Hope Mennonite Church

Hope Mennonite Church We believe all people are created in God’s image and we covenant to accept, respect, and love one another as we seek to follow Jesus.

As an Anabaptist community of faith empowered by the Holy Spirit, Hope Mennonite Church is calling and making disciples who bring Christ's love and peace to our world. We gather around God’s table as an open and affirming congregation, embracing all people to full participation in the life and ministry of our church regardless of age, race, marital status, sexual orientation, economic status, gend

er identity, citizenship, ability, ethnicity, or any other factor subject to discrimination or exclusion in our world. We recognize and give thanks for the diverse opinions among us and are united as we strive to model a community of faith offering justice, peace, love, and compassion in the name of Christ.

The Tuesday women’s Bible study gals painted today. Thank you to Joanna for leading this adventure! Fun had by all!
06/23/2026

The Tuesday women’s Bible study gals painted today. Thank you to Joanna for leading this adventure! Fun had by all!

The Sky, The Earth, The WaterWall hanging quilted by Sharon Pankratz. "I had leftover pieces from other quilts, started ...
06/21/2026

The Sky, The Earth, The Water
Wall hanging quilted by Sharon Pankratz.

"I had leftover pieces from other quilts, started placing pieces in various combinations until this version. Steve suggested I add the windmill in the center" .

From Pastor Ruth: Pride is a tricky concept for me. What about you? I was taught not to boast or be overly prideful. And...
06/09/2026

From Pastor Ruth:
Pride is a tricky concept for me. What about you? I was taught not to boast or be overly prideful. And yet, to be proud or have pride is not in and of itself bad right? And then there is what pride has come to mean in reference to LGBTQ+ visibility and allyship, especially during the month of June.

Some of you may have noticed that I wore a rainbow-colored scarf last Sunday. It was gifted to me during my installation as pastor of Rainbow Mennonite Church in Kansas City, KS. The church, much to people’s surprise, was named Rainbow because of its location on Rainbow Boulevard. And even more surprising to folks is that Rainbow Boulevard was named in honor of a mixed-race WW1 infantry unit—The 42nd Rainbow Division. To this day, I love thinking about this decades-long Rainbow Mennonite peace witness along a military boulevard. (Rainbow Mennonite is now on Southwest Boulevard.)
So, when I wear my rainbow-colored scarf, I do so proudly and for a variety of reasons. Above all, I wear it as a mantle or prayer for peace. That is one way to understand the rainbow in the sky represented in Genesis right? It was an inverted bow, the promise that God’s life and energy was not toward the destruction of humanity.

So, wherever you are at with the tricky concept of pride, may we all keep learning to treat one another with fuller dignity and grace, letting all the colors shine more brightly, praying for greater peace in and through it all.

You are invited....
06/08/2026

You are invited....

Introducing our summer "Chasing Wonder" bingo card!
06/07/2026

Introducing our summer "Chasing Wonder" bingo card!

Pastor Ruth is inviting folks on a Flint Hills Prairie outing this coming Sunday to see the flowers, grasses, and bison....
06/03/2026

Pastor Ruth is inviting folks on a Flint Hills Prairie outing this coming Sunday to see the flowers, grasses, and bison. Click here to learn more and express interest. https://forms.office.com/r/PvqksPGw4P

06/02/2026

https://youtu.be/X-2-tCMqto8
Here is the full poem titled The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus (1884) Special thanks to Jesse Graber for singing this tune that Ben Schrag composed.

The New Colossus
BY EMMA LAZARUS
Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
“Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she
With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

https://youtu.be/X-2-tCMqto8

Sourdough bread of life, proofed for you. That's what Jesus would say today right? Today we will receive communion fro...
05/31/2026

Sourdough bread of life, proofed for you. That's what Jesus would say today right? Today we will receive communion from one another as we remember and give thanks for the life Jesus continues to offer the world. And yes, Pastor Ruth proofed and baked the bread for today as she prayed for each person connected to Hope Mennonite.

Our liturgical fairies are at it again. Pentecost here we come. Reminder to wear red, orange, yellow, or pink this Sunda...
05/20/2026

Our liturgical fairies are at it again. Pentecost here we come. Reminder to wear red, orange, yellow, or pink this Sunday!

The month of May is Mental Health Awareness month. I (Ruth) share part of an adaptation of Psalm 91 that I wrote for tho...
05/19/2026

The month of May is Mental Health Awareness month. I (Ruth) share part of an adaptation of Psalm 91 that I wrote for those who have faced or are facing mental health crises.

Dear beloveds who dwell in the shadow of emotional or mental disturbance:

When the terrors of the night come,
when there is crippling anxiety, trembles, unwanted voices, panic, and fatigue,
when you are weighed down at noon with depression,
may angelic wings shelter you,
shielding you from further harm.

May we all find a sweet abode of beloveds to guide us through the struggle.

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868 N Maize Road
Wichita, KS
67212

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 1:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 1:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 1:30pm
Thursday 9am - 1:30pm
Friday 9am - 1pm
Sunday 9:30am - 12pm

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+13167220903

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