Confirmation Class 2019 – 2020 Five students, two mentors, and five Silent Prayer Partners are involved in our 2019 – 2020 Confirmation program here at Hope UCC that begins on Sunday, August 25. September classes featured topics that included Bible Basics and Hebrew Stories, while classes in October will feature the topics of Jesus’ life […]

Hope UCC sponsors an international student as part of our global mission.  This year our student is Santhosh Y, a 15 year old boy from Southern India. Santhosh is at the Family Village Farm, a UCC mission to help orphans or children whose parents cannot support them. Santhosh attends the King’s Matriculation School where he […]

Fall Cleaning If you are doing some fall cleaning remember that Hope UCC has an account with Stuff Etc. Simply take no more than two 20 gallon totes or two 13 gallon trash bags of your gently used items per day to the donation counter.  If you have furniture items, these can be taken in any quantity […]

In Other Sunday School News … Beginning Sunday, September 8, our Sunday School students will be joining us in worship before moving to their class time. The Discovery Time has been moved to earlier in the worship service; it is during this time that children will be introduced to the topic of the morning and […]

Congratulations to Max Bloomquist on his fourth place finish at USA Triathlon Youth Nationals. He also defended the fastest swim split title for the second year in a row!    

Register Your Child Now for Sunday School Registration is currently open for any child, ages 3 – sixth grade, for our Sunday School program, which will begin on Sunday, September 8. Registration forms are available in the main entryway and can be emailed to you. Contact Pastor Mary Beth for questions or the registration form, […]

Mission Project for August: School Supply Drive It’s hard to believe, but school is right around the corner. This year, Hope UCC’s Missions Team will be collecting the most-needed school supplies for Hiawatha Elementary and Harrison Elementary. Here are the Top 7 most-needed school supplies: Glue sticks Folders Crayons Wide-ruled notebooks Washable markers Dry-erase markers […]

Sign-up Times Available for Blood Drive Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center will be conducting a blood drive here at Hope UCC on Monday, August 19, from 3:00 – 5:30 p.m. MVRPBC will be bringing their air-conditioned mobile unit for this event. Sign-up times are available. Our goal is 12 units, so let’s get the word […]

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 […]