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Shower of Stoles Open House Sunday, January 13 3:00pm-5:00pm Hope Church Commons All are invited to a public open house will kick off a month long exhibit of 75 stoles from the Shower of Stoles Project being displayed at Hope Church during the Season of Reconciliation. The Shower of Stoles project is an extraordinary collection […]
Caring for Creation and Energy Issues This Sunday Adult Education series meets in Room 106 at 9:40am January 13th Hope College professor, Dr. Steven Bouma-Prediger, explores the Biblical basis for Creation Care January 20th 2nd Ward Councilman, Jay Peters, reviews Holland’s Community Energy Plan January 27th Consumers Energy Coal Procurement Director, Steven Engers, on Coal […]
Taiz̩ Services of Prayer and Communion Wednesday mornings throughout the program year 8:00am Р8:30am Hope Church Sanctuary All are invited to participate in this time of song, scripture, silence, and sacrament in the sanctuary.
Adult Education – Epiphany in the Fine Arts Presented by Rachelle Oppenhuizen, artist and spiritual director 9:40am in the Commons White Gift Offering Please bring a personal care product for a child or woman, wrapped in white tissue paper. We will offer our gifts during the Epiphany service. Our white gifts will be given to […]
As part of the Season of Reconciliation, all are invited to read and discuss, Radical Reconciliation: Beyond Political Pietism and Christian Quietism by Allan Boesak and Curtiss DeYoung The book is a Bible study that brings the relevance of contemporary situations to the biblical story. They take the interesting approach that looks at the New […]
Transforming Communities: An Introduction to Community Development January 28, 6 to 9 p.m. at Hope Church How can communities transform themselves? What kinds of relationships make neighborhoods strong? When is help helpful? When do our best intentions become counterproductive? How can we learn about each others’ assets? What is the path to community empowerment? Jay VanGroningen, […]
January 27, 4 p.m. at Hope Church “The Line” is a new documentary that asks viewers to reconsider many of their stereotypes about people who live in poverty. From Emmy Award-winning producer Linda Midgett, “The Line” breaks new ground on chronicling the new face of poverty in America. Sojourners CEO Jim Wallis says, “More and more of our friends […]
All are welcome to participate in Snowflake Project Sunday, December 30th 10:00 am Hope Church Commons Members of the Sandy Hook Elementary Parent-Teacher Association and the Connecticut Parent-Teacher-Student Association are requesting homemade snowflakes to bring well wishes and hope to those directly impacted by the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history. The snowflakes will be […]
All are welcome to these Advent Activities on Sunday, December 16: 8:30am Early Worship 9:40am Church School Adult Education – Linda Graham, Hope College professor of dance, presents, “Advent Themes in Dance” 11:00am Worship – “Beyond Fear? Joy” Jill Russell, preaching 11:15am Children in Worship 12:15pm Pizza Sunday 1:15pm Caroling – Enjoy pizza after worship […]
All high-schoolers are invited to attend the annual High Hopes Progressive Dinner Sunday, December 16 6:00pm – 8:00pm We will meet at the church and head to our first destination from there. Come dressed to walk in the neighborhood, and don’t forget to bring a white elephant gift!