Community of Hope will have an informational booth at Muncie Pride. The event will be held Saturday, Sep. 2, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Canan Commons. We need volunteers to greet visitors and answer questions about CoH. If you love this community and enjoy having fun, please consider volunteering. Sign up sheets will...
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Blessing of the Backpacks
Sunday, Aug. 6 will be our “Blessing of the Backpacks” Sunday. This is when everyone is welcome to bring their backpack, briefcase, purse, or any other bag that you carry on a regular basis to be blessed at the beginning of the school year. We will pray a blessing over all the bags and have...
Online Liturgists Wanted
Do you attend worship online but rarely/never in-person? We’d love for you to be an online liturgist. An online liturgist reads the scripture while being recorded a few days before worship, then is shown on-screen during worship. If you are interested in participating or have questions, please contact Nichole Call.
Welcome Rev. Colin & Rev. Heather Cress!
We are delighted to welcome our new pastors, Revs. Colin and Heather Cress. They will be combining their gifts to serve both here and at Covenant Partners, and it appears to be a perfect fit for all of us. A joint assignment like this isn’t new to the Cresses. They previously served four churches: Morristown,...
Getting to Know the Cresses
The Cresses are eager to get to know all of us, so we’re planning several opportunities for our church family. Individual appointments with the Cresses in their office at CoH are available. Please sign-up in the Narthex or Coffee Bar. One sign-up sheet offers morning appointments; the other offers meetings in the afternoon. If you...
Reconciling Ministries Update
Dear Community of Hope, We are excited to inform you that the straw poll was very promising for our move toward becoming a reconciling congregation. Over 85% of the participants indicated that they were in support or leaning toward adopting the RMN statement and affiliating with the Reconciling Ministries Network. We did gather a couple...
Vacation Bible School
This year we will be partnering with Lutheran Church of the Cross and Holy Trinity Lutheran to have “On the Case” VBS, where kids will be detectives and dig into some of Jesus’ parables to solve the mysteries of how to grow their faith and how to care for, serve and love others. It is June 19-June 22 at...