Isaac and Esther ran around the paths by the spring. Jan and Barb sat on a bench talking. Kevin, Kyle, Kelly, and Kory used their geo-caching app to find the treasure spot. Andrew helped Von “climb” a tree. Peter and Judith identified toad lily, marsh marigold, bellwort, and spring beauty blossoms as we wandered the […]
At 11 a.m. worship on Sunday, May 4, Tom Arendshorst provided inspiration and information for an Offering of Letters to our congresspeople in support of policies and funding that feed people. For anyone who was not able to be present in person in the Gathering Area, here are the information and the letters so that […]
The forty-sixth Holland/Zeeland CROP walk will be held at Centennial Park on Sunday, May 18, 2025, between 1 and 3 p.m. We encourage you to participate in this annual effort to raise awareness of and alleviate hunger in our community and around the world. Church World Service has sponsored these walks nationally for 55 years, […]
by David Hawley-Lowry Men’s [Prayer] Breakfast was started in 1962; it has met every Wednesday at 6:15 a.m. ever since. The only days we do not meet are when Christmas and New Years fall on Wednesday. We still have two charter members in the group. People have come and gone, but a good core group […]
In the olden days (everybody has them! just with different dates) members of Hope Church could clip articles from the newspaper and bring them into the office. They’d be posted on bulletin boards or referenced in newsletter articles, so that members of the Hope Church community could stay informed about each others’ lives and accomplishments. […]
The mission of Community Ministry is to inform, engage, and support Hope Church’s outreach, via its members and its benevolent giving. Its members are Lois Maassen (chair), Judy Bultman, Dave DeBlock, Barbara Joldersma, David Myers, Vicki Rumpsa, Anne Saliers, and Pastor Gordon Wiersma (staff support). Benevolent Supports Giving through the Community Ministry focuses primarily on […]