“That service felt a little of what I think heaven will be like”. This was a statement I heard more than once from our High Hopes team upon reflecting on their experience of the church service at The Reformed Church of Highland Park, in Highland Park New Jersey last month. This RCA church dedicates much […]
Diners Club is a wonderful opportunity for fun and fellowship with members and friends of Hope Church. The next dinner dates will be: October 12 or 13, 2018. Sign up in the Gathering Area! Deadline for sign up is September 23.
Please check out the following website to learn about Kay and Dan’s 2018 visit to Vietnam in support of children with HIV/AIDS. https://danfishervn.wordpress.com And please consider sponsoring Dan and his daughter Elyse as they run a ½ Marathon on September 22 to support this very cool project. Hope Church and members have been amazing supporters […]
Hope Church’s website offers several themes which guide our ministry. One of these themes is “To welcome all”. What does this mean? Being okay with anyone who wants to join Hope Church? Shaking hands and introducing yourself to people sitting near you who you aren’t familiar with? Reading the short bio of new members in […]
We invite all interested singers to join in choral singing for worship. With that, we are announcing a few changes in the 11 a.m. worship music group. We will increase the focus on new music for Chancel Choir and continue on the lectionary themes and festival Sundays. New music often accompanies new text and that […]
Have you ever been in one of our Sunday morning worship services and wondered why everyone suddenly stood up for a hymn? Or, maybe you even wonder what a hymn is? And maybe you wonder why the pastors all wear robes? If you are curious about Hope Church but find liturgical worship foreign or even […]
Starting on Sunday, September 9, the 11 AM service audio will now be broadcast in the Chapel. If you need to leave the service for any reason, feel free to continue to worship with us in the Chapel.
September 9: Thinking Smart (and Reformed) in a Post-Truth Age David Myers brings his current roadshow talk to psychology educators home to Hope Church, where he will give examples of popular and potent false beliefs and explain how such come to be. He will also examine possible biases—and successful remedies for them (with resulting surprising […]
Worship Early Worship begins at 8:30 a.m. in the Chapel. This service offers informal and interactive worship, and encourages people of all ages to participate through music, story, art, drama, and weekly Holy Communion. Worship in the sanctuary begins at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Gordon Wiersma preaching and Pastor Jill Russell as liturgist. Communion will […]
Children’s Ministry The Children’s Ministry strives to offer many opportunities to nurture your child’s faith. Hope Church provides Church School at 9:40 a.m. and Children in Worship during the 11:00 a.m. worship service. On Sunday, September 9, we will celebrate the start of an exciting year together. Church School The children will gather together each […]