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What Makes Hope, Hope?
A great part of my job is taking people out for a cup of coffee and hearing their stories. It also gives me a chance to hear people’s impressions of Hope. What brought them here? What keeps them coming back? If I had to boil it down to a couple comments that people...
Names of Jesus
Son, Savior, Messiah, The Vine…Jesus is called many names in Scripture and each demonstrate a different and wonderful truth about him. In this advent devotional, we reflect on the names of Jesus. Download › Subscribe on Apple Podcasts › Subscribe on Spotify › ...
Mighty God
The following is the second in a four part series on preparing your heart for the Christmas Season. It has been adapted from a sermon called “Preparing Your Heart for the Christmas Season” delivered at Hope Community Church by Steve Treichler on November 30, 2003....
Nathaniel Durtschi – Baptism Story
Nathaniel was baptized in fall 2022 at our annual kick-off. If you have interest in getting baptized at Hope Community Church, you can learn more by visiting hopecc.com/baptism. My upbringing was centered around the importance of God and Jesus. My parents encouraged...
Ryan Schnabel – Baptism Story
Ryan was baptized in fall 2022 at our annual kick-off. If you have interest in getting baptized at Hope Community Church, you can learn more by visiting hopecc.com/baptism. Always had a distant relationship with God up until recently. Acknowledged He was there, but...
Drew Chmieleski – Baptism Story
Drew was baptized in fall 2022 at our annual kick-off. If you have interest in getting baptized at Hope Community Church, you can learn more by visiting hopecc.com/baptism. I have grown up in this church all my life, but I never understood faith until middle school....
Leif Johnson – Baptism Story
Leif was baptized in fall 2022 at our annual kick-off. If you have interest in getting baptized at Hope Community Church, you can learn more by visiting hopecc.com/baptism. I was fortunate to be raised in a God-fearing family and Jesus was always present at home in...
Matthew Miller – Baptism Story
Matthew was baptized in fall 2022 at our annual kick-off. If you have interest in getting baptized at Hope Community Church, you can learn more by visiting hopecc.com/baptism. I grew up in the church but didn't really understand what Jesus had done for me until I went...
Why Hope Loves College Students
In 1996, I had the privilege of being the founding pastor of Hope Community Church, which we purposely started right by the University of Minnesota. I was told not to do this as college students are very transient and do not have any financial resources to help fund...
Small Group Fencelines
While no two Hope Community Church small groups are identical, some parameters have been established to help ensure groups maintain a healthy environment that is in keeping with the vision and philosophies of Hope Community Church. These parameters are referred to as...
The Asian American Identity
Identity is something I have struggled with my entire life. I am a Japanese-American born in the United States to immigrant parents. My first language is not English and growing up I considered Japan my second home. I have had the opportunity to spend portions of...
Born is the King
There are many classic Christmas hymns. The tunes are memorable and the lyrics are rich. In this advent devotional we walk through several of these songs in order to declare once again, “Born is the King!” Download › [pdf-embedder...