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Hope Grows Here: New Strategy for a New Year
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Council member Michelle Tinsley invites you to help Esperanza plan for the future and to commit your time, talent and treasure to our goals. It’s amazing how quickly this year… |
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December 5: Second Sunday of Advent
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Worship with us in person at 8:30 or 10:30. Watch the livestream from home at 8:30 or the recording starting at 10:30 at myesperanza.org/worship/ This Sunday’s Lessons Malachi 3:1-4 Baruch… |
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Advent and Christmas at Esperanza
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Advent Evening Worship December 8 at 7 p.m. Blue Christmas Service December 15 at 7 p.m. Christmas Eve 4 p.m. Children’s Service 7 p.m. Contemporary/Family Service 8:30 p.m. Traditional Choir… |
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Breakfast with Santa
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Santa is visiting the Children of Hope Preschool this Saturday, December 4! Come enjoy a continental breakfast and crafts for the kids as you await the arrival of Santa and… |
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Calling Junior and Senior High Youth: Let's Serve Lunch at the Habitat Work Site
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Esperanza youth will provide lunch to the workers at our Habitat for Humanity house Saturday, December 11. The group will meet at the church that morning, pack up the food… |
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Blue Christmas: Uncertainty
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Esperanza will hold the fifth annual Blue Christmas service on December 15th at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary. The theme is uncertainty. The service is ecumenical an open to the… |
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Habitat for Humanity: Volunteer and Give
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Jim Gisselquist reports on the progress at our Habitat for Humanity house. Lots of volunteers are needed this week to help install drywall! A big group of volunteers showed up… |
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Christmas Poinsettias
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Help decorate our worship space for Christmas by donating a poinsettia. Each plant costs $15. Please submit your check with the blue form available in the Narthex and in the… |
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Let's Form a Band!
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Make a joyful noise unto the Lord! We’re looking to expand the church band that leads the music at the 10:30 service. We’re looking for youth and adults interested in… |
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December Preschool Newsletter Is Here
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Get caught up on the Children of Hope Preschool in the December newsletter. |
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Voices for Casa Children
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As part of our outreach programs, the council has decided to restart donations of fast-food gift cards for foster children. The donated gift cards will be given to Voices for… |
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Ways to Serve Others
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At Esperanza we do God’s work with our hands! As a church we support community service projects that tap many kinds of talent. Browse this list and find a service… |
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Travel: Visit the Holy Land
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Steve Holm and Elaine Kraemer are leading a trip to Israel with an extension to Jordan on March 11-24, 2022. There are a few spaces left if you are interested… |
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