Posts from 2023

New Leadership Structure starting in 2024

New Leadership Structure at Hope: As we roll into 2024 we’re changing our leadership structure here at Hope. There will be two governing bodies charged with overseeing different areas. The first is the “Single Board” which oversees the areas of PPR, Trustees, and Finance. The other is the “Program Council” which oversees the areas of Praise, Witness, and Community. Hope UMC is…

Up From the Grave He Arose! (UMH 322)

These words are ones that are burned into my memories of Easter as it was a hymn we always sang. The thing that sticks with me about it isn’t a specific Easter, or a specific memory, it’s the power of the refrain as we sung it. It was sung with gusto and fervor. Not just as another hymn but as words that…