Hope for Peace and Justice: Hope Church joins Lakeshore Women for Peace in sponsoring the 2017 International Peace Day Presentation, featuring Dr. Tom Arendshorst and the Hope College Peace and Justice curriculum at Herrick Library on September 18, 2017 from 7-8:30pm. We will be inspired by Dr. Tom Arendshorst’s journey from eye surgeon to Peace Studies professor. We will learn from the experience of Hope students enrolled in […]
Registration for Room for All’s 2017 national conference titled “A Kaleidoscope of Intersections” is now open! The public is warmly invited to two parts of the conference: Opening worship Thurs. 9/28 at 7 PM, Rev. Ann Kansfield, preaching; and the Keynote Event (Fri. 9/29 at 7 PM, $10 admission at the door), featuring a musical introduction and a keynote address by […]
Maple Avenue Ministries is hosting a community celebration on Sunday, Aug. 27 to launch the Together…Always Together Campaign. A worship service will begin at 10:30 am and a community gathering of food and festivities will begin immediately following the service. This campaign is about modest improvement to this historical central city church that serves as […]
Fellowship Ministry is hosting a summer picnic at 6 p.m. on Friday, August 18! Bring your own picnic supper and meet at Teusink’s Farm. The picnic area is no charge and will be available to Hope Church members and friends for food and fellowship. Watermelon will be provided by the Fellowship Ministry. From 6 – 8:30 pm it is Family […]
The following list reflects the households assigned to greet for the next three months (Please note: the schedule for the entire year is also now posted on a “Greeter Schedule” poster in the gathering area): September Greeters 03 George & Frances Becker 10 Josh & Monique Bell 17 Ric & Beth Beltran 24 John & […]
Here’s my report to you from my latest Doctor of Ministry class which I was in Chicago for the last week of June: I learned about a hermeneutic of suspicion & a homiletic of disruption. Need more than that?! – let me explain. This was a DMin course on preaching and the course was titled […]
Over the last year the congregational care ministry made some changes to how they approach their role of supporting the ministry of congregational care here at Hope Church. Rather than seeing themselves as the exclusive care givers for the congregation they are working more and more to facilitate the ministry of care among the whole […]
Your 18 year old son has gone away to college – you are paying for his expenses plus he is still on your insurance. Your 36 year old daughter is newly divorced. Should you be concerned if they have an accident or health problem that renders them unable to speak for their care? Once a […]
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If you can spare one hour per week to mentor one child during the school day, we need you! If you are willing to pray weekly for one mentor and one student, we need you! Mentors and Prayer Partners are needed to complete the Hope Church Kids Hope Team. For more information, please contact Vicki […]