Looking Up Posts

Dear Hope Church Family, This past June marked Hope Springs buddy ministry’s 10th anniversary. I am sure many of you are...

Dear Hope Church Family, “Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy…”  Revelation 1:3 “Behold, I am making all...

Dear Hope Church Family, As fall approaches I would imagine that many of us are squeezing the last drops out of summer and relishing the...

Dear Hope Church Family, Although I’ve been a believer for over fifty years, I had never joined a mission trip until now. Honestly, I had...

Dear Hope Church Family, Recently, I had the privilege of participating in our annual denominational meetings, which is the General...

Dear Hope Church Family, If you missed last week’s email, we provided brief introductions to the Deacon Candidates who will be up for...

Dear Hope Church Family, As mentioned last week, we will have an opportunity to vote to elect candidates to the offices of Deacon and Elder...

Dear Hope Church Family, I am eager for us to gather on July 20th after the worship service to vote upon the nominated, examined, and...

Dear Hope Church Family, I have greatly enjoyed and benefited from our close attention to the captivating portrait of Jesus that John’s...

Dear Hope Church Family, Patience has never been my greatest virtue. However, through my times of impatience, I am reminded repeatedly of...

Dear Hope Church Family, At the risk of a humble-brag, at least a risk among fellow Christians, I’ve never been particularly motivated by...

Dear Hope Church Family, As often as I am able, I try to remind myself and our congregation that worship is the most fundamental, most...

Dear Hope Church Family and Friends, I am writing to provide an update on our “Making Room for More” capital campaign. Church...

Dear Hope Church Family, A couple of weeks ago during our congregational meeting, Pastor David shared some exciting news—we are thrilled...

Dear Hope Church Family, What a joy it was to announce during the services last Sunday this good news: After a long time of searching and...

Dear Hope Family, “We are the angry and the desperate The hungry and the cold We are the ones who kept quiet And always did what we...

Dear Hope Family, This week we met as a team to align our volunteer recruiting efforts for the fall. It’s always striking to me how many...

Dear Hope Church Family, Tonight is our Good Friday service, when we enter into one of humanity’s darkest hours, remembering each of...

Dear Hope Church Family, I am very eager to provide a brief update on the strategic place we stand in relation to the Making Room for More...

Dear Hope Church Family, During the worship service on March 23rd, my friend, Phillip Summers, and I were commissioned to represent our...

Friends, Yesterday, March 27, marked Lent’s halfway point. On Ash Wednesday we started a six week journey – some focusing on...

Dear Hope Church, A small group of Hope members has been meeting to explore how we can partner with existing ministries to serve our city,...

Dear Hope Church, Last week I wrote about connecting the Lenten practice of fasting with our offering, and Hope’s outreach and care for...

Dear Hope Church Family, I am eager to update you about the progress of the Making Room for More Campaign that we launched in February and...

Dear Hope Church, This past Wednesday marked the beginning of the season of Lent. At our Ash Wednesday service, we heard the word of the...

Dear Hope Church, Please join me in giving thanks that Hope member, Lisha Noland, has accepted the role as our new Connections Coordinator!...

Dear Hope Church Family, We are steamrolling towards the culmination of our Making Room for More Campaign, and we eagerly anticipate...

Dear Hope Church Family, We would love for you to hear from one of our Deacons, Michael Mitchell, about how Hope has been able to be...

Dear Hope Church Family, We would love for you to hear Julie and Dudley Bell share more about how our facilities have extended the embrace...

Dear Hope Church Family, This Sunday we will raise the curtain to our Making Room for More capital campaign. Just articulating those...

Dear Hope Church Family, This Sunday, just as we did last Sunday, we will welcome new members into our covenant family through profession...

Dear Hope Church Family, Our typical rhythm is to meet as a congregation at the end of January to remember the Lord’s faithfulness in the...

Dear Hope Family and Friends, We don’t talk much about New Year’s Resolutions in the church, mainly because they aren’t prescribed...

Dear Hope Church, As we come to a new year, many of our thoughts turn away from the feasting and malaise of the weird stretch between...

Dear Hope Church Family, The weeks after Christmas are always low ones for me. I’ve learned to anticipate the battle just to function and...

Dear Hope Church Family, I had the privilege of being born into a Christian family. Both of my parents are devoted followers of Jesus, and...

