Thanksgiving For and From Community Action House Community Ministry received this message from Meagan Maas of CAH after the delivery of the $2,665 results of our turkey drive: “It’s Day Two of our Thanksgiving Basket Distribution and the office is a flurry of activity as we hand out turkeys and all the fixings to families […]

As we begin the New Year, prayer is needed for our Kids Hope students and mentors more than ever before. It is now, after a semester of getting acquainted and accessing the needs of our students, both emotionally and academically, that we begin to see their growth and they begin to experience success. Yet we […]

A time to celebrate a brand- new year (Hurray!) and a time to set some resolutions (ugh!). You would think my resolution advice would be what you would expect from a nurse. Things like “become more fit, maintain a healthy diet, work smarter and more organized, manage your stress better, get more sleep, learn and […]

Happy New Year! Such a simple sentiment isn’t it? Its one of those phrases we say without ever really thinking about what it means. In fact, when we greet most people around the holiday season, “Happy”, or one of its synonyms, is usually included. Merry Christmas. Happy Hanukkah. Happy New Year. Now don’t get me […]

The 2019 Telephone Directory will be available in mid January. You can pick up a copy in the gathering area or in the Hope Church office.

We start off the new year hearing a voice as insightful as it is gentle, as familiar to us as it is challenging to our everyday assumptions. The Rev. Gordon Wiersma continues to cultivate a poetic voice that addresses the pain of those who hurt even while they may still be connected to the loving […]

You may remember the prophet Elijah lamenting, “I alone am left….” Those who are concerned for environmental issues often feel that way too. The task seems so impossible. Elijah was wrong, of course. Those of us in Creation Care ministries are not alone either. The Reformed Church in America, under the direction of Earl James, […]

Dear Hope Church Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Greetings from Rode Molla and Endrias Assen in the Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ! We give thanks to God for your love and support in our journey. We want to express our deep appreciation for the pastoral care we receive from Pastor Jill and Pastor Gordon […]

The Adult Education Ministry is scheduling a variety of classes for winter/spring 2019: January 6: Pastor Beth Carroll will lead a discussion of lectionary texts for Epiphany. Jan. 13—Feb. 3:The Reconciliation Ministry will present “Noisy Contemplatives.” Feb. 10 and 17: Bored with Fear and Reactivity (your own and everyone else’s)? Hope Church member Ann McKnight […]