Wednesday Evening Lenten Worship Services

March 13, 20, 27 ~ 7:00pm For these services we will be joining with our First United Methodist Neighbors for worship; please watch for announcements on location week to week. The services will be a contemplative time of evening prayer, combining music, scripture and prayer. We will be using resources from the Iona Community to […]

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Ash Wednesday Service: March 6

Ash Wednesday, March 6 6:00 p.m. Dinner* 7:00 p.m. Worship Worship in the sanctuary will include scripture, music, prayer and meditation. The imposition of ashes is an ancient symbol that calls us into this season. *Sign up in the gathering area to attend! You can also sign up to help with set up and clean […]

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Mardi Gras Celebration/Shrove Tuesday March 5

Come and join in the fun for all ages. Mardi Gras celebrations are traditionally a time of last chance merrymaking before the disciplines of Lent. On Tuesday, March 5th from 6-7:30pm everyone (of all ages) is invited to come enjoy a pancake dinner and to participate in some fun activities including a parade with bead […]

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March 2 – Children’s Program by Macatawa Creation Care

Program for Children: Kids age 6+ are invited to Macatawa Creation Care’s Saturday, March 2 event.  Following short videos about the environment kids will work with artist Joel Tannis to create an interactive artwork.  Admission is free. See details on the flyer below. 

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Caring for Creation Invitation: February 21

Caring for Creation Invitation: Local creation care teams in partnership with Hope College have scheduled a showing of Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution for Thursday, February 21 at 6:00 pm at Graves Hall, Hope College campus. There will be a panel to discuss the coming alternative energy future after the film. The future is on […]

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Creation Care Presentation: February 17

Creation Care Presentation:  Sunday, February 17 @ 12:30 PM in Commons I.  Steve Mulder will introduce us to the work of Climate Witness Project.  CWP’s mission is to resource people of faith, individually and collectively, in their response to the climate change crisis.  CWP has pioneered innovative financial strategies which allow churches to install solar energy […]

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Caring for Creation Invitation: Feb. 21

Caring for Creation Invitation: Local creation care teams in partnership with Hope College have scheduled a showing of Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution for Thursday, February 21 at 6:00 pm at Graves Hall, Hope College campus. There will be a panel to discuss the coming alternative energy future after the film. The future is on […]

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PEACE CAMP – June 24-28

Hope Church will once again be involved with Peace Camp. This year it will be held June 24-28 as an all day camp for children going into 2nd – 8th grades. We are looking for campers and volunteers who are interested in participating. Further information will be available soon.

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Cultivating Communities of Caring: Choral Singing in Prisons – by Dr. Mary Cohen, University of Iowa – Friday, March 1, 7 pm

“The dominant way of thinking is – someone’s committed a crime, what did they do, and how should they be punished? But there is a different way to think about conflict. That question is – what harm has been committed, and how can that harm be healed?” – Dr. Mary Cohen The setting is the […]

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