Sunday School and Worship to Change Beginning September 8 In order to meet the needs of our congregation, the Council unanimously approved a recommendation by the Christian Education Visioning Team to change the time for our Sunday School Program and worship. Beginning, Sunday, September 8, our worship time will move to 10:00 a.m. Our Sunday […]
August Lunch Bunch Will Feature the Treats of Fong’s Pizza Our fellowship group, Lunch Bunch, will meet at Fong’s Pizza, 11006 3rd Street SE, Cedar Rapids, on Thursday, August 29, at 11:30 a.m. There are lots of great appetizers and pizzas to choose from at this fun place to eat and have fellowship. A sign-up […]
Holy Cow! Thank you to everyone who made a donation to our Vacation Bible School mission project, Heifer International. Your generous gifts included: Sunday, July 14 11 giving units $207.00 Sunday, July 21 22 giving units $597.69 A total, thus far, of $804.69! This is an extraordinary gift that allows us to purchase a cow […]
Confirmation Program Meeting Scheduled for Sunday, August 11 Hope United Church of Christ is committed to each individual person’s continuing growth in their faith as they journey throughout their lives. This includes the opportunity for our youth to participate in our upcoming Confirmation program, which is designed to help young people continue learning the stories […]
August Lunch Bunch Will Feature the Treats of Fong’s Pizza Our fellowship group, Lunch Bunch, will meet at Fong’s Pizza, 11006 3rd Street SE, Cedar Rapids, on Thursday, August 29, at 11:30 a.m. There are lots of great appetizers and pizzas to choose from at this fun place to eat and have fellowship. A sign-up […]
Hope Cares We extend our sympathy to the family of The Rev. Robert Elkin as they mourn his recent death. Bob was a faithful pastor of many years and was a member at First Congregational United Church of Christ, Cedar Rapids. Aaron Butikofer is one of thousands of participants in this year’s RAGBRAI and will […]
Congregational Meeting Unanimously Approves Financing for Renovation Project On Sunday, July 21, we held a congregational meeting. Mitch Bloomquist, partner with Sauter, Baty & Bloomquist, our architecture firm for the expansion and renovation project, gave everyone an update on the progress of the project. In the past three weeks our general contractor, Kleiman Construction, has […]
Sunday, July 21, is a very special day at Hope United Church of Christ as we celebrate our children and youth when they share about their VBS experience. Through song and story, they will tell of their adventures as they participated in Roar: Life Is Wild, God Is Good. We are continuing our support of […]
Roar! Life Is Wild ~ God Is Good! Vacation Bible School Celebrated on Sunday, July 21 Our children and youth, along with volunteers, are participating in Vacation Bible School next week, July 14 – 18, at Lovely Lane United Methodist Church. On Sunday, July 21, we will get a chance to see and hear our […]