Tonight we will gather at 150 9th Avenue, Hiawatha, at Hope United Church of Christ. We will come together to hear stories handed down through the years of a birth of a child. We will sing songs that make our spirits fill with delight and hope. We will hold candles in the sanctuary, reminding us […]
Highlights of Missions at Hope for 2019 Completed 50 Blessing Bags for Olivet Neighborhood Missions Sent Valentine cards to Hope members who are homebound to let them know we’re thinking of them Collected 189 clothing items for the Health Office at Hiawatha Elementary Celebrated Earth Day by making a craft with the Sunday School kids […]
Santa for a Senior Is a Success Once Again Thank you for your generosity in supporting our annual Santa for a Senior mission that is helps individuals through Home Instead Senior Care Center in Cedar Rapids. The center helps hundreds of people who are 65 and older in Linn County who are spending the holidays […]
Christmas in July Offering Helps Family of Seven This Holiday Season Our annual Christmas in July offering helped our Mission Committee purchase food and gifts for a family of seven here in the greater Cedar Rapids area. Their wish list consisted of simple, basic items: clothing, food, and books. The children ages ranged from 17 […]
Cookie Exchange – A Wonderfully Delicious Event All kinds of cookies and doughs and bars and more were being made, baked and shared on Sunday afternoon as the Gatherings Team hosted a cookie exchange here at Hope UCC. Thank you to Cathy Boeset and Kayla Buck for organizing the event and for all the individuals […]
Year-end Financial Gifts Make a Difference Thank you to everyone who has support Hope United Church of Christ through 2019 through their tithes, offerings and gifts. We cannot participate in the work of God in our neighborhood and beyond without this support. As we come to the close of our fiscal year, your monetary […]
The Christmas Fund for Veterans of the Cross By Jane Buck Many pastors in the United Church of Christ are paid very low salaries. Parsonages that they are required to live in account for a large part of their “salary.” When retirement or death comes, clergy and/or spouse are left with no place to live and […]
Lunch Bunch Sets Dates for Fellowship in December and January Because of the man activities during the month of November here at Hope UCC and the late date of Thanksgiving, there will not be a Lunch Bunch outing in November. We will gather on Thursday, December 12, for a holiday outing at Edith Lucielle’s Bait […]
Hope United Church of Christ Will Host Annual Holiday Piano Recital While Pastor Fritz Melberg was here, he entered into a covenant with Amanda Denny who needed a place to have piano lessons. Over the years, Hope UCC has served as that place where students have learned the joys and challenges of playing piano. Currently […]
December 1 – Sunday, December 22 Advent is a season observed in many Western Christian churches as a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus at Christmas. The term is a version of the Latin word meaning “coming”. Latin adventus is the translation of the Greek word parousia, commonly used to refer to the second coming of Christ. […]