Song “My spirit rejoices” Luke 1:47 8:30 am Early Worship 9:40 am Intergenerational Advent Class: Youth & Adults Advent Arts: Together the youth and adults of Hope will explore the arts as part of our Advent preparation. Art work portraying the stories surrounding the birth, childhood and ministry of Jesus will be viewed and explored as the visual arts draw us […]
Become more involved in the lives of the community by selecting a tag off the tree in the Gathering Area beginning Nov. 29. Each tag will indicate a specific request. Purchase, wrap, and return the gift to Hope Church by Dec. 13.
Are you looking for tasty and high quality gifts for the holidays? High Hopes is selling fair trade coffee and chocolate from Equal Exchange this Advent as a fundraiser! Equal Exchange’s mission is to build long-term trade partnerships that are economically just and environmentally sound, to foster mutually beneficial relationships between farmers and consumers and […]
A Deacons’ Fund Update from the Board of Deacons Sometimes during the Christmas season we are so focused on our own families that we may forget those around us who may be struggling during this time because of losing a job, a home, a loved one, or their physical or emotional health. Some of these […]
Christmas Ornaments for the Children Each year the younger children (pre-school through elementary ages) are encouraged to take an ornament home with them from Hope Church. This year these ornaments will be available from the tree in the Gathering Area. These ornaments may be taken from the tree beginning December 13th. Enjoy them on your […]
Promise “I will fulfill the promise” Jeremiah 33:14 8:30 am Early Worship 9:40 am Adult Education 11:00 am Worship, Gordon Wiersma, preaching; Communion 4:15 pm Jubilate Choir Rehearsal 5:00 pm Advent Activities Children: Crafts – Preschool* through 5th grade will make crafts for the Advent and Christmas season. *Young children should be accompanied by an adult or […]
Wednesday, November 25 7:00 p.m. We will gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing and to give thanks. Come join in a service of song, prayer, and communion as we remember the goodness of God.
This year the Thanksgiving offering will be given to the Kids’ Food Basket. Their goal is to ensure that lunch is not the last meal of the day for local children. At the present time 600 sack suppers are given out each weekday to children at 2 local schools, but there are 6 more schools […]
Monday, January 25, 2016 6:30 p.m. at Hope Church Ways to Help Children Face and Overcome Fears by Candace A. VanderWeide (a hands on workshop using Bible Stories) for all Christian Educators and School Teachers Presented by Journey at Western Seminary and Hope Church
A mission trip to the Haiti Foundation Against Poverty’s base in Port-au-Prince is scheduled for April 4-11, 2016. The focus of the trip will be working on finishing details of a new “forever” orphanage building (partially funded through our Living Hope campaign) and remodeling of the existing orphanage building to repurpose it as a nutritional […]