Plan to attend the A Living Hope Design Presentation at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 29 (during Pizza Sunday in the Commons), where you can also receive an update on the progress of the capital campaign. Remember you can read updates and ask questions at LivingHopeRCA.Wordpress.com.
In mid-February, the story behind the Living Hope facility renovation project was shared with Hope Church members and friends, with a request for prayerful consideration of financial support. Packets were distributed in person and mailed; if you haven’t received one, please contact the church office. As the cover letter described, early pledges have brought us […]
Catch up on the latest Hope Church News! In this issue: The Season of Lent at Hope Church Living Hope Capital Campaign Launched Lift Up Your Hearts: A New Hymnal for a New Day Kids Hope Program, Connecting with Community for 12 Years Fear/Trust: Where are the Young People?
The board of elders is in a discernment process regarding what Hope Church’s position will be on same-gender marriage should they become legal in Michigan. As part of their discernment, they have asked a small team to design several opportunities for congregation wide conversations. Please note these 2 series coming up in early 2015 and […]
Hope Church re-engaged with Elevate Studio in December, which led to January being spent in gathering more specific design requirements for the refinement and further development of the plans for the Living Hope renovation. During February, that design work will be underway, with the intention to share updated plans with the congregation in March. In […]
In mid-December, the Executive Committee, authorized by Consistory, approved our contract with Elevate Studio for architecture and engineering services for our proposed building renovation. While the contract lays the groundwork for the entire project—through construction—Consistory will approve each phase as we determine we’re ready to proceed. The next phase, Schematic Design, will modify and add […]
All Evening Events are CANCELED for TONIGHT, Monday, November 17. This includes the following CANCELED meetings: Outreach and Hospitality Ministry Meeting Fellowship Ministry Meeting Christian Ed Ministry Meeting Congregational Care Ministry Meeting Discerning our Future Task Force Meeting
Consistory voted at its October meeting to contract with Lois Maassen to provide facilitation, communication, and coordination services as Hope Church moves forward with plans for facility renovations and a capital campaign. She will work on behalf of Consistory to assure connections among the capital campaign and design process throughout the project, serving as the […]
On Sept. 21st when the congregation voted to support the Consistory in authorizing a Capital Campaign, this proposal included a 5% designation of funds raised to be shared with ministry partners for capital projects underway. The current thinking within consistory is to split our 5% designation between three ministry partners, two local and one international: […]
I’m writing this on the afternoon of Sunday, September 21. I had planned in this article to say a bit about the congregational meeting that was held earlier today following the 11am service as the congregation voted on moving forward with a capital campaign to support facility renovations. That meeting did happen, with a good […]