A Hope Church Congregational Meeting will happen via Zoom on Sunday, January 24, at 12:30 p.m. To join, go to tinyurl.com/janhopemeeting
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Welcome to Hope Church RCA. Make yourself at home.
Welcome to Hope Church RCA. Make yourself at home.
A Hope Church Congregational Meeting will happen via Zoom on Sunday, January 24, at 12:30 p.m. To join, go to tinyurl.com/janhopemeeting
By Cindy Terlouw For much of my life I could remain in my guilt, shame, fear, and stupidity. I could focus for a bit, but always found something else that would take my attention. I could say all the words and even convince myself that my love and compassion meant I was engaged assuming that […]
Hosted by Randy Smit and Rhonda Edgington Laurie Baron and I have written together with women at the Allegan County Jail and Holland’s Harbor House, and I’m so thankful she brings those experiences into her contribution to this month’s Poetry Corner, perfect for this Season of Reconciliation. Laurie says, “Each of these poems represents an […]
By Peter Boogaart, Creation Care Coordinator There’s a new year coming. That used to mean being swamped with calendars, as everyone with something to promote sent them out. Not so much anymore. Still, I’ll bet there’s one on your refrigerator, and I’ll bet it has pictures. Think about those pictures. They’re almost always outdoor scenes, […]
By Phil Tanis, Executive Secretary for Communications & Operations, World Communion of Reformed Churches Living abroad in what has shaped up to be quite a season of discontent not only in the United States but around the world, I often consider myself to be in a privileged position here in Hannover, Germany, working for the […]
Sundays, 9:40-10:40 am January 10 & 17: The ICor13 Project led by Rev. Dr. Denise Kingdom Grier, Pastor of Maple Avenue Ministries The ICor13 Project, recently developed by Pastor Kingdom Grier, is described as “a collaborative resource to center the health, healing, and wholeness of Black people in particular. It intends to counteract the debilitating […]
Books Pastor Jill recommended in her 2015 Sabbatical Report, “Reconciliation as a Way of Life” Transforming Church Conflict: Compassionate Leadership in Action, by Deborah Van Deusen Hunsinger and Theresa F. Latini NonViolent Communication: A Language of Life: Create Your Life, Your Relationships, and Your World in Harmony with Your Values, by Marshall B. Rosenberg Rene […]
By Pastor Jill Russell Dear Hope Church Friends, Greetings to you as we turn our attention to a new year and a new season of worship and reflection at Hope Church. I pray along with all of you that 2021 will be a very different year from the one we are completing. As we come […]
Reclaiming Connection: A 40-Day Journey to Deeper Connection with Yourself, Others, and the Divine. Pastor Jill will be leading a weekly small group over Zoom that will get organized in mid-January on a day and time to be determined by those who register interest in the group. Pastor Jill shares this description of the group’s […]
Plans for Christmas Eve Worship: 6:30 pm worship service broadcast from the sanctuary via Facebook live, with Carols, Scripture, Story and Special Music. Link to Facebook Link to Liturgy Christmas Eve Outdoor Candlelight Observance: 11:45 pm gathering in person and broadcasted via Facebook live Link to Facebook Hope Church 11:45pm Christmas Eve Outdoor Candlelight Observance Thursday, […]