Good Friday Gathering is from 7pm-8:30pm

Holy Saturday Prayer Evening is 7pm-9pm

Resurrection Sunday Celebration is 9:15-11:30am, with breakfast reception at 9:15, worship music beginning at 9:45am, and Service Gathering at 10am.

At Good Friday’s Gathering and Resurrection Sunday’s Gathering we will have nursery staffed for newborn - 3 year-olds. Preschool-5th Grade children are joining us for worship and the main gatherings. We will have busy bags available during the Resurrection Sunday service for any families who want them!

Holy Saturday Prayer Evening is meant to be open-house style and self-directed- so families should participate together!

Jesus taught that when we pray, we are praying to Father God who is near and who is holy. Often we are too busy to recognize both of those truths in prayer.

Holy Saturday is significant becuase it was a day where God appeared silent- Jesus was in the tomb, and the disciples were scattered. But underneath the surface, God was presently at work- God was not done! So we are fasting as a church family and gathering for a special prayer evening to adopt a posture of expectancy and celebration- readying our hearts for the joy of Easter!

The actual prayer evening will be an open-house style self-directed experience. You stop by the church any time from 7pm-9pm and visit several prayer “stations.” Each station is a guided prayer exercise to help you unhurry from the the week and step into prayer with the Father. You’ll find the door open and printed instructions ready as you visit each station.

Holy Saturday actually has a long tradition of being a day where Christians give up eating and only drink water as a way to honor God with their bodies, and identify with the suffering Jesus experienced in His death. Our church family is invited to fast this day for the same reason- offer ourselves to God and make space to reflect on who God is. Our message theme for Easter Sunday is “God is not done” - and though God seemed silent on that Holy Saturday between Good Friday when Jesus died and Easter Sunday when Jesus rose again, He was working and He wasn’t done yet. Fasting is our way of celebrating this reality and history.

A team of wonderful Hopesters are making breakfast for us! You’ll find spanish omelletes, homeade pastries and muffins, breakfast meats and fresh fruit when you arrive! We’ll also have dairy-free and gluten-free bacon and spinach quiches and blueberry struesal muffins!

We’d love to share! The best place to learn more about our church family is our about us page, linked below!

We know getting connected to the family is hard if you’re new. So here’s some ways that you can get plugged in after Easter!

1. Friday Night Fellowship April 5 - The family gets together on Fridays to share games, crafts, hobbies and conversation. Open-house style- come when you can, leave when you need to. Kids welcome!

2. HopeMen’s Breakfast April 7 - Gentlemen, join us for delicious food and camaderie as we read and apply the Bible to our lives.

3. HopeWomen April book club + gathering - Ladies, join us on Sunday mornings before worship to dig into a book together, starting April 7 and participate in a special gathering April 27!

4. Practicing the Way - New to following Jesus and want to explore orienting your life around being His disciple? Join us for a special 8-week long course doing just that!

5. Vacation Bible School - This June we’ll be hosting a special vacation bible school experience with our friends at LifeWise Academy! Your kids will have a blast, and we’ll have some special suprises in store too!