Singles Luncheon – Sunday, January 16 We will be resuming our singles luncheons beginning Sunday, January 16, following worship. This event will feature lunch (cost if $5/person), provided by Cathy Boeset, and a time of fellowship with conversation and game playing. Bring your appetite and laughter. In the future, meals can be provided by anyone […]

31st Annual Especially for You Race – Sunday, October 3 EFY Race against Breast Cancer, held in Cedar Rapids, will take place on Sunday October 3. Nancy Lehman invites you to join her team, Hopes Angels of Courage, which she has organized with her family and members and friends of Hope UCC for many years. […]

Worship and Music Committee Plans Outdoor Worship Services throughout the Summer Our Worship and Music Committee has planned for us to worship in the parking lot on the second Sunday of each month from June – September; those dates are: June 13, July 11, August 8, and September 12. Service begins at 10:00 a.m. Gathering […]

Time to Sign Up for Summer Camp Pilgrim Heights Camp and Retreat Center After canceling the camping season in the summer of 2020 because of the pandemic, Pilgrim Heights Camp and Retreat Center is ready to welcome back campers and groups to its site. There are lots of options to consider when choosing to participate […]

Lunch Bunch ~ Time to Sign-up for Kava House Outing We are going to Kava House, 122 2nd Street SE, Swisher, on Thursday, July 29.  We will meet at the restaurant at 11:30 a.m. Kava House features delicious homemade soups, sandwiches and salads but save room for dessert because there is homemade pie, scones, and […]

UCC General Synod – Save the Date – July 11 – 18, 2021 – Online Since 1957, when the first “uniting” General Synod gathered in 1957 in Cleveland, Ohio, to the meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 2019, the General Synod of the United Church of Christ has faithfully convened a meeting every two years in […]

Save the Date – Vacation Bible School To Mars and Beyond: Explore Where God’s Power Can Take You July 12 – 15 ~ 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. Hope United Church of Christ Hope United Church of Christ and Lovely Lane United Methodist Church are partnering together to host Vacation Bible School (VBS) here at our […]

Outdoor Worship Service Sunday, July 11 10:00 a.m. Gathering outdoors offers us a chance to come together in a fun and different way throughout the summer. So … we are going to host an outdoor worship service on Sunday, July 11, 10:00 a.m. Here are the guidelines we are going to follow for outdoor worship: […]

Hope UCC Book Club Makes Selection for June Reading Hope Book Club is reading The Henna Artist by by Alka Joshi.  GoodRead says it is “Vivid and compelling in its portrait of one woman’s struggle for fulfillment in a society pivoting between the traditional and the modern, The Henna Artist opens a door into a world that […]

Cedar Rapids Pride 2021 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and to follow CDC social distancing guidelines, Cedar Rapids Pride has developed a fun way to involve the community and have a safe experience by having a Poster Parade!! This year’s theme is “Color Our World with Pride.” Here’s how it works; individuals, groups, organizations, businesses, […]

Hope UCC’s Book Club will meet on Thursday, June 3, at 6:30 p.m. to discuss their latest selection.

Hope UCC Book Club The Hope UCC Book Club’s next selection is The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. Here is a little about the book: Between life and death there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. […]