I would like to tell you about a group that has helped me create a life worth living. The Holland Drop In Center was started in 1999 by a group of area consumers…adults with mental illness (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression and the like) to provide a place for people to gather who had emotional or […]
Do you ever wonder who keeps the sanctuary in good order? Is someone really responsible to make sure the hymnals and Bibles are all organized and facing the same way? It’s true. Someone takes the time each week to prepare the sanctuary for worship. The group who is in charge of this is called “The Sacristy Guild.” The work of […]
The Chancel Choir continues to learn and teach new hymns of our hymnals. We all need to hear and sing new hymns several times before we can fully call them “known” or “loved”. On October 25 the choir will sing “Room for All,” a song written for and inspired by the mission of the Room for All […]
Geese appear high over us, pass, and the sky closes. Abandon, as in love or sleep, holds them to their way, clear in the ancient faith: what we need is here. And we pray, not for new earth or heaven, but to be quiet in heart, and in eye, clear. What we need is here. […]
Please pray for our returning mentors, prayer partners and Kids Hope Vanderbilt students as they resume their work together during the week of October 5. We are very grateful for each of them for without their commitment there would be no Hope Church Kids Hope. It takes a little longer to begin working with students […]
We recently had a Lifetouch photography event at Hope Church. If you elected to have your complimentary 8×10 sent back to Hope Church for pick up, the portraits are now located in the Gathering Area for you. Please stop by to receive your portrait. If your portrait is not in the current shipment, it means […]
Hi my name is Alyssa Anten, and I am the new seminary intern. I am a Holland native- born and raised! I then went to Kuyper College in Grand Rapids Michigan, and graduated with my Bachelors of Social Work and a Bachelors of Arts in Bible and Theology. I currently reside in Grand Rapids with […]
Catch up on the latest Hope Church News! In this issue: Wednesday Evening Book Discussion Group Stewardship Update Listening Skills – Congregational Care Training Event: Oct. 19 Update from Paige Convis New Seminary Intern: Alyssa Anten
Fish Club (Middle School) Fish Club is a youth group experience for the sixth, seventh, and eighth graders of Hope Church and their friends. Fish Club seeks to provide a close Christian community of friends for our middle school students, while forming relationships with adult sponsors in the church. A variety of programming is offered […]
As I sit to write, it is still summer and my sabbatical is just around the corner. As you sit to read this, I will be several weeks into that time away. Know that I continue to hold tremendous gratitude in my heart as I anticipate this wonderful gift of time and space. As I […]