Meet Your New New Hymnal Soon Hope Church’s pews will boast not one, but TWO new hymnals. I’ve already started to bond with the purple one, Glory to God, which is the new and improved version of the 1990 Presbyterian Hymnal: Hymns, Psalms, and Spiritual Songs. But move over, Purple, and make ready for Red. […]
Some of the ministry at Hope Church happens “behind the scenes.” The work of the Parish Nurse is like this. It is not often public, but the ministry of care is so important to the life of the congregation. The Personnel Committee is grateful for the faithful work of Donita Robards, who has recently resigned […]
During Lent you will find a “Cross Shop” sitting on a table. The cross has become a symbol within our faith for the intersection between our need and God’s promise of healing and salvation. The Health Ministry offers this space during Lent for people to take a cross and write a word or name that […]
The New Year is a great time to sign up to receive email alerts for the Life of Hope Volunteer Blog. If you have not yet joined this growing rank of connected Hope Church members and friends, you can sign up today by going to: lifeofhopechurch.wordpress.com On the homepage, type your email address into the […]
Many groups at Hope Church provide care and support for persons in the Hope Church family, but the Congregational Care Ministry seeks to support all persons in a caring and loving community of faith in all events of life. The Ministry members along with the pastors, the church nurse and Consistory members are dedicated to […]
Lent devotionals for adults, youth and families are available in the gathering area. For Adults: A Wondrous Love Two of the most widely read and respected spiritual writers of the 20th century, Henri Nouwen and C.S. Lewis, are brought together in this Lenten daily devotional booklet. Nouwen and Lewis offer their deeply personal insights, understanding […]
Larry Mulder and Ben Sikkink will be traveling to Haiti from March 5-12 to work with others to take apart and reconstruct one of Haiti Foundation Against Poverty’s housing units (identical to the one pictured here). The unit currently is located on the site of the new ‘forever’ orphanage that HFAP will be building this […]
Keeping you informed of the agencies Hope Church supports through the Community Ministry Playing an active role in revitalizing housing in our community, Jubilee Ministries Inc. is all about strengthening Holland’s neighborhoods. Its work includes: Complete home renovations Owning and managing Midtown Center located at 95 West 15th Street Owning and overseeing the Renaissance Building […]
The following list reflects the households assigned to greet prior to the 11am service for the next three months: March Greeters 01 Marv & Barb Israels 08 Mike & Michelle Israels 15 Earl & Char Laman 22 Bob Jerow & Joyce Teusink 29 Steve & Michelle Johnson April Greeters 05 Deirdre Johnston & Jim Dumerauf […]
January was an eventful month for us. Among other things, we held our annual Kids Hope Appreciation Dinner and Workshop which is a time when all of our volunteers are invited to gather at our church for a time of fellowship and sharing. We share our Kids Hope stories over dinner and then take the […]