A Letter from the Pastors Re: Change in Plans for Christmas Eve Services due to Blizzard Dear Hope Church Friends, It is difficult to be writing this letter to you all on Christmas Eve morning. Our traditions of gathering together for services on Christmas Eve are deeply beloved by all of us. However, the blizzard […]

Fierce Love, a book by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis, will be the topic of the upcoming Book Study led by Pastor Gordon Wiersma. The study will run for three consecutive Thursday evenings: October 13, October 20 and October 27. Each one will begin with a soup supper at 5:45 pm and end at 7:30 pm. […]

Hope Church Readers -Hope Church Readers meets in Commons 1 on the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 1:00 to 2:30 pm. New members and one-time visitors are always welcome. Here is the reading list for the upcoming season: September 21, 2022: The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray (352 pages) October […]

Job Opening – Church Administrator: Hope Church is accepting applications for Church Administrator position. This is currently a 32 hours per week position (additional hours could be negotiated up to 40 hours per week). Office Hours are 9am-4pm Monday-Thursday with additional work hours being flexible. This administrative position includes oversight of the administration of the […]

All sessions are at 9:40 a.m. in the Commons; masks are required. Iona Community—September 12; Food Club—September 19 The Iona Community and Iona Abbey Pilgrimage September 12 Iona Community leader Ruth Harvey will Zoom to Hope Church live from Scotland’s Isle of Iona, introducing the Iona Community’s history, mission (peace/justice/worship renewal), and current activities. Dede […]

Adult Education Classes: Sundays at 9:40 AM in Commons 1, masks required October 17 and 24: The Kingdom Will Come Anyway Bob Luidens, a Hope Church member since 2016 and a retired pastor in the RCA, recently published a personal memoir entitled The Kingdom Will Come Anyway—A Life in the Day of a Pastor. During the sessions, […]

Adult Education Classes: Sundays at 9:40 AM in Commons 1, masks required September 12: The Iona Community and Iona Abbey Pilgrimage Iona Community leader Ruth Harvey will Zoom to Hope Church live from Scotland’s Isle of Iona, introducing the Iona Community’s history, mission (peace/justice/worship renewal), and current activities. Dede Johnston will describe her multiple Abbey […]

Click here to read the full letter. See new guidelines below: New Covid guidelines for Hope Church (August 10, 2021) Sunday Worship Service in the Sanctuary Open to all with no limit on the number of attendees Masks required for all Social distancing In general, no social distancing required Please note that young children under 12 years […]

Please join us for an important Congregational meeting on Sunday, July 25 at 11:30am. This will be a hybrid meeting that allows for both in-person and Zoom attendance. The consistory is ready to act on the agreement to donate Hope Church property for the Housing Initiative to be developed and managed by Dwelling Place in […]