team is pleased that at its December meeting, Consistory approved moving ahead with […]
While the Design Team works to finalize the facility plans as this issue of the newsletter goes to press, the Capital Campaign Team encourages those who have pledged to make their 2015 contributions before the end of the year. We look forward, together, to assuring that our facility supports our mission now and for generations […]
October saw a continuation of the Design and Development phase of the Living Hope facility renovation project. We’ve submitted our application for a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Holland Historic District Commission, and are in process for the site plan that enables us to get other required approvals. The architect, engineering (civil, structural, mechanical, lighting, […]