It is vital that we keep the safety and well-being of our congregation and greater community in mind as we make a decision on returning to in-person worship in our sanctuary. With this goal, we have made an adjustment to our tentative schedule for the month of September. Here is our plan for worship services […]
Eastern Iowa Association Meeting Goes Virtual The Eastern Iowa Association Meeting will take place on Sunday, September 20. This year’s event will be held on-line. More information will be available soon.
Sunday, September 13 – Parking Lot Worship ~ 10:00 a.m. Communion to Be Celebrated We will be meeting in our parking lot at 10:00 a.m. for worship this Sunday, September 13. According to the current COVID 19 protocols, gathering outdoors offers us a chance to come together in a more safe way than gathering indoors. […]
Hope UCC Book Club – Meeting Today at 1:00 p.m. The Hope UCC Book Club will meet this afternoon, Sunday, August 30, at 1:00 p.m. to discuss the book, The Hate U Give. If you haven’t had time to read it by next Sunday you can always watch the movie see – https://vimeo.com/314065958 or check it […]
Book Club to Meet and Discuss Topic of White Fragility/Anti-Racism Any gospel that does not…speak to the issue of enslavement” and “injustice” and “inequality—any gospel that does not want to go where people are hungry and poverty-stricken and set them free in the name of Jesus Christ—is not the gospel. ― Ibram X. Kendi, How to Be […]
Brave Space: An Opportunity to Speak about Race Tuesdays at 12:00 p.m. CT from July 7 – July 21 All people in the Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota Conferences are invited to join Rev. Diane Schmitz for conversation. Rev. Diane is an ordained UCC minister and her work focuses on racial equity work with predominantly […]
Tentative Worship Schedule for July and August Our worship schedule for the next two weeks will be: Sunday, July 19 Facebook Sunday, July 26 Outdoor/parking lot It was once hoped that we might be able to return to our sanctuary in August. Yet, with the continued increase of positive cases of COVID 19 in Linn […]
Lunch Bunch: Picnic with the Pastor Since the first one last month seemed to go well, let’s try for another Picnic with the Pastor on Friday, July 17, 12:00 p.m. Imagine a mid-day tailgate party with your favorite sandwiches, chips, and cool drink. We can get out our lawn chairs, and enjoy a picnic and […]
Gay Pride Month LGBT Pride Month occurs in the United States to commemorate the Stonewall riots, which occurred at the end of June 1969. As a result, many pride events are held during this month to recognize the impact LGBT people have had in the world. Bisexual activist Brenda Howard is known as the “Mother […]
Outdoor Worship Service Sunday, June 28 According to the current COVID 19 protocols, gathering outdoors offers us a chance to come together in a more safe way than gathering indoors. So … we are going to host an outdoor worship service on Sunday, June 28, 10:00 a.m. Here are the guidelines we are going to […]
Save the Date – VBS 2020 Our Vacation Bible School dates have been set for Wednesday, July 15 – Saturday, July 18. We will gather at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for a family meal. Class sessions will then be held from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. We will meet on Saturday from 9:00 […]