Ladies of Hope

We had a wonderful Saturday morning at Gift of 5's last week complete with a delicious breakfast buffet, good conversation, a thoughtful devotional, and a fun gift exchange!  Charlotte challenged us to not miss Jesus this Christmas and to invite him in. She pointed us to the innkeeper. A character created by story and tradition, but never actually mentioned in the Bible. We all just assume there was an innkeeper. And though the innkeeper made room for Jesus in the stable, Charlotte wondered if years later when he learned that Jesus was the Son of God, if he didn't regret the opportunity to provide Mary and Joseph the best room in the inn.  We are fortunate to know that Jesus came to die for our sins. That God sent His only Son to redeem a broken world, and every year at Christmas we are reminded to make room in our homes and lives for Jesus. Charlotte encouraged us to not get lost this Christmas in the stories and traditions, the shopping and lights, the cookies and to-do list...

Greetings Ladies of Hope and Merry Christmas! We are so excited to bring back the Gift of 5’s Christmas Breakfast to Hope Church! Next Saturday, December 11 th at 9am we will be meeting in the Garage at Hope Church for a Christmas breakfast, devotional, and gift exchange. Sign-up ONLINE today! For all the details check out the event page or watch the personal invitation from Liz Keefer below: Have questions? Stop by our table this Sunday in the café and sign-up in person.   And for a taste of what to expect, check out the highlight video from 2019’s Gift of 5’s: We hope to see you there and encourage you to invite a friend!   Ladies of Hope Leadership

Thank you to all the ladies who came out (and brought food) for our monthly Soup & Scripture event!  For October, we had a "Socktober" theme (complete with roses made from socks as the centerpieces) to collect socks for the Hope for the Homeless ministry. Socks are often one of the most needed items and we so appreciate the ladies who brought and were able to donate 84 pairs of new socks to those in need this fall! If you missed out, Hope Kidz is also partnering with Hope for the Homeless this month and has a collection basket for new socks located outside of the Clubhouse/Garage that you can drop off a donation of socks any Sunday in October.  Chuck & Patty Hasenstab attended and shared with us more information about their ministry - Hope for the Homeless. Chuck gave us some background as to how they got started, how they serve today, and ways for women at Hope Church to get involved. To learn more about the work they are doing for the homeless in downtown Cleveland,...

We had a wonderful kick-off to our Soup & Scripture series! Thank you to everyone who came out and joined us!  Ally Brennan began our year long journey through the Sermon on the Mount by providing context for Jesus' famous teaching found in Matthew 5-7. She also gave an overview of the beatitudes, where Jesus taught the attitudes we should have in order to experience happiness. She reminded us, that the common translation to "blessed" really refers to an unshakable happiness, persistent in all circumstances.  We then spent some time studying the first Beatitude found in Matthew 5:3 -  Blessed are the poor in spirit,   for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. After studying the meaning of "poor in spirit" and "kingdom of heaven" - Ally showed us how the first Beatitude (and Jesus' very first teaching in his public ministry) is a summary of the gospel message. Unless you humble yourself, and recognize that you have nothing to offer God, only then can...

  We hope you can join us under the tent on June 8 at 7:00pm for Bingo, Brownies and Bible verses !  We'll have an ice cream sundae bar and a chance to connect, have fun and socialize! Bring a chair as we plan to be outside, weather permitting. The event is free, but please register so we know to expect you! Click here  to sign up.

  CLICK HERE to sign-up! We hope you can join us in the Garage on May 11 at 7:00pm. This will be a great time to connect with ladies, learn something new, and have a little bit of fun. We’ll be hearing Faith Garrett’s “Hope Story” in addition to a lesson from Ally Brennan. The event is FREE, and in-person, so register today so that we can save you a seat.

   Join us on Tuesday, April 13th at 7pm in the Garage at Hope Church for a Ladies Craft Night!   Click HERE  to register! Cost is $5 and all of the supplies will be provided to create a painted flower giftbag and a painted clipboard.  If you don't think you're crafty -- come anyway. It's a great way to meet and connect with other ladies and we'll provide the step-by-step directions to complete each craft. If you love crafting, there is lots of room to customize and make them your own.  The theme of the evening is HOPE GROWS to remind us that spring is coming and God's mercies are new every morning! Everyone who attends will make a painted clipboard and a painted flower gift bag - we hope you'll plan to join us.

Thank you to all the ladies who joined us for our Ladies of Hope March Event! For those that attended in person, we passed out card kits to take home and make homemade cards. Liz also shared more information about how you can support the card ministry. See our previous post for details about how to make the cards or obtain a kit. We sincerely hope that you enjoy making the cards and that you take the time to give them to someone in your life or donate them to the card ministry to bless others in the community. Ally Brennan then shared with us the lessons she has learned from the past year of the COVID-19 pandemic. This week marked the one year anniversary of the first case of COVID-19 in Ohio and one year since the first time we closed church and moved into a season with many unknowns. Many of the lessons she shared have been hard to learn and were hard for her to share, but they remind us to check our hearts and encourage us to stay rooted in Christ.  Here are some of the lessons ...

Women’s Ministry March Project As part of our Tuesday, March 9th Ladies Event , we are offering kits with the supplies to make four cards.  All supplies are included, however you will need your own scissors.  Step by step directions are provided, however feel free to get creative!  The cards are yours to give and send to friends or family to let them know they are loved.   We'd also encourage you to make them and return them to the bin in front of the church office to support our Card Ministry! Donated cards are sent to members of the church or given out to those in local nursing homes.  You can leave the card blank, however it would be helpful if you wrote a personal message of encouragement or greeting inside, you can sign your name and indicate Hope Church, please do NOT close the envelopes. Note : You can register HERE to attend the Tuesday, March 9th event at 7pm! Kits will be handed out to all attendees. If you are unable or uncomfortable attending i...

'UNFINISHED' - Missions Conference at Hope Church Tuesday, February 9th How easy it is to focus on only our daily lives. This small corner of the map that God has put us in. We may broadly say Northeast Ohio, but somedays (especially now during a pandemic) it may feel even smaller to just Brunswick or Medina or your neighborhood or (if you're like me) some days even just your house.  It is so helpful to have others lift our eyes and broaden our perspective.  This week as part of the Hope Church Missions Conference we had two missionary women join us to share their experiences and hearts. It was the first time that we hosted a 'hybrid' event with 23 ladies attending in person and 9 who joined from home via Zoom. This provided an opportunity for women to connect, while also allowing those who are most at-risk, unable to drive at night, or needed to be home to care for others to still participate.  First, we heard from Hazel who has been serving with her husband as mis...