Reverend Gary Geiman, Pastor

Welcome and thank you for visiting the website for Hope United Methodist Church in Billings, Montana.  We invite you to consider visiting one of our regular worship services.

At Hope United Methodist Church we believe that as the beloved children of God, you and we and all people are of sacred worth.  We therefore strive to be an open and inclusive Christian community that attempts to model and practice extravagant hospitality.  We invite all people, without exception, to participate with us as fully as possible in our church's life, mission, and ministry to our community and the larger world.

Services: 9 am

Church Phone: 406.259.4673  hopeumc at billingshopeumc.org

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BIG EVENTS! Honoring Pastor Gary on his retirement with a reception at 10 am on June 24.
Welcoming Pastor Jim Heikes with a pot luck at 11 am on July 1!
Pastor Gary has invited a mystery guest for June 24th!

Here's the link for Whole Church Initiative Survey Code 4941683836

June 9: Cleanup day! This is what we mean by "our prayers, our presence, our gifts and our service."
 
Dan Oakes installing lights, Beth Emard on windows.
 
Lots of yard work. Dennis and Rody Fergus working on the playground, Steve Normand having a go at the hedges.

May 27: Graduation Sunday

Pastor Jim Heikes, our newly appointed pastor beginning July1 (Oh, yes. High-kess)
Pastoral Transition is going to be a process over the next year or so. We'll have information here.

SOUPER BOWL OF CARING: Our congregation piled up 1567 Food Items + $20.00 (cash) - Thank You!!

March 3: Pastor' Gary's Birthday! We won't mention which one, but it's the 50th anniversary of his 15th birthday.

This is also the day for the United Methodist Women's Pie Auction. Some of us still miss pasties!

CHRISTMAS EVE 2017: We had two lovely candlelight services.

Persephone plays her flute before the 5 o'clock service

Acolytes light the Advent wreath

December 17th: Christmas Cantata.

Jody Coble, our traditional Cantata Narrator

Sarah Pinnow (candlelighter), Marlee Ball (cellist), Ana Strong (violinist) and Jody Coble

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W are grateful to Marlee Ball and Ana Strong, Musical Guests

The Hope United Methodist Church Chancel Choir
Directed by Carol Mathew
As seen at Carnegie Hall in The Messiah, November, 2016

SPECIAL SERVICE: Pastor Gary's two congregations, Hope UMC and Huntley UMC, joined for a special service on
Oct 15th for Pastor Appreciation Month.
 

Leadership Transition: Hope UMC is going to  welcome a new pastor next July and there will be important changes in worship,
perhaps in scheduling and other things that mean a lot to church members. If you have ideas about how our faith journey will go
forward, please make your ideas known to members of the Admin Council or Staff-Parish Relations Committee.

June 25: We welcomed a family for the baptism of their son and four new members of our church.

Proud parents Jonathan & Meghan Duquette with newly baptized Jace Anthony.

New members Karen Casterline, B. J. Herren, Nancy Matovich, and Paula Walter.

Graduation Sunday: Emily Pinnow and Brody Baumberger graduate from Skyview High School on May 28.

Mother's Day: Our Traditional Closing Performance of Youth Choirs

Seniority/Co-edChoir Club. The tallest boy in the back is Dick, who has been made an honorary teenager for choir purposes

Children of Hope sing of family for Mother's Day.

Staff Recognition Sunday: Kathy, our Nursery Attendant, Teri, our administrative genius, and Carol, our Minister of Music.
Rachelle, our custodian, was unable to join us today.

Palm Sunday Cantata.

Jeanne Nitz, flautist, Carol Mathew, Director, Paula Cordes, cellist, Ana Strong, violinist.

Paula Cordes is an exchange student from Germany and is Ana's sister for a year.

35th Anniversary Celebration with a sendoff for the choir members on Nov. 13th.

District Superintendent Kama Hamilton Morton presents Pastor Gary with a certificate in honor of our 35th Anniversary.	Founding Pastor John Pugh
Charter Member Jim Reno reminiscing about Pastor John's founding efforts	Charter Member and Choir Founder Carol Mathew
Dawson, Seleyah and Persephone sing	Kathy Baumann leads Children's Time
Linda Ewert and Mary Beth Helgeson designed and built the sanctuary's stained glass window, original in the first sanctuary/present Fellowship Hall	Bill Benjamin, Admin Council Chair, presents an award to recognize Pastor Gary's 30 years in ministry.
Tammy Fote and Jeannie Nitz present an award to Carol Mathew for 35 years of music ministry at our church	Awards for Terri Normand and Kathy Ulrich, who have served our congregation for more than twenty years each. And Terri is just over 29...

Because Pastor Gary will be with the choir, Geoff Brown will conduct the service on Nov. 27th at our usual time.

Over 1,000 Cans of Soup!