The African American Awareness & Development Organization (AAADO) of Holland presents the 15th Annual Juneteenth Celebration, at Kollen Park on June 20 from 1-7 pm. Hope Church is a sponsor of this event. The Festival will provide a celebrative atmosphere that brings people together from all cultures and backgrounds across West Michigan. The Juneteenth Festival […]
20/30 Adult Ministry Thursday Nights – Summer Event Post-high school and younger adults, please join us for a meal and games at the Arevalos’ house (174 W 18th St) on Thursday, June 25 at 6:00 PM. The night will include Shishkabobs, hillbilly golf, bocce ball, board games, and more!
Paint and Pray This summer Rev. Randy Smit invites spiritual explorers to join in a practice of movement, mindfulness and creative response to Life. Participants will bring preselected themes, music style and tone/mood to the canvas. Randy will simply facilitate connection to what’s alive and how it feels and where “it” wants to go with […]
Come join Camp Sunshine in downtown Holland for the 5th Annual Run for the Sun. The streets will host runners, walkers, and spectators for a 5K timed race and 1 mile walk/run on July 15th at 6:30pm. This is a very fun event with music, food and lots of sponsor booths to visit both before […]
The Brim Bunch will meet June 25 at 6:00 pm at the church. ‘Summer Camp Memories’ will delight you with Marlin and Judy Vander Wilt as your Camp Directors. They will remind you about all the wonderful parts of summer camp: friendships, music, devotions, picnic food, ice cream. And you won’t have to contend with […]
When I was 18 years old, I joined a crew of kids from my church to do hurricane relief in Homestead, FL during our Spring Break. Hurricane Andrew had nailed south Florida the August before, becoming one of the costliest hurricanes in American history. I was certain that though my construction skills were limited to […]
The next blood drive will be held at Hope Church in Commons I on Sunday, June 14 from 9:30 am – 2:15 pm. You may make an appointment by calling the Red Cross or by signing up in the gathering area after the service. Walk-Ins are also welcome as always. Beside blood donors , we […]
For the past five 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 […]
The Health Ministry is again launching “Go and Glow” to get us moving this summer. There is a quote from Iraeneaus, “The glory of God is the human person fully alive!” Part of being fully alive is being attentive to how we honor and love God with mind, soul and body. Churches often provide a […]
SUMMER CHURCH SCHOOL Children ages 3 through those who have completed 2nd grade will leave the 10:00 AM worship service after the Word with the Children. This summer we will start by learning about God’s Family in ACTion. We will discover how God’s family grows, works, cares and welcomes others. We will be playing games, […]