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Since we shifted into our emergency response, every day we’ve served nearly 3 times the people and provided nearly 4 times the daily amount of food we were providing just a few weeks ago. Just since March 16, that’s 1,281 neighbors provided with take-home groceries from our pantry’s curbside delivery, sharing 30,702 meals worth of […]

Hope Church Family, You’re spending a lot of time at home now, right? Lot’s of time indoors, right? What could be more comfy than that old Home-Sweet-Home? Here’s a test: If you have a room with wallpaper, tell me what the pattern is. No cheating! Stay where you are. I’ll bet you can’t do it. […]

Holland Hospital is now accepting donations of masks, gloves, goggles and face shields. Several Hope Church members have been making masks – let us know if you’d like to be connected to them. See what you can provide for those on the front lines of this pandemic! Keep the Hope Church members who work in […]

We are sharing a link to the liturgy for the Wednesday evening prayer service that took place March 11. Please note that incorporated into the liturgy is the text of a powerful reflection from Hope Church member Gene Ryan. You can use the liturgy and reflection for devotions for yourself and your household in this Lenten season.

We are sharing a link to the liturgy for the Wednesday evening prayer service that happened March 4. Please note that incorporated into the liturgy is the text of a powerful reflection from Hope Church member Deirdre Johnston. You can use the liturgy and reflection for devotions for yourself and your household in this Lenten season.

We are sharing a link to the liturgy for the Wednesday evening prayer service that was planned for March 18. Please note that incorporated into the liturgy is the text of a powerful reflection from Hope Church member Kim Rosenau on Commitment (and here is the audio). You can use the liturgy and reflection for devotions for […]

Hosted by Randy Smit and Rhonda Edgington Part of the fun of hosting this poetry corner has been seeking out folks from our congregation and beyond to include in this space. We’ve enjoyed highlighting members and friends with a broad range of experiences. This month’s Poetry Corner features Curtis Gruenler, who many of you know […]

Pastor Jill Russell As I write this, we are halfway through the Season of Reconciliation and deep into Lent planning. It seems we are forever living in multiple seasons like this as worship planners. I’m actually grateful for this intermingling of themes as we live in one season and plan for the next, because that […]

By Earl LamanYou’ve heard of it! Hope Church has been part of its everyday mission since 1991. It operates as a coordination including Community Action House, Western Seminary (in its kitchen and Commons), and 15 churches that provide volunteers of help prepare, serve, and clean up every weekday from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A […]