For current information about worship at Hope Church, see the Hope Church website. Looking ahead to Advent, we’re looking for four participants, middle school age to adult, to participate in liturgical dance, coordinated and led by Linda Graham. The rehearsal commitment will be on Tuesday evenings, 6:30 ”“ 8:00 p.m. from Nov. 16 ”“ Dec. 21. Worship […]

Monday, Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m.: Annual A. J. Muste Lecture:“Islam and the Practice of Non-violence,” by Adam Ericksen, education director of the Raven Foundation, which has a mission to “make religion reasonable, violence unthinkable, and peace a possibility.” The series began in 1985 to commemorate the life and work of A. J. Muste, a Hope College alumnus […]

Ottawa County Community Action Agency and the Lakeshore NonProfit Alliance is sponsoring a no-charge presentation on The Suburbanization of Poverty: The Impact on the Social Safety Net in West Michigan. The event will be from 10 a.m. until noon on October 21 at the Grand Haven Community Center, 421 Columbus Avenue, Grand Haven. Elizabeth Kneebone, […]

Lakeshore Habitat Ministry is sponsoring a family event next Thursday, October 21, at 7 pm at DeVos Fieldhouse of Hope College to raise funds to support Habitat families.  The Harlem Ambassadors all-star team will challenge the Habitat team composed of Hope and Calvin alumni basketball players. Tickets available at the ReStore or through the Ticket Office […]

A freelance writer for the Grand Rapids Press is doing a story on the Readys (Holland is Ready and Hope is Ready) and they want a photo to run with the story.  Holland is Ready organizer, Jen Adams, is gathering as many people as possible for the photo.  A photographer will be in Centennial Park […]

Latin Americans United for Progress (LAUP): Community Dinner on Friday, November 5, from 7 ”“ 10 p.m.  Cost is $30 per person.  There will be food, socializing, and hearing what LAUP is doing these days.  Call 392-5058 or laup@sbcglobal.net if you would like to attend.

Hope Church is hosting a facilitated discussion tomorrow night, October 11, beginning at 7 p.m. in Commons 1. The discussion is a follow-up to the presentation made by Tom and Sharon Arendshorst on September 30 at First United Methodist Church, organized by the Peace with Justice group at FUMC and in honor of area peacemaker […]

It’s nearly your last chance to sign up for beginner’s Spanish classes offered by the Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance. Classes last from September through December, tuition is $100 (hardship scholarships available), and a book must be purchased; learn more and register at LEDA’s website.

The Institute for Healing Racism starts Tues, Sept. 21, and continues through Nov. 9, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. This 8-week session focuses on “understanding and healing the wounds of racism” and uses dialogues and activities in a multi-cultural setting. The Institute is sponsored by Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance and Holland Area Chamber of Commerce, with facilitators Roberto […]

If you are looking for ways to be the hands and feet of Christ to “the least among us,” then check out the Just Faith program. Just Faith has been offered at nearby St. Francis Catholic Church for eight years and has graduated 101 parishioners. This year, the ecumenical version of the program is being […]