Support and celebrate a positive community! Join us on Sunday, July 25, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Hotdogs and chips are provided, but you can bring a salad & beverage frisbees, games, balls, sidewalk chalk, bubbles”¦ lawn chairs & blankets The Holland Police Department has asked local churches to work together this summer to support our […]

Monday, August 2, 5 p.m. until 8 p.m., the 19th annual National Night Out party will be “Celebrating Neighborhood Spirit.”  Sponsored by the City of Holland and many local organizations and businesses, the event will include games, a pie-eating contest, bingo, dunk tank, car show, water rescue demonstration, and hot dogs for first 2,000 people. Also included […]

The Lakeshore Women for Peace and several other local organizations will host a Peace Event: Peace Poetry at the Peace Pole on Sunday, July 25. The event starts at 5:30 p.m. with a potluck supper at the Smallenberg Park (Fairbanks Avenue north of 16thStreet) pavilion; Music, singing, and poetry reading at the peace pole will […]

Support and celebrate a positive community! Join us on Saturday, July 10, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Hotdogs and chips are provided, but you can bring a salad & beverage frisbees, games, balls, sidewalk chalk, bubbles… lawn chairs & blankets The Holland Police Department has asked local churches to work together this summer to support our […]

Camp Sunshine provides a camping experience for people with developmental disabilities; to do this, they require special equipment for camper mobility and safety. Hope Church is a long-time supporter of this organization. At 1 p.m. on August 1 and again at noon on August 9, we need people with willing hands to help move in […]

Thursdays – July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 at Our Lady of the Lake Parish, 480 152nd St, Holland, MI  49424 from 10 a.m. till 12 noon.  This is based on curriculum from JustFaith. Cost is $15 for books and materials.  To register, call (616) 399-1062.  This announcement is from the Alliance for Cultural and […]

From LEDA:  “The Migrant Sports Program is seeking volunteers who are interested in forming friendships and promoting health and sportsmanship in migrant youth.   Volunteers will play soccer with a group of adolescents at local migrant camps on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:00 to 8:00pm starting June 14. To participate in the Migrant Sports Program, […]

Fri, June 18, 6 pm: Juneteenth Dinner and Miss Juneteenth Pageant and Awards, with a competition for Holland’s Top Model; MC is Kristina Kyles.  Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at Christ Memorial Church or at the ACEH meeting June 11.  (616) 836-8559. At Christ Memorial Church, 595 Graafschap Rd, Holland. Sat, June 19, […]

On May 22, Hope Church had its sixth annual silent auction and dinner. The recipient of proceeds this year was the Center for Women in Transition, chosen because we’ve heard from members of the board that domestic violence ticks up when people are in economic distress. It takes a while for the amount of our […]

Monday and Wednesday evenings this summer, from 6 to 8 p.m., you can join other volunteers at local migrant camps to read, play games, and socialize with children. For more information, the program start date, and contacts, check out the LEDA website: look for “Share the Magic of Reading with a Child.”