Dear Mount Hope Family,

Greetings, grace, and peace to you!

In light of the President’s most recent recommendation that people do not gather in groups larger than 10, and the Governor’s new order that limits gatherings to no more than 50, we continue to make adjustments to how we pray, love, and serve you and our community. Although the response to the Coronavirus continues to change, our God remains the same, and so does our love for you, our neighbors, and the nations!

Sunday Services

Please join us online this Sunday at 10:30 am for a full worship experience on our website, app, Facebook live, and YouTube. The service will continue to be available for viewing on-demand throughout the week. Sharing these links with others, with a warm and friendly invitation to join our services online, is such a simple way to share hope in these challenging times. We would love to hear from you, so please be sure to post your thoughts in the comment section.

Wednesday Prayer Gathering

I’m also asking you to join our Wednesday Night Prayer Gathering at 7:00 pm via Facebook live. We want to be praying for you, so please post your prayer requests in the comment section. This is an amazing opportunity to pray together with family and friends as we have never done before. In the midst of all the noise around us, it’s time for a sound of praise and prayer to arise from the Church—that means you and me!

Stay Connected

Beyond the Sunday and Wednesday online gatherings, Life Groups are a great way to stay connected with others. It is the desire and design of God that each one of us is in a community with other believers. If you are not currently in a group but would like to be, simply text GROUPS to (517) 327-Hope (4673). Here are some other ways to stay connected:

Seize The Opportunity

This is a moment of opportunity to be seized. While we’ve never faced something quite like this, whenever crisis disrupts people’s lives, people are inclined to turn to the Church for assurance and hope. This is our time to glow in the dark and let the light of Christ shine brightly. Let’s determine to pray, love, and serve our community. Here are just a few ways we are planning to help:

  • Picking up groceries for the elderly who should avoid going out right now
  • Providing childcare for parents who need to work while schools are closed
  • Providing food for children and the homeless

Continued Support

While we see the world around us storing up food for themselves, as people who have been transformed by Jesus, let’s be more concerned with our giving than our getting. Will you help us care for others through your continued giving? To serve you best, you can give simply and securely online through our website at mounthopechurch.org/give, our app, or via texting an amount and the word “tithe” to 84321. Or of course, feel free to mail or stop by the church office; it would be great to see you.

We Are Praying For You!

Renee and I, along with our entire team, are praying for you! I know some of you have had to make substantial adjustments because your kids are out of school or your business has been impacted. Take heart! As a Christ-follower, remember we serve the divine multiplier! He takes a few loaves and fish and multiplies them to feed thousands, and what He did before, He can do again. What a God we serve! And, hey, if He can multiply your resources and food, I’m sure He can do the same with your toilet paper, too. 🙂

You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all those whose thoughts are fixed on you (Isaiah 26:3).

Now I pray for you: May the Lord surround you with supernatural protection during this season. Yes, may the Lord grant His angels charge over you, so that no deadly thing harms you or your family. I pray for divine favor and advancement for you. May the Lord make a clear distinction between you, as His dearly loved child, and those who rebel against Him. I ask in the name of Jesus for divine multiplication for you. May the Lord multiply your resources and finances so that you have all you need, and plenty left over to share with others. May the Lord cause His face of favor to shine on you. In this unusual season, may the Lord give you peace!

Your Friend and Pastor,

Kevin Berry