Earl Laman, Community Ministry Member Sick or ailing people need healthy foods! Don’t we all? Yes, but folks being cared for at the Community Health Clinic especially need a healthy diet and are less able to afford it. In response, Community Action House has committed themselves, with our continuing help, to provide this vital need. […]
Joyce Teusink, Sacristy Guild Chair Do you ever wonder who keeps the sanctuary in good order? Is someone really responsible for making 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 […]
From “10th Street House Mentor Team” to “CHP Mentor Team” Pastor Gordon Wiersma Hope Church has a new opportunity ahead for what is now the “CHP Mentor Team” and we invite you to join us! The demolition of the 10th Street House brought about a major transition with the Community Housing Partnership (CHP) at Hope […]
To my dear brothers and sisters in Christ, I can’t believe that May is here! Is doesn’t seem possible that a whole academic year has passed already. I am filled with gratitude for the ways that God has showed up and continues to show up in our midst! I am also extremely grateful for your […]
Well, you can’t get rid of me. It seems that again and again, I keep showing up with some staff role at Hope Church. First in 2010 it was the seminary internship, then in 2012 the summer internship, and again in 2013 as community connector I managed to get an office in the building, which […]
Below are the households assigned to greet prior to the 10 a.m. service during the summer months*. Please note that worship in the sanctuary begins at 10:00 a.m. May 25-August 31. June Greeters 01 Peter & Judith Boogaart 08 Robert & Margaret Bos 15 Ted & Shirley Bosch 22 Randall Braaksma & Laurie Beyer 29 […]
Eloise Van Heest, Hope Church Kids Hope Prayer Partner The Co-Directors of the Hope Church Kids Hope Program make sure that each mentor and child are supported by a prayer partner who promises to pray faithfully for them. Prayer partners are not alone. To become acquainted with the child and to pray effectively, the prayer […]
Hope Church Deacons Hope Church is a Covenant Church member of the Bread for the World network that works to advocate for government policies to ameliorate and end hunger in our country and in the world. Bread for the World works constantly to analyze hunger and measures to reduce hunger, and helps people exert effective […]
Catch up on the latest Hope Church News! In this issue: Think Hope Auction & Entertainment Consistory Statement on Social Activism E-Waste Recycling Event Ministry Highlight: The Sacristy Guild Community Housing Partnership Update
Donita Robards, RN, Parish Nurse Pain is real, regardless of its cause. Unfortunately, pain is not always accepted or understood even from health care professionals who deal with it every day. We may all agree that surgery causes pain, but it is much harder to understand the pain of someone who has fibromyalgia or any […]