Bicycle Tour: August 5

Caring for Creation Bicycle Tour Event Sunday, August 5 11:45 am – 5:30 pm:  The Bicycle Tour with start at Tunnel Park and end at Rosy Mound Park (16 miles total).  Trailer transportation is provided, and participants will share a meal at Rosy Mound Park.  Please sign up in the gathering area and contact Peter […]

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Faith & Resource Challenge: July 8

Coming out of our small group discussion of Ched Myers’ concept of Sabbath Economics, is a desire to identify more specific ways in which to exercise faithful use of our resources. We’ve developed some ideas and would like to broaden the conversation.  Please join us for an open conversation:  Sunday, July 8 at 11:30 AM in Room […]

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Counting Offering

Each Sunday after worship the deacons, assisted by volunteers, count the offering in teams of two people. It takes from 45-60 minutes and each team will serve every 8-10 weeks. If you would like to serve Hope Church by helping with this (prior service as a deacon is not required) over the next year please […]

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Summer Brunch with the Pastors

The Pastors will be hosting brunch after worship on three Sundays from 11:45am – 1pm. The dates are July 15 at Pastor Beth’s house, August 5 at Pastor Jill’s house, and August 12 at Pastor Gordon’s house. There are 2 ways to sign up: in the gathering area and online at https://tinyurl.com/pastorbrunch. This will be […]

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Name Tag Sunday: Expanding our Hospitality

Name Tag Sunday:  Expanding our Hospitality Have you ever had the experience of feeling like people just don’t understand you? A single experience of this is annoying. Having this happen over and again gets exhausting. For those who are transgender or non-binary in their gender identity, this is an everyday experience. Being called “she” when […]

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Brim Bunch: June 21

Brim Bunch will have a picnic on June 21.  It will be held inside the church at 6:00 pm with Freedom Village bus pick up at 5:30 pm.  Kathy Sheridan will present the program about Child Development Services with Katy Van Dam who is the director of the Hope Church Center.  If you have wondered […]

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June 18-22 – Peace Camp

Children ages 5-10 are invited to attend Peace Camp, a day camp during the week of June 18-22. The camp is being held at First Presbyterian Church and they are inviting children from the community to come together to learn peace building and conflict resolution skills.  They are hoping to have a full camp and […]

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Renewables and Our Energy Future: June 10

Renewables and Our Energy Future: Caring for Creation invites you to a presentation by Sierra Club’s Jordan Chrispell. Join us in Commons 2 on Sunday, June 10 at 11:30 AM. Snacks provided.

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Renewables and Our Energy Future: June 10

Renewables and Our Energy Future: Caring for Creation invites you to a presentation by Sierra Club’s Jordan Chrispell. Join us in Commons 2 on Sunday, June 10 at 11:30 AM.  Snacks provided.

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Panel to Review General Synod on June 24

The 2018 General Synod of the Reformed Church in America will be held at Calvin College June 7 to 12. Among those participating from Hope Church are General Synod Professor Jim Brownson, Larry Schuyler as moderator and secretary of the Commission on Church Order, Lois Maassen as Holland Classis elder delegate, Leigh Van Kempen as […]

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