Check out these upcoming Caring for Creation opportunities for the summer: June 4 at 709 Pine Avenue at 10 a.m. ($10) – Holland Backyard Chicken Tour by 8th Day Farm July 9 at Windmill Island Gardens from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. – 2016 Macatawa Water Festival hosted by the Macatawa Area Coordinating Council and […]
We have a unique opportunity on Sunday, June 12, 2016. The sermon will be given by Mrs. Veda Gill, the Executive Director of the Presbyterian Education Board of Pakistan (PEB), a position she has held since 1998. The mission of the PEB is to provide quality educational opportunities to the poor masses, without regard for […]
As the construction moves forward, we’re getting more clear on the schedule for various parts of the project, which means we know when we can use volunteers to help out with various aspects. We have these opportunities upcoming: Cart debris (removed carpet, ceiling tiles, etc.) from the Commons to the parking lot dumpster the weeks […]
For the past six summers, the consistory approved an adjusted summer preaching schedule that would provide our pastors, Gordon Wiersma and Jill Russell, some increased workload flexibility for the summer. Adjusting the schedule gave our pastors the time and space for reading, planning for the coming program year, professional exploration and growth as well as […]
On Sunday, May 29, the summer worship time will change to 10:00 a.m. Early Worship will go on summer hiatus and will resume in the fall. There will be no Church School hour, but children ages 3 through completion of second grade will meet in Room 204 after they are dismissed from the 10:00 a.m. service.
All are invited to a free 90 minute presentation by Rev. James Alison and Duncan Morrow on René Girard’s mimetic theory and its relevance to situations of political and religious conflict, beginning at 11 a.m. in Winants Auditorium at Hope College on Saturday, May 28. James Alison is a Catholic priest, prolific author, and one of the […]
“God’s basic method of communicating God’s self is not the ‘saved’ individual, the rightly informed believer, or even personal careers in ministry, but the journey and bonding process that God initiates in community: in marriages, families, tribes, nations, events, scientists, and churches who are seeking to participate in God’s love, maybe without even consciously knowing […]
The Pastors will be hosting brunch after worship on four summer Sundays. There are 2 ways to sign up: online at this google form link: http://goo.gl/forms/Rkb9ojmtsO and on the sign up sheet in the gathering area. The dates are June 19, July 24, August 21 & 28 from 11:45-1:00. This will be a time of informal conversation […]
The Holland BPW is hosting an electronics waste recycling collection on Saturday, May 21, at the Holland BPW building at 625 Hastings Avenue, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. There will be rebates for large working appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, and dehumidifiers. Small electronics will be accepted as well. Hope Church will […]
Come to affirm and celebrate the ordination of Jonathan Vanderbeck to Minister of Word and Sacrament at 4:00 pm on Sunday, May 15 at Hope Church. Light reception to follow.