Catch up on the latest Hope Church News! In this issue: The Season of Lent at Hope Church Living Hope Capital Campaign Launched Lift Up Your Hearts: A New Hymnal for a New Day Kids Hope Program, Connecting with Community for 12 Years Fear/Trust: Where are the Young People?
I have a lot of local music-making planned for the winter and spring, and wanted to keep you all updated, in case you are interested in hearing me play outside the context of worship at Hope Church. March will be a busy month for me. I have been excitedly planning my annual spring Hope Church […]
Brim Bunch will meet this Thursday, February 26th at 6:00 pm. The program will be presented by Rich Cook on the topic “Critical Materials”. When the media refers to critical materials, just what are they talking about? What are they? Who needs them? What for? Who has them? Why are they so important? If you don’t […]
The Hope Church Readers meeting today, Wednesday, February 18 at 1:00 PM has been CANCELLED due to weather.
On Friday evening, February 20, at Grace Episcopal Church, PFLAG Holland/Lakeshore will present a panel of representatives from six Holland churches to talk about where their denomination and congregation stand on inclusion of persons who are LGBTQ and what they are doing to welcome the LGBTQ population. Churches represented are Hope, Grace Episcopal, First Presbyterian, […]
Hope Church will be offering four Wednesday evening worship services during the season of Lent, starting with the Ash Wednesday service on February 18. The following three services will incorporate spiritual songs, testimony, silence, and communion. Our focus will be directed by the gospel texts as we let the more difficult aspects of love turn […]
On Sunday, February 22, at 9:40 a.m., an Orientation to Hope Church Class will begin for people who are interested in learning more about Hope Church. The class will meet on three Sunday mornings, February 22, March 1 and March 8 at 9:40 a.m. in the Garden Lounge. A meal and a meeting with the […]
Join us for a Post High School/College and 20-30 Adult Retreat Weekend at St. Gregory’s Abbey in Three Rivers, Michigan! All are welcome! Retreat will begin Friday, February 27 at 5:00 PM and end Sunday, March 1 at 12:00 PM (We will be leaving from the Hope Church parking lot at 5:00 pm, and Hope […]
Spirit Tending First Sunday in Lent: Tending Mercy Second Sunday in Lent: Tending Fidelity Third Sunday in Lent: Tending Wisdom Fourth Sunday in Lent: Tending Steadfast Love Fifth Sunday in Lent: Tending New Life The theme Sprit Tending is taken from the texts we will be hearing from the lectionary throughout the season. Our desire […]
Is there any basis in our Reformed Church tradition for the full inclusion of LGBTQ people in the church? Hope Church will engage in a guided conversation as we explore major themes of Reformed tradition and whether they support such inclusion. The Adult Education Ministry of Hope Church is pleased to offer Room for All’s […]