Upcoming Events
Juneteenth Celebration
The second annual Juneteenth community celebration will be held at Hopkins Park in DeKalb on June 15 from 12-4 p.m. Join us for social services information, Black vendors, food, music, basketball mini-games with prizes, Black history trivia, games, and more!
You can register as a vendor/social service. All are welcome!
Church Picnic
Annual church anniversary picnic. Come out for food, games and fellowship
37th Church Anniversary
We are excited to celebrate 37 years of New Hope in this community
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness
Please wear pink and blue in solidarity those who have lost a child to stillbirth, miscarriage, SIDS, or any other cause at any point during pregnancy or infancy.
Trunk or Treat
Get ready Trunk or Treat! Join us for this FREE COMMUNITY event. We will have face painting, food, lots of candy, dancing, photo booth, cotton candy, popcorn and giveaways for the best-decorated trunk.
Would you like to participate in our trunk-or-treat in other ways? Come decorate your trunk and hand out candy! Businesses, neighbors, and families are welcome to participate.
Volunteers are also needed on the day of the event.
Community Thanksgiving Dinner
New Hope will be serving a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner. This is a free event and open to all.
Please see Sis. Drue Mitchell if you are interested in donating. There will be a sign-up in the fellowship hall following service.
Quarterly Church Business Meeting
All members of New Hope are invited to attend the quarterly Church Business meeting. Immediately following morning service.
New Hope Green Team Meeting
We will have our first meeting after morning worship service! Bring your green thumbs!
Resurrection (Easter) Sunday
Resurrection Sunday, also called Easter, is a festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial after his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD.
Good Friday Service
Join us for a Good Friday Service held at the Rock Covenant Church. North Avenue Missionary Baptist Church of Sycamore will also be participating.
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday commemorates the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1–9), when palm branches were placed in his path, before his arrest on Holy Thursday and his crucifixion on Good Friday .
Women's HERstory Speaker: Rev. Lisa Seymour
Rev. Lisa Seymour, serves as an associate minister at Logan Street Baptist Church under the leadership of her husband and pastor, Dr. David J. Seymour. Lisa is the founder of Broken 2 Be Blessed Ministries. She is a spiritual midwife, speaker, teacher and author with an upcoming release of a 21-day devotional titled, "I Said What I Said Signed, God." Lisa knows that she has been called to extend grace and mercy, and speak life to those whom the world has deemed as unfit to be used for great things in the kingdom.
Culvers Fundraiser
Join us in supporting the Back to School Bash, as 10% of all sales will be donated. Come on out grab dinner while making a donation to this cause. Thank you for your support!
Valid only at Culver’s in DeKalb
Women's HERstory Speaker: Rev. Dr. Danielle J. Buhuro
Rev. Dr. Danielle J. Buhuro is executive director and CPE Supervisor of Sankofa CPE Center, LLC, which offers innovative online Clinical Pastoral Education programming along with unique social justice-oriented clinical work settings and prepares clergy chaplains for board certification. Dr. Buhuro attended Chicago Theological Seminary, where she earned the Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees respectively. She’s currently a Ph.D. student studying in the area of social media identity, violence and pastoral theology. Dr. Buhuro is passionate about issues of race, gender and sexuality. She is author of “Spiritual Care In An Age of #BlackLivesMatter: Examining the Spiritual and Prophetic Needs of African Americans Living In A Violent America.” Dr. Buhuro also serves on the national board of directors of the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education. She facilitates numerous workshops nation-wide on African American Pastoral Care and African-centered psychology.
Women's HERstory Speaker: Rev. Dr. Ebony D. Only
Rev. Dr. Ebony D. Only is a preacher, pastoral counselor, coach, bridge-builder, healer, panelist and presenter. She is the first African American women to be ordained as clergy and serve as executive pastor at First Baptist Church of University Park in University Park, IL, and is the inaugural community chaplain for Bishop Anderson House where she was instrumental in establishing the Committee on Social Equity and Racial Justice. She earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology from Chicago State University, Master of Arts in Human Resources from Fort Hays State University, Master of Ministry in Pastoral Leadership from Lee University School of Religion and the Doctor in Ministry Degree from the Samuel Dewitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University and is currently preparing to be licensed in Marriage & Family Therapy with a specialization in Trauma Informed Systemic Therapy. Dr. Only is also a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. and Eureka Grand Chapter, Order of Eastern Star.