“That service felt a little of what I think heaven will be like”. This was a statement I heard more than once from our High Hopes team upon reflecting on their experience of the church service at The Reformed Church of Highland Park, in Highland Park New Jersey last month. This RCA church dedicates much […]
Believe it or not, summer is just around the corner! Summer is a gift to us Michiganders. The beaches, flowers, treats from Captain Sundae, and open windows are a gift after all the misery brought to us courtesy of winter and even the spring as was the case this year. Some of my favorite summer […]
“How can I best love and care for my teen facing a mental health challenge?” If you are a parent asking this question, you are far from alone. This spring, Pastor Beth and Hope Church Nurse Ginger Clark will be facilitating a three-week series allowing parents to engage mental health care experts in learning to […]
Pigs In The Blanket Fundraiser: Young people, sausage, and carbs, I dare you to find anything more perfect than these three things! On March 11, our youth will be making pigs in the blanket to raise money for our upcoming summer trips. Order forms are in the gathering area. Please order them by March 11th. ~Beth Carroll, Assistant Pastor of Discipleship
“It takes a village to raise a child.” This African proverb, which Hillary Clinton famously cited in her 1996 book, has become a turn of phrase used frequently by many of us who are parents and educators. Raising children is complicated, especially when so much vies for their attention. Children and youth need healthy community […]
Please email office@hopechurchrca.org with details of graduation from high school, college, or graduate school. If you know your future plans, please include those. We will recognize our graduates at a later date in a Sunday worship bulletin.
Is there anything that tastes better than being served a cheeseburger by a young person in a poodle skirt? If this is your kind of meal (or even if it isn’t), I want to invite you to an annual High Hopes tradition, our 50’s Drive In! On April 23 from 5-6:30 you can drive over […]
Imagine intently studying each of the presidential candidates and their platforms, yet never being allowed to cast a vote. What if you cared so deeply for a candidate that you volunteered for their campaign, all the while accepting that it is illegal for you to enter the voting booth? What might it feel like to […]
Fish Club will be making and selling delicious apple pies again this year! Order yours for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and all year! Orders are being taken now in the Gathering Area. The cost is $12 per pie. They will be available the third week in November (starting November 13). Help support our youth in this fundraiser.
6th and 7th Grade Sundays, twice a month at 11:00 a.m. (leaving with Children in Worship) Youth Room The class follows Crossings, God’s Journey With Us, which is published by Logos Productions. Crossings uses eight key Biblical themes as a foundation and uses these themes to frame the larger Biblical story. This enables young people […]