Over the past several years in the ministry of Hope Church, four areas of focus on issues of justice have emerged as an urgent and abundant calling for our congregation, four “touchstones”: LGBTQIA+ inclusion; racial justice; care for creation; and accessibility. Each of these touchstones has a long history in the ministry of Hope Church, […]
On January 19, Martin Luther King Day, Hope College’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Civil Rights Lecture will feature Dr. Jemar Tisby. The event is at 7 p.m. at Dimnent Memorial Chapel and will be livestreamed. Dr. Tisby is a professor, historian, and author who, according to Hope College, “explores racial-justice solutions and cultural […]
On Sunday, July 7, Hope Church welcomed a delegation from the Al Amana Centre in Oman to morning worship and fellowship time. Justin Meyers (supported partly by one of our RCA mission shares) and long-time colleague and friend Mohammed Ali Al Shuaili operate the center, which focuses on bringing people of various faiths together to […]
From the Justice and Reconciliation Ministry of Hope Church Black History Month ~ February 2023 – explore these resources for learning, celebration and action: National and State sites: https://blackhistorymonth.gov/ https://www.michigan.org/blackhistory PBS programming: https://tinyurl.com/PBSBlackHistoryMonth https://tinyurl.com/PBSBlockParty Reformed Church in America Anti-Racism resources: https://www.rca.org/about/dismantling-racism/