Holland Museum New Exhibit – THEM: Images of Separation

See below letter with an update from the Holland Museum! Good Afternoon, The Holland Museum recently created a new strategic plan which we finalized at the end of June. The work included input from the entire board, staff and over 80 members of community. The results are a road map for the next three years.  […]

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Right to Housing Rally – Holland Tent In: October 25

YOU’RE TIRED — YOU’RE HUNGRY — YOU WANT ACTION! Housing has become a burden the poorest and most marginalized members of our community are carrying. People are tired of not having enough to make it. They are tired of being one emergency away of loosing everything despite going to work every day. YOU’RE TIRED OF […]

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Gratitude

I’d like to express appreciation for the pastoral care given to Marvin Hoff. After his death our family has received many cards and loving thoughts as we grieve this loss. Thank you. —Joan Hoff I am so thankful for the prayers of Hope Church! I am a miracle, testifying to God’s grace. This November it […]

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An Invitation from Qiaoqiao Chen

Dear Sisters and Brothers at Hope Church Greetings. Thank you for your prayers and love in Christ throughout the years. Your support and encouragement have meant a lot to me. I will study at Western Theological Seminary in the ThM program for another year and do some studies on the Gospels, especially Matthew. During my […]

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Curtis Gruenler Wins Book Award

Dr. Curtis A. Gruenler of Hope Church and the Hope College English faculty has won the Anne Middleton Book Prize from the International Piers Plowman Society for his volume Piers Plowman and the Poetics of Enigma: Riddles, Rhetoric and Theology. The award, for books published during 2017-18, was announced during the society’s 2019 meeting, held […]

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Greetings from the Molla Assen Family

Rode Molla and Endrias Assen are from the Ethiopian Lutheran Church, and when Rode attended Western Seminary they worshipped at Hope Church. Rode began PhD work in Colorado a couple of years ago, and Hope Church continues to provide financial aid and support. They are seeking to return to Ethiopia to provide holistic support to […]

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Poetry Corner: Come to the Waters

Hosted by Randy Smit and Rhonda Edgington Trudy Vander Haar joined Hope Church in 1992, when she and her husband Del, who served as calling pastor, retired in Holland. Trudy served as an elder, was a storyteller for Children in Worship, was active in Circle, Brim Bunch, Hope Church Readers, and wrote a series called […]

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A Primer on Pain

By Don Topp, Hope Church member I want to begin by telling you the story of “Job,” a fictional patient who combines various patients seen over the past year or more; his name is chosen not by accident. Job is a 35-year-old, married, male who has been trying to manage widespread chronic pain for the […]

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Rock Climbing Event: September 22 (note date change)

Come join us for an active social opportunity on Sunday, September 22 from 1- 3pm. Whether you’ve never climbed before or have done it a bunch, come spend a few hours together sharing this engaging group activity. Come to climb or just to watch. Cost is $10 to climb and includes all necessary equipment. Contact […]

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