River of Hope Lutheran ELCA - Hutchinson, MN

08/27/2026

Starting back up in September! Mark your calendars

08/18/2026

08/14/2026

🌾✨ VBS Day 4 — The Harvest! ✨🌾

And just like that… our final night of VBS is in the books! 💛 What a fun, faith-filled week it has been!

Tonight we learned about Jesus feeding the five thousand (John 6:1-14) and were reminded that when we share what we have, God can use it to bless others in BIG ways! 🥖🐟❤️

We shared a delicious supper, sang and laughed together, enjoyed a fun skit, learned God’s Word, and got creative with our crafts. Then came the Harvest Mix, where the M&Ms may or may not have mysteriously disappeared first! 😉🌽🥨

The evening wrapped up with some seriously fun outdoor challenges! 🚜 Our teams tackled the Tractor Pull Obstacle Course and the Harvest Helpers Challenge—lots of teamwork, cheering, and maybe a little friendly competition! 😄💪

We finished our week by singing and praying together. 🙏

🌱 From planting seeds to celebrating the harvest, what a blessing it has been to watch our kids grow in faith, friendship, and joy this week!

A HUGE thank-you to all of our volunteers, helpers, confirmation kids, musicians, teachers, and families who made VBS such a wonderful week! 💕 We couldn’t have done it without you!

Until next year, VBS friends! 🌾💛
Keep sharing God’s blessings wherever you go!

08/13/2026

I just wanna be a sheep, baa baa baa baa 🐑

08/13/2026

Special story from Clucky and Moo! 🐮 🐔

08/13/2026

Farmer Pastor Hans brings the tunes and giggles! 🐄

08/13/2026

Farmyard Faith VBS — Day 3: The Shepherd! 💚
Wednesday at Farmyard Faith VBS was all about The Shepherd and how God protects us! 🐑❤️

We learned the story of the Lost Sheep (Luke 15:1-7) and were reminded that God cares about each and every one of us—even when we wander off!
We kicked off the evening with a delicious supper of burgers, tater tots, veggies, and fruit 🍔🥕🍓
Had a special visitor from the Wright Farm, 🐄
followed by music with Hans
a fun skit from our confirmation kids, a short lesson and worship!

The kids heard the Lost Sheep story, made adorable qtip sheep 🐑🎨, and enjoyed a special popcorn sheep snack.

Then it was time to gather the flock! 🐑🐑🐑 We played Shepard find your lost sheep game, which can be seen on our highlight reel, and got plenty of energy out before wrapping up with a song and prayer.

Another amazing night of faith, fun, friends, and a whole flock of happy kids! 💚🐑🌾
“Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep!” — Luke 15:6 ✨

08/13/2026

The Shepard is finding her lost sheep …

08/12/2026

🌻🐄 FARMYARD FAITH VBS — DAY 2! 🌽💦☀️
Tuesday was all about The Water & Sun .. Growing in Faith! 🌱💚

We learned that just like a vine needs water, sunshine, and good care to grow, we need Jesus to grow in our faith! Our Bible story, Jesus is the Vine, We are the Branches (John 15:1-8), reminded us that when we stay connected to Jesus, we can grow and produce good fruit. 🍇✝️

And WOW, did we have a fun night! 🤠

🍗 We fueled up with chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes, corn on the cob fruit and veggies!
🎶 We sang and worshiped
🎭 Our confirmation kids brought the laughs with a fun skit!
📖 We dug into God’s Word and learned our memory verse!
🎨 We got creative with tie-dye pillowcases! 🌈
🌽 We enjoyed the CUTEST corn-on-the-cob Rice Krispie treats! 😋
💦☀️ And we wrapped up with outdoor games and plenty of farmyard fun!

There were smiles, laughter, colorful creations, sticky treats, and LOTS of growing happening tonight! 🌱

08/11/2026

🌱 VBS Day One: The Soil — Planting God’s Word! 🌱

What a GREAT first night of VBS! 💚 We kicked off our week by learning about “The Soil” and how we can plant God’s Word in our hearts through the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:1-23). 📖🌾

The evening was packed with fun, fellowship, and learning! We enjoyed a delicious supper, sang and worshiped together, laughed through a fun skit, and dug into God’s Word during small groups. The kids also got creative with a fun Be Good Soil craft and enjoyed some seriously delicious dirt cups complete with crushed Oreos and gummy worms! 🪱

🌱 We put our seed-planting skills to the test with an energetic Seed Relay outside, and we wrapped up the night with our theme song, memory verse, and prayer.

A huge THANK YOU to all of our volunteers who helped make Night One such a success! Your time, energy, and love for these kids make VBS possible. ❤️

We’re excited to see what God has in store for the rest of the week! 🌻