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  <created-at type="datetime">2010-03-03T20:00:46+00:00</created-at>
  <description>Since this fall the 11:00 service at Hope has experienced tremendous growth.  If you attend this service you may have noticed that there are very few seats available in the auditorium.  We are asking if you would join us in keeping Hope a good place to find life for as many people as possible.    
Beginning February 7th the early service will move to 9:30am and the Big Adventure will launch children&#8217;s ministry during both morning services. Our hope is to alleviate some of the overcrowding at the 11:00 service for the number of new people who visit at this time. Would your family consider coming at 9:30am to help us offer Hope to more people? 

The Big Adventure Early Edition will be the same lesson and teaching as the 11:00 am program with a different format. Second through fifth grade children will check in at 9:30, go to church with their parents and be dismissed during the offering for a large group teaching time in the multi purpose room. We ask that elementary aged children attend either the Early Edition or the 11:00am program, not both. Ministry for birth through first grade will continue to be offered at both services. We are excited about this change and grateful for the many volunteers who will make this possible. If you would like to be a part of this growing team of volunteers please let us know by contacting Karen Wood kwood@hopecentral.com.

These are exciting days for Hope.  We are growing and people are finding life in a relationship with Jesus Christ.  Thank you for partnering with us.  The best is yet to come.  
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  <id type="integer">159</id>
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  <ministry-group-id type="integer">10</ministry-group-id>
  <title>The Big Adventure Early Edition!</title>
  <updated-at type="datetime">2010-03-04T00:21:46+00:00</updated-at>
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