Our program year is nearing its conclusion. Students at Vanderbilt Charter Academy begin their Spring Break on March 31 and will not be returning to school until April 10. Even though we plan to mentor through May 26 this year with the exception of Tulip Time week, Hope Church mentors will be meeting with their […]
Catch up on the latest Hope Church News! In this issue: Worship During Holy Week A Special Service of Blessing for Animals….and All Creation! Celebrate the Living Hope Renovation Project: April 29 Everybody Belongs, Everybody Serves: April 18 Looking Ahead to Think Hope 2018
From January 22, 2017 During the Annual meeting, congregation members discussed several questions around their tables. The following is a sampling of the kinds of responses people shared most frequently. When you talk about Hope Church to friends, what do you talk about? Room for All – welcoming and affirming of LGBTQ community Feeling of […]
A new edition of the Living Hope Construction Update is available now, and there are several ways you can read it: online, on your computer, from a copy you print, or from a copy you pick up at the Welcome Center. As part of their communications during the project, Elzinga & Volkers, our construction management partners, […]
The original goal of the Communications Task Force was to develop a cohesive and strategic approach to all communications within and beyond Hope Church to be more effective in sharing the mission of our congregation and inviting people to be engaged in the life of our church. The Communications Task Force focuses on supporting the […]
One in two teens will drift from God and the church after high school. “Nones”, that is, people who do not identify with any faith tradition, are on the rise in the United States, going from 16% to 22% in just 7 years. 18-29 year olds are 17% of the population and 10% of our […]
What’s a gland? Can’t tell you. It’s not a thing. You can only know a gland in your body by what it does. One internet site calls your body an “ORCHESTRA”. It has a Producer. Hypothalamus is the size of a Brazil nut squashed under the brain, and is extremely smart and responsible for everything […]
This morning I want to tell you about a young woman I met a few months ago who I’ll call Jessie. To meet her I drove 25 miles south through beautiful farmland that begins to rise and fall as it nears the river. The drive refreshes my spirits—no wonder people love their lives in the […]
I LOVE KIDS HOPE! That is the first thing that came to mind when I sat down to write this newsletter. Maybe it’s because it’s Valentines week or maybe it’s because I have read so many positive Kids Hope Progress Reports this week that I just feel like celebrating. I think that it is also […]
There are many opportunities for continued involvement with refugee families in the Holland area, despite it looking different than originally planned. Part of the work Hope Church has committed to is being extra support for those churches who are struggling to meet the needs of their families. Some of the Hope Church volunteers have done […]