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Anne Duinkerken, Youth Ministry Director & Restorative Circles Facilitator It has been more than a year now that I have been a part of the Restorative Circles group. I went through training a year and a half ago to be a facilitator. Pastor Jill and I had hoped and believed that this would be a […]
Jocelyn Van Heest, Children’s Ministry Director Over the past couple of months, the children attending summer church school have been learning about some of the great water stories from the Bible. We have learned that we should trust and obey God, just as Noah, Moses, Jonah and the followers of Jesus did in their times […]
Saturday, August 24 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM Hemlock Crossing This 3.5-mile kayak tour begins at Hemlock Crossing and ends at Sheldon Landing. Return transportation to Hemlock Crossing is via carpool. Each trip includes a basic kayaking lesson. No experience is needed. The fee is $35 per person and includes a kayak, paddle, and life […]
Fish Clubbers Hike the Appalachian Trail Back in June, 13 adventurous middle-schoolers and eight brave adult sponsors left the Hope Church parking lot for the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina. The group hiked 43 miles in four days and three nights in wonderful weather, just one afternoon of rain! The trail had lots of ups […]
The Christian Education Ministry is involved with the planning, developing, and execution of a large variety of opportunities for Hope Church members to engage in faith development. The Ministry seeks to celebrate Hope’s diversity, to become even more faithful to the vision of Jesus, and to assist Hope Church in becoming a mission center in […]
The REST Support Group continues to meet on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month, 12:00-1:00 p.m. in the Hope Church library. R.E.S.T. is an acronym for Relax, Empathy, Share, Thanksgiving. The group’s mission is to provide an environment for caregivers that are in various situations to relax, share, and support each other through […]
Hope Church is partnering with other neighborhood churches to give pencil boxes to neighborhood kids as they head back to school. Hope Church has been challenged to provide 150 pencil sharpeners to be included in the kits. Please bring pencil sharpeners to the church and put them in the drop box in the Gathering Area […]
Update of as 8/14/13: We’ve collected $544.00…nearly halfway there! The Community Ministry has purchased Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares from Eighth Day Farm and Groundswell Farm, which means locally grown produce is being delivered to Community Action House for distribution through their pantry and Community Kitchen. These fresh fruits and vegetables supplement the usual nonperishable […]
Rhonda Edgington, Assistant Director of Music This summer, with the assistance of professional development funds from Hope Church, I was able to attend two different organ conventions. In June, I traveled to Burlington, Vermont for the annual national convention of the Organ Historical Society, a group devoted to appreciating and preserving the heritage of pipe […]
Mentors, Substitute Mentors, and Prayer Partners are needed to complete the Hope Church Kids Hope 2013-2014 Team. If you can spare one hour per week to mentor one child during the school day, we need you! If you are willing to pray weekly for one mentor and one student, we need you! Our Kids Hope […]