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We will kick-off Re-Lent by celebrating Ash Wednesday

Re-Lent Lenten Reflections

Familia, We’re entering into a beautiful time of year aimed at re-turning our hearts directly toward Christ. Over the next 6 weeks, we’ll be hearing 6 different Testimonios from those in our church community. Each person will center a Psalm that holds both Lamentation and Celebration. And as they do,...

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COVID-19 Protocol for January 2022

Dear church familia, friends & neighbors, In light of the recent record-breaking wave of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations due to the Omicron variant and out of an abundance of caution as community/faith leaders, we have discerned it wise to move our in-person services FOR ALL OF JANUARY AND FEBRUARY to...

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On May 30th, 30+ people from our church familia attended Dr. Anson Yew’s inaugural Pop-Up Exhibition exploring Asian Americanness titled: Identity.

Sept 2021 Newsletter

Dear Familia & Friends, Praying that this letter finds you healthy and safe in the midst of this Delta-variant season of the pandemic, even as our world continues to be ravaged by disease, wars, earthquakes, and simply so much sustained pain from so many sources. We are so honored that...

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4 Steps to Restorative Rest

Soul Care: Restorative Rest

Familia, we encourage you to engage these soul rhythms to care for your mind, body and soul. We have all undergone collective grief and trauma over a sustained period of time, not least of which was a violent, insurrectionist and terroristic event nationally. Our bodies keep the score and in...

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Mental Self Care as Spiritual Formation

Mental Self Care as Spiritual Formation

Join Pastora Inés as she interviews Angela Wu, MFT (Marriage and Family Therapist). We lean into her training and expertise regarding mental health as part of our spiritual formation and healing journey. The holidays are especially hard for mental health, and we want to destigmatize the topic in the church....

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A Beautiful Call to Worship

On Sunday, The Church We Hope For launched our first ever online service. And good graces, it was so beautiful. Thank you to all who joined us! It was a dream come true for me and Inés and the core families that have been carrying this dream since Day 1. While we had high...

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Bobby and Ines give a Ministry Family Update for September 2020

Ministry & Family Update

Both Inés and I had such a great response to our video update on The Church We Hope For this week. Many of you reached out asking how to join us in the journey. We wanted to let you know more about that as well as fill you in on...

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Inés and Bobby announce that were launching online Sept 13th

We’re Launching (online)! Sept 13th!

We got big news, y’all! We’re launching online September 13 with a Sunday Service over Zoom! Join us as we worship together for such a time as this! Sign up for our email newsletter using the form at the bottom right of the page and check House Gatherings to get...

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Rediscipling the White Church with Ines Velasquez-McBryde and Bobby Harrison

Church Planting During a Time of Racial Unrest

We sat down with our amigo y hermano, fellow pastor and reconciler, prophet and author Pastor David Swanson who recently published “Rediscipling the White Church.” He not only pastors a multiracial church in Chicago, but we share the same spiritual mentor and mother, Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil, in the work...

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