The Stewardship Committee invites all of us at Hope United Church of Christ to be a part of our annual fall campaign that focuses our attention toward our financial goals in 2018. But stewardship is not a seasonal duty or responsibility, it is a full-time privilege that we have as part of our Christian discipleship […]
Tomorrow at Hope United Church of Christ, 150 9th Avenue, Hiawatha, IA, we will have Sunday School for children, ages 3 – sixth grade. We will meet at 9:00 a.m. Our worship begins at 10:30 a.m. We will be focusing our attention on the text from Philippians 4 where the author invites us to think […]
Today is designated as National Coming Out Day for the LGBTQ community. Here at Hope United Church of Christ, we are an Open and Affirming Church, welcoming all people. We may not do this perfectly, but we strive to do so. Here is our Welcoming Covenant, which was adopted overwhelming by the congregation in 2016: […]
New Playground Equipment Ready for Use Our playground area has not been in use for the last six months because the equipment was removed when the daycare/preschool moved from our facility. This past Sunday, a new multi-swing, multi-function play set went up that will now be able to be used by our children and guests […]
Interested in Joining Hope United Church of Christ? Are you interested in putting down some spiritual roots at Hope United Church of Christ? Are you considering becoming a member of the church? The next New Members Outing will be held on Thursday, November 9, at 6:30 p.m. at Axel’s Sports Grill, 951 Blairs Ferry Road […]
Confirmation Class 2017 – 2018 Six students, two mentors, and six Silent Prayer Partners are involved in our 2017 – 2018 Confirmation program here at Hope UCC that began on Sunday, August 27. September classes featured topics that included Bible Basics and Hebrew Stories, while classes in October will feature the topics of Jesus’ life and […]
The Reverend Brigit Stevens Called as Iowa Conference Minister On Saturday, October 7, at the Iowa Conference Meeting, the voting delegates of the Iowa Conference extended the call to The Reverend Brigit Stevens to be the Iowa Conference Minister by a vote of 95 – yes and 9 – no. After the Nebraska Conference and […]
October Mission Focus – Funding Future Leadership During this month, the Mission Committee invites the congregation to focus on the costs of seminary education, which a one of the steps toward ordained ministry in the United Church of Christ. Stop by our bulletin board, which will be featuring information about the six UCC seminaries as […]