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Small Groups

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  • Women’s Tuesday Morning Bible Study 10:00am-12:00pm

  • Emmaus Circle Fourth Monday of the month at 7:00pm

  • WELCA Board Third Wednesday of the month at 1:30pm

  • Men of Hope Second and Fourth Saturday of the month at 8:00am

  • Stephen Ministries First Thursday of the month at 7:00pm

  • Faith Forward Small group for anyone out of high school. They meet monthly for dinner and fellowship.

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Youth Group

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Meets the 3rd Sunday of the Month, 6-8pm
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Youth Room

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  • Middle School and High School

  • Opportunities for fellowship, service/mission projects, and youth trips.

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Nine teenagers standing behind a long table with a colorful tablecloth featuring palm trees, set up indoors with bowls of toppings and bottles of syrup on the table. They are posing in front of a brown curtain.
Group of eleven smiling youth, six sitting on a wooden bench and five standing, in front of a large colorful stained glass window inside a church with red carpet.
Group of six youth standing on a church stage, each holding papers and wearing hats with signs displaying numbers and words, in front of a decorated altar with flowers and garlands.
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Sunday School

Sunday School Meets at 9:30am on Sunday Mornings

Little Beacons

  • 18 months-5 years old (Preschool)

  • Meets in the lower hallway

  • Teacher: Lydia Edler

Guiding Lights

  • 6 years old (Kindergarten)-5th Grade

  • Meets in the lower hallway

  • Teachers: Sarah Sullivan and Jeremy Shull

Lighthouse Youth

  • 6th-12th Grade

  • Meets in the Youth Room

  • Teachers: Matt and Erin Weber and Lauren Adkins

Confirmation Class

Confirmation is a study of the Lutheran faith for youth in 6th-8th grade. The class meets on the 2nd Sunday of the month September-May. The instructors are Pastor Tanyce Addison and Lauren Adkins. 9th Grade-Adult new member confirmation classes are offered as needed, which is also the study of the Lutheran Faith.

Adult Sunday School

Meets every Sunday at 9:30am. Linda Bean is the instructor.

Instruction for Holy Communion

Offered during our Lenten season

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Music Ministries

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  • Praise Choir - Rehearses on Wednesdays at 6:00 pm and sings at the 8:30am Sunday morning service.

  • Senior Choir - Rehearses on Wednesdays at 7:00pm and sings at the 10:45am Sunday morning service.

  • Bell Choir - Rehearses on Wednesdays at 6:00 pm and plays once a month.

  • Children’s Choir - Rehearses during Sunday School at 9:30 am. They play once a month during the Children’s Sermon during the 8:30am Sunday service.

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Ways to Serve

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  • Funeral Meals Ministry

  • Sunday Morning Reception Ministry

  • Worship and Music Ministry

  • Worship and Music Ministry

    • Worship Assistant
    • Ushering
    • Acolyte
    • Communion Server
    • Lectoring
    • Provide Special Music
    • Projector Tech

  • Stewardship Ministry

  • Youth Ministry

  • Outreach and Public Relations Ministry

  • Technology Support

  • Mission Sundays

  • Worship Helpers

  • Property Care Ministry

  • Parish Education Ministry

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Inside a church, three children light altar candles using long taper sticks near a wooden candle stand, with people seated and standing in pews in the background.
A young man in a blue shirt reading from the Bible at a church pulpit decorated with candles and flowers, with blurred heads of an audience in the foreground.
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Community Support

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  • B.O.R.N.

  • Bucyrus Backpack Program

  • Goodwill Collections

  • United in Harmony

  • Mission Sunday Community Projects

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A group of elderly and middle-aged people standing around a long table indoors, sorting or organizing colorful paper packets and items spread out on the table in a carpeted room with beige floral wallpaper.
Six smiling adults stand behind a large colorful bench designed to look like an ice cream sundae with pink, white, and blue scoops, chocolate syrup, whipped cream with sprinkles, and a red cherry on top, under a shaded shelter outdoors.
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Five people standing inside a brick entryway next to boxes and packs of canned and boxed food items, smiling at the camera.
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For additional information on getting involved with any of these ministries, please contact us!

(419) 562-0286

ghlc@goodhopelutheran.com

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