Neighborhood Connections is starting a new initiative called Circles in the central City of Holland. Circles is a national initiative that helps low-income families move from financial stability – where they are just getting by week to week – to financial mobility – where they are able to rise above poverty. Shannon MacKay, one of […]
Circles is an initiative of Neighborhood Connections, and has already begun in the Westcore and Washington School Neighborhoods. Circles USA is an evidence based program nationally recognized as best practice to improve household economic security. Circles is an 18 month program designed to help families transition out of poverty and for initiating systemic changes in […]
Donita Robards, RN, Parish Nurse Breast cancer is the number two killer of women in the United States. While we don’t know for sure why some women develop breast cancer and others don’t, we know that it is usually easy to detect with traditional exams and is usually treatable. Survival rates are very high when […]
While there are many groups at Hope Church that provide a great deal of care and support for members, the Congregational Care Ministry seeks to support all persons in the Hope Church family in a caring, loving community of faith in all the events of life. The focus as a group of dedicated ministry members […]
Hope Church members are invited to enjoy a retreat day at Bethabara Retreat Center in the wooded duneland near Saugatuck, Michigan. Bethabara offers a beautiful setting for retreat for body and soul, and we’re grateful for the costs to be covered through the ongoing support of the Les Beach Memorial Fund at Hope Church. What is […]
In September, Hope Church began implementing an assignment system for recruiting greeters. Each household will receive one assignment per year. The schedule through the end of November is posted here. Reminder letters will be mailed at the beginning of each month. If you are unable to greet on your assigned Sunday, you are invited to […]
If you or a group you belong to have “adopted” a section of the church gardens, please clean up your plot for fall. City curbside pick-up (of leaves only) will be from October 5 to November 9. Please bring your own clippers, rakes, etc. If you love to rake leaves, please feel free to share […]
Service projects are planned for October where both Fish Club and High Hopes will make enough food to feed 400 people at the Community Kitchen. Fish Club will meet Sunday, October 6 from 5:00-6:30 p.m. in the Hope Church kitchen. High Hopes will join with the Tri-Youth on Sunday, October 13 from 6:30-8:00 […]
At Hope Church, we make connections all the time. We strive to do the right thing and make the world a better place. Thankfully, we do not work alone. God is always already present, offering us a hand. As the saying goes, charity starts at home; and this year Hope Church has truly been blessed. […]
In this issue: Fall Series: Adult Bible Study Making Room for All 2013 Stewardship Update Congregational Care Ministry Highlight A note from our seminary interns and much more! Current newsletters are available on the Happening page. All past newsletters (starting in 2013) are archived on the Archives page.