In your mail this week, you will receive information about and a giving envelope for the 2021 One Great Hour of Sharing offering. We did not include coin boxes in the mailing due to the cost of postage but they are available for pick-up at the church or we will be HAPPY to put one […]

March Madness for Missions: Making a Difference The Lenten season is underway. Giving up or giving away something has been a part of the practices associated with this liturgical time of the church calendar. Therefore, I am challenging us, as members and friends of Hope United Church of Christ, to make a difference this entire […]

Knitting Group ~ Thursday, February 25 ~ 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Let us join together for conversation and to see how our projects are going as we meet here at Hope United Church of Christ. The Council has authorized small groups (10 persons or less) to be in the church building, with appropriate COVID 19 […]

Lent: A Season of Reflection Lent is a Christian religious observance in the liturgical calendar that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends approximately six weeks later as we celebrate Easter Sunday. The purpose of Lent is the preparation, through prayer, repentance and self-denial, to consider the life and ministry of Jesus in the biblical stories. […]

Knitting Group ~ Thursday, February 18 ~ 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Let us join together for conversation and to see how our projects are going as we meet here at Hope United Church of Christ. The Council has authorized small groups (10 persons or less) to be in the church building, with appropriate COVID 19 […]

Community Blood Drive a Success On Thursday, February 11, we hosted a Hiawatha community blood drive with the assistance of the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center. 12 members and friends of Hope UCC signed-up for this drive, with an additional five others from the community also participating. Through the contributions of blood taken that day, […]

Lent in a Bag: Helping Children, Youth and Their Families Celebrate the Season Since it is currently safer for our children and youth to not be in our Sunday School classrooms and thus learning about the stories associated with the Lenten season, a Lent in a Bag is ready to be picked up at the […]

Sunday, January 31 Worship Service Will Feature Casey Guet While Pastor Mary Beth enjoys time away, our Sunday, January 31 worship service will feature Casey Guet. Casey is a member of Hope United Church of Christ and a graduate of Andover Newton Theological Seminary, where she earned her Master of Divinity degree. Be sure to […]

Knitting Group ~ Thursday, January 28 ~ 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Let us join together for conversation and to see how our projects are going as we meet here at Hope United Church of Christ. The Council has authorized small groups (10 persons or less) to be in the church building, with appropriate COVID 19 […]