EASTER SUNDAY WORSHIP. From His childhood through His crucifixion on Good Friday, Jesus interacted with children, women and men from all walks of life. Heaven conversing with ordinary people like you and me. Then, He died for the sins of the world and His lifeless body was placed in a tomb. Silence. Sadness. Despair. What was to come – an arisen King…

           PALM SUNDAY WORSHIP. The most important question ever posed was asked by the people of Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. Regarding the colt-rider, they asked, “Who is this?” Join us for this Sunday for our Palm Sunday Celebration at 9 a.m. as we sing, pray, celebrate communion and consider Jesus’ lionhearted-world-transforming answer! Lead Paster Dean Wertz will be bringing…

SUNDAY WORSHIP | MARCH 26 | 9 AM. We do not choose our relatives but we do choose our friends.  God gives us the responsibility of selecting our inner circle.  Like quality antivirus software we must be vigilant to let the right people in and keep the wrong people out. Join us this Sunday at 9 a.m. for our monthly family service as…

SUNDAY WORSHIP | MARCH 19 | 9 AM. David was a hero. He defeated the villain and led the people to victory over the enemy. But David was human. And, like every human who has ever lived but one, David failed. He failed terribly. He sinned greatly. And his story reminds us that human heroes, even the best of them, fail. But one…

.              Aurora Hope Group Celebrates Purim Day! With Easter approaching fast – have you ever wondered about other Old Testament celebrations and what those are like? Well, this past Sunday – March 5 – the Aurora Hope Group held a very special Old Testament celebration, a Jewish feast called Purim Day! Purim is a Jewish holiday…

Dear Hope,What an amazing all-church journey we are on through 2023, discovering (and rediscovering) the great stories of the Bible! This Sunday we will turn the page into a new phase in Biblical history. We began on January 1 in Genesis 1 by looking at “The Beginnings.” Then, we considered “Israel’s Formation” from God’s call to Abraham & Sarah through the mostly-dark…

Hope’s Missions TeamAnd you will say in that day:“Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name,make known his deeds among the peoples,proclaim that his name is exalted.Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously;let this be made known in all the earth.”Isaiah 12:4-5 One of the main missions of Hope Church is to To Provide Hope in Jesus’ Name…

Dear Hope, When was the last time you read the Book of Judges? To prepare for this week’s focus, here are some interesting facts about this amazing part of God’s Word.Author: Tradition considers Samuel to be the author of Judges, but we do not know this for certain. Judges 1:21 seems to indicate the book was written during the days of king…

  SUNDAY WORSHIP | FEBRUARY 12 | 9 AM. Have you ever read the 24 chapters of Joshua? If not, I encourage you to read the fast-pace-dramatic reports of God’s powerful presence empowering Israel to acquire the land He promised to their ancestors. Heads up, you will also notice that for Israel to receive her inheritance of land, the Canaanites have to be…

Dear Hope, Did you know that a few new and exciting next steps are happening in our Children’s Ministry? After many years of faithful leadership with our Children’s Ministry, Anna McMichael handed the baton to Becky Newquist last year. Thank you, once again, Anna! What gave Becky the sense that this was God’s next step for her was a vision to see…