An important role of the Outreach and Hospitality Ministry is promoting the commitment of Hope Church as a Room for All congregation. As such, we are delighted to be hosting the RfA National Conference 2017, “A Kaleidoscope of Intersections”, beginning Thursday, September 28, at 3:00 p.m. and ending Saturday, September 30, at 12:30 p.m. This […]
The Holland PRIDE festival has three events! On Friday, June 23, from 7 pm – 10:30 pm, you’re invited to a Murder Mystery Dinner and silent auction at the Holland Area Arts Council. Tickets are $50 per person and include drinks, dinner, dessert, and coffee. On Saturday, June 24 from 12-4 PM at Window on […]
Our next meeting is on Wednesday, June 21st, at 12:00 noon at the home of Jean McFadden. This will be a salad luncheon and we will choose our books for next year. Please bring a salad to share, and one book suggestion for our reading pleasure. Put the following on a 3×5 card and bring […]
Hope Church Caring for Creation Hosts a Documentary Viewing Tuesday, June 20 at 7 p.m. From the Ashes captures Americans in communities across the country as they wrestle with the legacy of the coal industry and what its future should be under the Trump Administration.
For the next several months Holland Friends Meeting (Quakers) will be worshipping in Hope Church’s new chapel. Our regular meeting room at Western Seminary will be part of a major renovation project and we are grateful to Hope Church for welcoming us during this time. Our first meeting date will be Sunday, June 18 from […]
The 2017 General Synod of the Reformed Church in America will be held at Hope College June 8 to 13. Among those participating from Hope Church are Jim Brownson and Carol Bechtel as General Synod Professors, Larry Schuyler as Moderator and Secretary of the Commission on Church Order, Terry DeYoung as the RCA Coordinator for […]
Save the dates: On June 23 and August 4, we are going to have Friday Night “pick up” coed softball games at 6 pm! Maple Avenue Ministries and Calvary Reformed Church will be joining us for these two games! We have reserved the new Laketown Township ballfield, located at 4338 Beeline Road in Laketown Township […]
As Washington School Neighbors seeks to come alongside the neighbors here in our core city and empower them to achieve the kind of community that they envision, it is important to be reminded of our roots in Asset-Based Community Development. Some nonprofit organizations and NGO’s might look at a community to identify a ‘problem’ and […]
At an April 23 congregational meeting, the following new Consistory members were elected: DEACONS: Kate Mears, Katie Van Ark, Ben Sikkink ELDERS: Celaine Bouma-Prediger, Bob Jerow, Scott Parrott The new Consistory members will be ordained and installed on Sunday, June 11, and will begin their service on Consistory in June. Thanks be to God for […]
The consistory voted at their March meeting to extend a 2 1/2 year contract to Pastor Beth Carroll to serve as the assistant pastor of discipleship. Since this contract will change the 2017 budget, the consistory is calling a congregational meeting for June 4th following the 11 AM worship service to present a revised budget. […]