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Starting in 2020, our annual telephone directory will also include photos. There are 2 ways to submit pictures: 1. Dan Joldersma will be taking photos on September 15, 22 & 29 at Hope Church in the sanctuary between 9:30 am – 10:30 am and 12:15 pm – 2 pm. Please note the pictures will be […]
Come join us for an active social opportunity on Sunday, September 22 from 1- 3pm. Whether you’ve never climbed before or have done it a bunch, come spend a few hours together sharing this engaging group activity. Come to climb or just to watch. Cost is $10 to climb and includes all necessary equipment. Contact […]
The Creation Care ministry has scheduled a family fun bike ride for Sunday, July 7. We’ll gather in the church parking lot at 11:30 am and bike to Captain Sundae and back. See the sign up sheet in the Gathering Area and join the fun.
The 2019 General Synod of the Reformed Church in America will be held at Hope College June 6–11. Delegates will include Larry Schuyler, Carol Bechtel, Jim Brownson, and Max DeLeau. Others present in official capacities will include Terry DeYoung (staff, Disability Concerns), Dan Griswold (Holland Classis Coordinator/Stated Clerk); Lynn Japinga (member of the Commission on […]
Thank you for all of your support in my completing my Doctor of Ministry degree. I could stop there since that’s pretty much all I have to say, but I’ll say a bit more, while keeping it shorter than my doctoral thesis. 🙂 There’s been a lot of congratulations and celebrating for the occasion of […]
Many members of our congregation visit, send notes and cards, and pray for those among us who are no longer able to attend church or be as active in Hope Church as they might like. Some of us reach out without anyone knowing. (Bless you!) Others do so as a part of the Congregational Care […]
Since our mission at Hope Church is to ensure that visitors feel welcome, find love and discover hope, please make certain to greet summer guests!!
We have an ‘environmental’ crisis because we have consented to an economy in which by eating, drinking, working, resting, traveling, and enjoying ourselves we are destroying the natural, god-given world. ~Wendell Berry (2001). “In the Presence of Fear: Three Essays for a Changed World” Is Wendell Berry the new John Calvin? You know—where every little […]
We of Hope Church are a Bread for the World covenant church. Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice, moved by God’s grace in Jesus Christ, urging our nation’s decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad. Our faithful advocacy makes a difference. Last year, the 2018 Offering of Letters was victorious […]
Washington School Neighbors is always looking for residents that are willing to serve on our Board of Directors. You do not need to live in the WSN area of outreach in order to serve. You only need a heart for neighbors from diverse backgrounds and the ability to attend monthly meetings, held on the 4th […]