Women's Ministry

Women at Hope Church are really involved!  The Women's Ministry program is led by Linda Schumacher.  There are a couple of Bible versus that help to define the mission of the Women's Ministry and they are as follows: 

Philippians 2:1-4
If you've gotten anything at all out of following Christ, if his love has made any difference in your life, if being in a community of the Spirit means anything to you, if you have a heart, if you care - then do me a favor: Agree with each other, love each other, be deep-spirited friends. Don't push your way to the front; don't sweet-talk your way to the top. Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead. Don't be obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand.

Ecclesiastes 4:12
By yourself you're unprotected. With a friend you can face the worst. Can you round up a third? A three-stranded rope isn't easily snapped.

Another insightful description of our goal for Women's Minsitry is written by Dr. Larry Crabb in his book Soul Talk:  "We cannot experience the love and joy of real life until we're connected to another at the level of our soul.  We cannot know the freedom to be who we truly are until we yield who we really are to another and experience that person's acceptance.  We cannot move into our world with othercentere energy and noble purpose as long as we remain along-unknown, unexplored, undiscovered, and untouched." 

Women's Ministry hosts several activities to help the women of Hope Church connect and support one another and those around us:

• Battered Women's Shelter Service
• Frank Garret Community Center Servcie Projects
• Bunco Nights!
• Retreats
• Ladies Teas
• Christmas Socials
• National Women of Faith Retreat
• Bible Studies
• Prayer Groups
• Book Clubs
• Special Interest Groups (Scrapbooking, Quilting)    

WOW: Wiser Older Women!

This special subgroup of Women's Ministry exists to provide fellowship to the women of Hope Church who are blessed to have over 50 years of life experience! 

This very active group of women are involved in Bible studies, retreats, book groups and service projects!  For more information on this group, contact Deloris Mattix.