Dismantling Hope’s pipe organ was a fascinating procedure! Each pipe was carefully removed and packed for transport. The keyboard, pedals, and stops were removed from the chancel and readied for shipping. Even the angel carvings had to be taken down to safely remove the larger pipes (some of which were carried by four people!) The […]
As we prepare for Earth Day, Caring for Creation leader Peter Boogaart examines the relationship between creation care and discipleship. Read the article here: https://blog.reformedjournal.com/2023/04/13/creation-care-is-not-a/
Assuming that we break this pattern of weekend storms, Building and Grounds will be holding a yard and garden cleanup on April 15, from 8:30a-12:00p. This will involve cutting off the ornamental grasses we have, perennial stems, raking leaves, and pruning broken branches off of the trees and shrubs. This year we will also be […]
Beginning this Thursday! Small Group Experience for Lent: Bless the Lent We Actually Have Thursday in March – 1pm or 7pm – March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 You are invited to join for a group gathering, led by Pastors Jill and Gordon, reading, reflecting, and engaging with insights from author Kate Bowler using the […]
Last week was the 2nd annual National Day of Remembrance for Japanese Americans. In recognition, Hope Church member Dave Myers wrote this piece titled Let it Not Happen Again, telling the story of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community. Read it here.
Hi Hope Church Friends! Unfortunately, due to impending inclement weather, ALL Wednesday activities have been cancelled. This includes Bible Study, Ash Wednesday Dinner, and the Ash Wednesday service. The church office will close at noon. Please watch for word about office hours for Thursday. Pastors Gordon and Jill will be offering the imposition of Ashes […]
After a challenging start of the Covid pandemic, we have been fortunate to return to near normal during Sunday service, and other activities at Hope Church. This has been accomplished due a lower number of local new Covid cases, less severe Covid variants, vaccinations, mask wearing, the HVAC systems are bringing in outside air and […]
Hosted by Randy Smit and Rhonda Edgington Well known for its beauty, rich history, and preserved colonial architecture, San Cristobal de las Casas in Chiapas, Mexico, is also the place where one might find Elena Munoz Ruiz on any given day; gazing out her window, stirring her cardamom tea to warm her hands, dreaming of […]
Hope Church member Barbara Knoops has been knitting all fall/winter to create this uplifting scene at her home for February when we are all in the middle of the winter blues! Enjoy!
Hope Church’s Matt Jantzen just released a timely book, titled “God, Race, and History: Liberating Providence” (click here to order a copy). In crafting racial visions of the modern world, European thinkers appropriated the Christian doctrine of providence, constructing the idea of European humanity’s rule over the globe on the model of God’s rule over […]