Hope United Church of Christ Book Club – September Offering The members of the Hope UCC Book Club decided the genre of the September book would be a little lighter in nature. The offering for September is Fredrik Backman’s, Britt-Marie Was Here. There are a number of copies available in the library system including an […]
Knitting Group ~ Thursday, September 3 ~ 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Let us join together for conversation and to see how our projects are going as we meet outdoors, under the shade tree, here at Hope United Church of Christ. Bring your lawn chair, a cold beverage, and your handiwork and come together for an […]
Knitting Group ~ Thursday, September 10 ~ 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Let us join together for conversation and to see how our projects are going as we meet outdoors, under the shade tree, here at Hope United Church of Christ. Bring your lawn chair, a cold beverage, and your handiwork and come together for an […]
UCC Launches “Recovering Hope,” Emotional Care in COVID-19 Disasters are stressful for survivors and caregivers alike, including the pastors and chaplains to whom survivors turn for spiritual and practical help. The COVID-19 pandemic is no exception. This long-running disaster is taking an enormous emotional toll on millions of people, sparing no one as they and […]
We will be worshiping on Sunday, August 23, at 10:00 a.m. in our parking lot. Julie Anderson will be providing special music. Bring your lawn chairs, your favorite beverage, and your sunscreen and join us for a time of prayer and being together as a community of faith.
Helping Families from the Van Buren Elementary School Amy Evans, principal at Van Buren Elementary School, Cedar Rapids, is inviting us to help the families of that school as there is a need for non-perishable items, including the following: Juice Pasta Cereal Fruit cups Personal care products Diapers and/or Pull-ups (especially size 6) Please […]
Clean-up Event: Community, Comradery and Care On August 16, 27 individuals – ranging from ten to 80+, came together early on Sunday morning ready to work cleaning up debris around our property after Monday’s devastating derecho storm. Armed with chain saws, rakes, and gloves for their hands as we took down trees, dragged branches, and […]
Blood Drive at Hope UCC Makes a Difference Mississippi Valley Blood Center brought their mobile unit to our parking lot on Monday, August 17. Hope UCC was the only site open for donations on that day because of the damage to other sites that were scheduled to host events. We had twelve individuals come to […]
Knitting Group ~ Thursday, August 13 ~ 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Let us join together for conversation and to see how our projects are going as we meet outdoors, under the shade tree, here at Hope United Church of Christ. Bring your lawn chair, a cold beverage, and your handiwork and come together for an […]
Olivet Neighborhood Mission Needs Our Donations Cathy Evers, member of Hope United Church of Christ and Parish Nurse at Olivet Neighborhood Mission, shared that the clothes closet at Olivet is in desperate need of clothing donations of all sizes from children to youth to adult, especially men’s items. Donations of clean, used clothing can be […]