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Programs in the
church, community and world
Members of this congregation are busy every
week in worship services, fellowship activities, programs for teens and
pre-teens, maintenance of the church and its grounds, Camp New Hope, community
involvement and much more.
By working together, each of us gains the opportunity to use our skills and
talents in ways that brighten the lives of others while demonstrating our faith
in God’s goodness. New Hope’s programs often mix the practical and the spiritual
together to enrich the lives of those who participate. What is practical becomes
spiritual, and what is spiritual becomes practical.
The mission committee guides the congregation's efforts in serving the community
at large and focuses mostly on those who are disadvantaged or experiencing
unforeseen emergencies. The committee regularly evaluates unmet needs in
surrounding neighborhoods to determine where New Hope should direct its
attention.
Currently, we contribute resources of time and money to:
A recent fundraiser in May 2011
called “Desserts for Disaster” raised money
for disaster
relief for those affected
in Japan by the earthquake and tsunami as
well as for local disaster relief for those
affected by the recent tornadoes in our
Presbytery of New Hope area.
Here on Earth, God’s work must truly be our own.
The Collins Family
(Andy, Ellen, Christopher 15 &
Jonathan 9)
Andy and Ellen Collins and their
two sons, members of New Hope and
supported by our congregation, live
and work in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Sent out by
Interserve, the Collins'
are partnered with the country's
largest Protestant church, the
Church of Christ in Thailand (CCT).
They work with the CCT's Christian
Communications Institute, a ministry
that spreads the Christian message
through Thai music, dance and drama.
Andy serves as an audio-visual
specialist there, while Ellen
assists with script-writing as well
as assisting in the CCT's Office of
Child Protection. |
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Collins Family with CCI drama troupe
at New Hope Church while on tour in
USA |
Andy at work filming CCI during
annual "Spiritual Renewal Week" at
on the the Thai CCT schools |
Ellen and boys with family of "Boy",
a needy child whose schooling is
assisted by New Hope |
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