Peace with Justice Sunday
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Peace with Justice Sunday

Peace With Justice Sunday is a day when The United Methodist Church celebrates and supports the work of building beloved community. Beginning June 2, Community of Hope will have a two-month celebration of Peace With Justice. A giant calendar will be on the wall between the Sanctuary and Wesley Hall. We think we could fill...

Toilet Paper Drive
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Toilet Paper Drive

We’re hosting a toilet paper drive to benefit both Covenant Partners and Christian Ministries. Bring large packages of toilet paper to the bins in the Narthex by Sunday, June 2, 2024. All of the toilet paper will be divided between Covenant Partners and Christian Ministries. Thank you!

Pastor Heather’s Ordination Ceremony
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Pastor Heather’s Ordination Ceremony

Friday, June 7, 2024 7:00 p.m. St. Luke’s UMC We’d love to have an outpouring of love and support for Pastor Heather at her ordination ceremony. Please consider attending this milestone event at St. Luke’s UMC (100 W 86th Street in Indianapolis) on Friday, June 7, at 7 p.m.

Vacation Bible School Call Out Meeting
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Vacation Bible School Call Out Meeting

On May 19, during the Coffee Hour after church, we will have a VBS Call Out in Wesley Hall. This will be an informal meeting to discuss how we at Community of Hope would like VBS to look going forward. So, if you have ideas or are interested in helping with VBS going forward, please...

Celebrating Pastor Heather’s Ordination
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Celebrating Pastor Heather’s Ordination

Join us in celebrating Pastor Heather’s ordination! The ceremony will be June 7 in Indianapolis, and our reception will be June 16 in Wesley Hall following worship. Be watching for details. If you would like to contribute to a gift for Pastor Heather, please designate the offering as “ordination gift.” We’ll collect offerings through the...

Holy Week Schedule
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Holy Week Schedule

Palm Sunday, 10 a.m. March 24 in the Sanctuary Maundy Thursday, 7 p.m. March 28 in the Sanctuary Good Friday, 7 p.m. March 29 in the Sanctuary Holy Saturday, 7 p.m. March 30 in the Sanctuary Easter Sunday, 10 a.m. March 31 in the Sanctuary

Children’s Sanctuary Volunteers
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Children’s Sanctuary Volunteers

As part of our effort to be a more accepting and loving community for families with young children, we are asking people to sign up to sit in the Children’s Sanctuary on Sunday mornings. Your responsibilities would be to sit in the pew behind the area or sit in the area with the kids, help...

Happy New Year
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Happy New Year

Happy New Year! We can be thankful for any opportunity to reset and begin to do better. Heather in particular loves fresh starts and clean slates. Her favorite part of the new year is actually in September, when she buys her annual “Simplified” planner from Emily Ley. All of Heather’s pens and papers are “Simplified”...

Lighthouse Congregation: A Place for You
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Lighthouse Congregation: A Place for You

If you have always had a wonderful and faithful experience in the Church, praise God! For some, especially in the past few years of United Methodism, “church” is a difficult word. In late 2023, some members of Community of Hope were trained in becoming a Lighthouse Congregation. Lighthouse Congregations are places that are intentionally hospitable...

Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Breakfast
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Breakfast

Join Pastor Colin & Pastor Heather at the MLK Jr. Community Breakfast this Monday at 9 a.m. The event is free and features keynote speaker Dr. John Anderson, Director of Ryan Family Navigators Program. A memorized reenactment of the “I Have a Dream” speech is also expected. If you have a CoH shirt, please wear...