Celebrate Center for Women in Transition’s 40 years of serving our community

Hope Church members are invited to attend Center for Women in Transition’s 25th annual fundraising event, Reach for the Stars, on Thursday, April 20th at the Pinnacle Center in Hudsonville. The event begins at 5:45 p.m. and will include a silent auction, cocktail reception and dinner. This year’s keynote speaker is Brooke Axtell, a survivor of […]

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Spring Garden-Clean Up: April 1

Gardeners!  A clean-up extravaganza is planned for Saturday, April 1 from 9:00 am til noon (had been previously scheduled for March 25)!  Plan to come for an hour or half a day – there will be plenty to do and people to tell you what to do!  Bring your own equipment and gardening gloves. On […]

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Healing Prayer Service: March 26

Sunday, March 26 11:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary There will be a healing prayer service as part of our 11:00 AM Worship Service on Sunday, March 26. The liturgy at the 11am service will focus on the need for healing from God in our lives, in the lives of those we love, and in our […]

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WHTC New FM Station

WHTC (1450 AM) broadcasts our worship service at 11 a.m. on Sundays. They now will also broadcast on 99 7 FM. Each worship service is recorded. Please contact the office if you would like a CD of a particular week.

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Prepare to Celebrate the Living Hope Renovation Project

As this newsletter goes to press, the architecture, engineering, and construction teams are checking their work, preparing punchlists, and finalizing details. Some electrical and fire monitoring system work will continue into early March, we believe, and a couple of projects, notably the 11th Street Entrance stairs repair, require reliable warmer weather. Over the next month, […]

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Caring for Creation Corner

With the new administration in the White House, many people are concerned about less attention being given to the environment due to a President with a lack of belief in human induced climate change. On the bright side, many people are speaking out and making sure their elected representatives know how they feel. A major […]

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Adult Education: March 2017

Sundays, 9:40-10:40 am March 5-26: The Health Ministry and the Disability Concerns Task Force will present a series of classes entitled: “Building A Sense of Wholeness and Belonging within the Church and Community. We will explore how we, as a community of faith, assist in this task for all persons – and especially for persons […]

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The Season of Lent at Hope Church

Elements 1st Sunday in Lent: Bread 2nd Sunday in Lent: Wind 3rd Sunday in Lent: Water 4th Sunday in Lent: Oil 5th Sunday in Lent: Flesh The spirituality of these Lenten texts is discovered in the everyday elements of creation. These stories don’t take us away from the tumult of life but reveal God present […]

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