Dear Hope Church Family, There are times when I read something, stop in my tracks, and stand a bit awed at the clarity and wisdom some...

Dear Hope Family and Friends, This Sunday is the first Sunday in Advent, and the beginning of the church year. Since as early as the 4th...

Dear Hope Family and Friends, Deep in our church’s value statements is a line that beautifully captures what our leadership longs...

Dear Hope Church, Months ago, when members of our congregation were invited to share their thoughts about Hope with Ministry Architects, it...

I woke up around 3am Wednesday morning and was unable to fall back asleep. As I flipped on my phone in a drowsy state, I saw the election...

Dear Hope Family, It doesn’t take long to notice that we are bursting at the seams with children in our congregation. You’ve heard...

Dear Hope Church Family, There are numerous examples of women who cared for others in the Bible. Ruth was committed to Naomi, Mary and...

Dear Hope Church Family, I recently had the privilege of meeting with a young man who was, for the first time in an official sense, ready...

Dear Hope Family, We are grateful for Hope Church members’ interest in serving those recently affected by Hurricane Helene. Our Deacons...

Dear Hope Family, At Hope Church, “missions” takes many forms. Our goal is to provide our members with opportunities to serve both our...

Dear Hope Church,  In the back corner of the sanctuary behind a set of double doors is a large utility closet that houses a makeshift...

Dear Hope Church, We head to the beach Sunday and I’m really looking forward to a week with extended family. I realize what a luxury it...

Dear Hope Family & Friends, Many of you have had an opportunity to say “thank you” to Anna Otto for her wonderful work at...

Dear Hope Family and Friends, Greetings! First and foremost, our last Pavilion Service of the summer is this Sunday at 9am, so we warmly...

Dear Hope Church, If you’re like me, you may feel like you are constantly bombarded with information and images. It can be hard to find...

Dear Hope Church Family, True confession: as a child, it felt as though people in our supporting churches treated our family like we had...

Dear Hope Church Family, At the heart of our church’s stated mission is the invitation for our community “to experience with us true...

Dear Hope Church, I wish you could see it! Parking lot overflowing in the street, waiting room filled to overflowing with men, women and...

Dear Hope Church, Life Groups have been a defining part of our experience at Hope Church since we first joined. Even before,...

Dear Hope Church, Midsummer 2021, out of the blue, our Connections Coordinator Anna Otto called me to ask if I would help lead a Life Group...

Dear Hope Church Family, I’m excited to share updates on the Ministry Architects and Renovation team’s work. But let me start...

Dear Hope Church, My first teaching job was at a school called Central Ave. Elementary. I was straight out of college and so eager to get...

Dear Hope Church, A few years ago, we went through a season of life that was incredibly hard. My migraines, which have been a lifelong...

Dear Hope Church, We walk in silence down the short hallway to the Enterprise Center’s elevator. Once inside, we push the button and the...

Dear Hope Church,  Some of the kids at church refer to me as “Kitchen Anna” and you have probably noticed that so many of the events I...

Dear Hope Church Family, I am eager for us to gather on June 9th after the 9am worship (in the Pavilion) to vote upon the nominated,...

Dear Hope Church, In my small group study of the gospel of Mark this year, I was struck by Jesus’ attitude towards people who interrupted...

Dear Hope Church, I’m sure you’ve noticed, perhaps by the young voices in the hallway or the bottleneck of children at the snack...

Dear Hope Church, What a wonder and privilege to worship our living God with people of different ages and stages, from the youngest to the...

Dear Hope Church,This week Hope is highlighting Compassion Sunday, a national event for churches to find sponsors for children living in...

Dear Hope Church,  This may seem a little intense to you (it still kind of does to me), but behind the scenes, the staff has already been...

Dear Hope Church, We are delighted to announce that Olivia Morganti (pronounced “MOR-ghan-tee”) was hired last week to fill the role of...

Friends, Tonight we gather to remember and reflect on Jesus’ crucifixion and death. As we move through this narrative, past mere...

Dear Hope Church Family, Sometime in the summer of 2022, Julie Bell made an announcement during the worship service about the Monday night...

Dear Hope,  Hope Kids are excited about partnering with one of our elders, John Petty, as he travels to Mongolia.On April 7th, our...

Dear Hope Church Family, I love a good book of prayers – written prayers that can give me words to pray when I cannot come up with my...