Hope Mennonite Church
As an Anabaptist community of faith empowered by the Holy Spirit, Hope Mennonite Church is calling and making disciples who bring Christ's love and peace to our world.
You are welcome at Hope Mennonite Church!
Hope Mennonite Church Statement of Welcome and Inclusion
We believe all people are created in God’s image and we covenant to accept, respect, and love one another as we seek to follow Jesus. We gather around God’s table as an open and affirming congregation, embracing all people to full participation in the life and ministry of our church regardless of age, race, marital status, sexual orientation, economic status, gender identity, citizenship, ability, ethnicity, or any other factor subject to discrimination or exclusion in our world. We recognize and give thanks for the diverse opinions among us and are united as we strive to model a community of faith offering justice, peace, love, and compassion in the name of Christ.
Our Purpose:
As an Anabaptist community of faith empowered by the Holy Spirit, Hope Mennonite Church is calling and making disciples who bring Christ’s love and peace to our world
Worship
We worship through scripture, music, prayer, and the arts.
Service
We are called to be the hands and feet of Jesus. Our partnership with Family Promise has brought Hope a new level of love and care for families who are experiencing homelessness.
Discipleship
Learn about our Christian Education programs for all ages.
Sunday Schedule
Worship: 9:30 a.m.
Fellowship: 10:45 a.m.
Sunday School starts 15 minutes after the end of our worship service.
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Welcome Sara Dick as our new Interim Pastor
Greetings to my siblings in Christ at Hope Mennonite Church!
I’m excited to join your congregation for a while as your next interim minister! It’s been eight years since I’ve been a congregational pastor, so I’ll be rusty at some of the tasks you’ll need from me, but I trust that the Spirit will be at work among us.
I preached occasionally as part of my job as general manager at Newton Et Cetera Shop over the seven years I worked there, and over the past year I’ve led two spiritual retreats, preached here and there, and met with a couple for premarital counseling for their August wedding. I’ve also done a lot of substitute teaching, praying, walking and reading in the last year.
I’m looking forward to taking a short course from Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary this fall entitled “Leading Congregations in Transition.” I hope to gain a deeper understanding of how I can walk most faithfully and effectively with your church during our time together and also test out if I feel a call to this type of ministry.
I consider myself a lifelong learner and I expect to learn much from you all, as I have from each of the churches I’ve been part of. If you have a story or scripture passage that you feel reveals something about the life or culture or history or future or mission of Hope, I’m all ears!
I’ll usually be at the church two days each week, and working from home another day, gladly receiving your calls. I’ll learn from your congregation’s way of being church—of discussing and discerning and worshiping and breaking bread and grieving and resting and serving and celebrating—and I’ll offer you what I can.
A bit about me personally: I have three young adult children and I’ve been married for almost two years. I have a sweet older dog and am trying to convince my spouse to adopt a cat from the local Humane Society. I kept chickens for many years, but gave them to friends when I got married and started living between two homes. (I only have one home now, which is in North Newton.)
I love Jesus, roller coasters, dark chocolate, games, travel, music, gardening, eating and swimming. And I love the church, the body of Christ, for all its frailty, messes, wisdom and beauty. See you soon! ~~Sara Dick
What's Going on at Hope?
This is the link to our facebook page to see the Worship Art video shown during our January 29, 2023 service.