Life together

Study, serve, and keep the coffee on.

A small congregation still has a full week: Sunday worship, Coffee and Questions for every age, weekday study, choir, OASIS on Thursdays, and a table for the town.

OASIS logo, Hope Lutheran Church middle school after-school program
After school

OASIS

A free after-school hangout for Linden Middle School

Thursdays, 2:45–5:00 PM · October 1, 2026 – May 13, 2027

Lower level · 7355 Silver Lake Road

OASIS is Hope’s free after-school hangout for Linden Middle School students. Adult members of Hope supervise; Linden High School students often join to mentor. Students walk over with an adult from the program right after school. If the weather requires it, Linden Transportation will bring OASIS students to the church.

Registration closed — fullOASIS page

Questions: Kim Colmer 586.383.5729 Email

Upcoming

Dates on the church calendar. Call the office at (810) 735-4807 if you have questions.

The Desert Angel: Changing our world, one Miracle Box at a time. Serving our troops and their families since 2001.
Upcoming

Desert Angel candy sort and pack

Saturday, November 7, 2026 · Noon–4:00 PM

Hope Lutheran Church

Sort and pack candy for deployed U.S. service members with The Desert Angel. Noon to 4:00 PM. Volunteers are welcome.

Upcoming

Midweek Advent

December 2, 9, and 16, 2026 · 11:00 AM

Sanctuary · light lunch after

Once He Came in Blessing: Christ who came, who still feeds us, and who will come again. Wednesday services at 11:00 AM, then a light lunch. All are welcome.

Upcoming

Christmas Eve candlelight

Thursday, December 24, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Sanctuary

Christmas Eve candlelight service.

Upcoming

Christmas Day worship

Friday, December 25, 2026 · 9:30 AM

Sanctuary

Christmas Day service.

Christian education

From the pew to the Prayer Lounge, the aim is the same: know Christ, and follow Him.

Wednesdays in November, 10:00 AM

Pastor’s Midweek Bible Study

Topical studies

Topical studies with Pastor Paul. The Wednesday study is not held in December. We pick it up again in January with a new study, still to be decided.

Sundays, 9:30 AM

Sunday worship

Sanctuary

One gathering, until further notice. Word, prayer, hymns from the Lutheran hymnal and contemporary songs, and the Lord’s Supper on the second, fourth, and fifth Sundays.

Sundays, after worship

Coffee and Questions

After the 9:30 service · all ages

An intergenerational hour with Pastor Paul — the day’s readings, the sermon, topical questions, or open Q&A — for every age that wants to go deeper into the Word. Coffee is on.

Sundays, 10:30 AM · September–June

Sunday School

PreK through 6th grade

Each September we place a Bible in a child’s hands: The Beginner’s Bible for preschool through first grade, and the Growing in Faith Bible (ESV) for third through sixth grade.

Classes are offered when numbers allow.

Tuesdays, 10:00–11:30 AM · September–May

Women’s Bible study

Prayer Lounge, multipurpose building

Led by Barb Wright. A weekday hour in the Word, coffee on the table.

September–May

Junior Confirmation

Beginning as early as 6th grade

Bible and Luther’s Small Catechism, a workbook, and bi-monthly meetings. Confirmation may fall on Reformation Sunday after the Camp Arcadia retreat, memory work, and a verse paper — or in May.

Wednesdays, noon

Choir practice

The choir rehearses at noon. Teri Lynn Barnaby leads the music at Hope.

Hope Lutheran Church of Linden

The building

Need the hall?

The church building is available for rental. Call the office during office hours and April can walk you through it.

Call (810) 735-4807Staff & contact