Join us for In-Person Worship

  • We look forward to welcoming you back to worship in the sanctuary on Sundays at 9 AM!
  • Register online or sign in when you arrive
  • Masks not required for those who are vaccinated
  • We are singing!
  • Communion served in factory-sealed packets
WORSHIP WITH US
VIEW WORSHIP LIVE-STREAM (9 AM SUNDAYS) (click here to view)
No Registration Required for worship services, but you can skip the sign-in line on Sunday morning by registering HERE.
Join us for In-Person or Online Worship!

We are now offering a 9:00 AM Sunday morning in-person worship service. We will be live-streaming the service on YouTube at the same time for those who wish to participate remotely (it will remain online if you would like to watch it later).

During the 9:00 hour, there will be in-person Sunday school for children in Kindergarten-5th grade, as well as nursery care for younger children. In the Sanctuary on Sundays, household groups will be seated together with space between families, and communion will take place the first Sunday of each month using factory-sealed packets.
First Sunday of the Month

Communion will be observed this Sunday. If you are worshiping with us from home and would like to celebrate communion during our Sunday morning service, please be sure to have a piece of bread or cracker, and something to drink ready when worship begins.
NEWS TO NOTE
Congregational Meeting This Sunday, June 6, at 10 AM

Please join us for a very brief congregational meeting on June 6, immediately after the 9:00 worship service to receive the nomination of JoAnn Grennell to the Session (Board of Elders) and hold an election. This meeting will be in-person and online. The Zoom link will be sent via email on June 5, to everyone who receives this e-news.
Adopt-a-Flowerbed

If you enjoy gardening and would like to contribute to the beautification of the HPPC grounds, you can adopt a flowerbed! See a map of the HPPC flowerbeds HERE. Contact Heather Notske for more information at [email protected] or 509-385-0627.
An Update from Our Chancel Choir

The Chancel Choir is grateful for the continued support of our HPPC members, even during its hiatus. Right now, the choir plans to be back in full swing this fall when we kick off our school-year programs. We have greatly missed participating musically in worship but look forward to September when we can do so again! If you are interested in joining the choir this fall, you can contact Kyla Fague at [email protected].
Star Word Reflection: Unity

Click HERE to read a reflection on the Star Word "unity." We’d love to hear about the ways your Star Word is challenging, comforting, guiding, moving, freeing, or teaching you. If you would like to share your experience, please send a brief reflection to [email protected].
Seeking Volunteers for Sunday Worship Services

Are you ready to be involved as a volunteer in worship again? If so, we'd love to have you! You can sign up as an USHER HERE, a DOOR GREETER HERE, a COFFEE FELLOWSHIP HOST HERE, or an ACOLYTE HERE. Thank you!
HOW WE'RE HELPING OTHERS
Find joy volunteering with one of our ministry partners this summer!
Click on the ministry to contact the organization:

Cup of Cool Water: Serving Homeless Teens in Downtown Spokane; 509-747-6686
or email Marc and Debbie Connally HERE to join the rotation providing lunches

Family Promise: Helping Families Move from Homeless to Housed; 509-747-5487

Habitat for Humanity: Help Build New Homes; 509-534-2552

Mission Community Outreach Center: Free Clothing & Household Goods; 509-536-1084

Shalom Ministries: Serving Meals to Homeless in Downtown Spokane; 509-455-9019
Bite 2 Go Update

Thank you to all of the Bite 2 Go volunteers this school year. Your time and monetary donations are invaluable to our program. We wouldn’t be able to do it without all of you. We were able to sponsor 20 students at Hamblen Elementary this year!

Our Bite 2 Go pickup and delivery helpers this year were: Barry & Karen Brathovde, Carol & Bud Aaker, Gladys Rivers, Gloria Hoskins, Joy Wagner, Marionna Auld, Mary & Bob Nofsinger, Mary Roe, and Nancy Tsutakawa. Please stop by the church office sometime in the next week to pick up your thank-you note and small gift. Thank you to everyone! ~Kristin Markham and Karen Kelly, Neighborhood Outreach Deacons
Blankets for HPPC Newborns

The Congregation Care Team offers a ministry of giving baby blankets and Bibles to newborns of HPPC.  This outreach is intended to welcome our little ones with love and affirmation of our commitment to be part of our community of faith.

Have you welcomed a new addition to your family during this last year of the pandemic?  Are you expecting a little one in the coming months?  Please contact Kathleen Seppi with your news at [email protected].
UPCOMING EVENTS
For Zoom links, email [email protected]
FRIDAY, June 4
1 PM Zoom Gladys' Group

SUNDAY, June 6
7:30 AM Zoom Sunday AM Bible Study
9 AM In-Person/Online Worship Service
10 AM Congregational Meeting
6 PM In-Person Oasis Youth Group

MONDAY, June 7
6 PM In-Person Caravan Youth Group
TUESDAY, June 8
7:30 AM In-Person/Zoom Men's Bible Study
12:30 PM In-Person Staff Meeting
5:30 PM In-Person F&A Meeting

WEDNESDAY, June 9
9:30 Zoom Wednesday Morning Bible Study
2 PM Zoom Betty's Group

FRIDAY, June 11
1 PM Zoom Gladys' Group
Beyond Relief Meeting

Next Zoom meeting will be Sunday, June 13 at 11 AM. Natalie Bragg, Executive Director of Liberty Park Community Development Center, will join us to give an update on some new initiatives at the LPCDC. Natalie will address:

  • New initiatives outlined by recent LPCDC Board decisions as they look to resume more robust programs, as COVID vaccinations become more prevalent
  • Progress of construction on east side of LPCDC property along Hartson. If you’re down in the Perry District, check it out – amazing, beautiful conceived and realized!
  • Opportunities for Beyond Relief to come along side ministries like LPCDC to advocate for housing access
  • Opportunity to join LPCDC Board – commitment required, background desired etc.
Vacation Bible School
Attendance Registration & Volunteer Opportunities

Grab a pair of sandals, your bathrobe, and your sense of adventure, then get ready to escape with the Israelites! At Wilderness Escape VBS, June 28 - July 2, 9:00 AM - Noon, we'll meet Moses, hang out with the Israelites, and join their amazing adventure of trusting God in the wilderness. For more information and to register, click HERE or contact Joe at [email protected] or 509-954-3041.

Please prayerfully consider volunteering to help with Vacation Bible School this year. The kids are inviting you to join them on an adventure with Wilderness Escape VBS June 28-July 2, 9 AM-Noon. Volunteers are needed as teachers, guides, music leaders, games leaders, and more. Please contact Joe Bruce at 509-954-3041 or [email protected] with any questions or go HERE to sign up as a volunteer. Thank you!
Camp Spalding
 
Through their Christian summer camp programs, Camp Spalding provides a chance for thousands of young people from greater Spokane and North Idaho to get away from the daily routine, spend a week with an outstanding, fun staff of mature role models, and experience the adventurous life God intends for us. Sessions begin at the end of June and are offered during various dates throughout the summer. Once again, our Deacons are providing a 50% scholarship for any student attending. Prior to registering, obtain a Scholarship Code from Sandy Riebe at [email protected]. You can view this year’s Camp Spalding schedule and register using the Scholarship Code at campspalding.org.
Preschool Registration for 2021-2022 is open!
 
We're looking forward to a great year. Visit https://www.hamblenpres.org/preschool-registration to complete our online registration forms. Contact Interim Director Lisa Holmes at [email protected] with questions.
HPPC Book Club

For more information, contact Betty Thompson at [email protected].

2021/2022 Reading List:

October: The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
November: Created For Commitment by Audrey Witherall Johnson
January: We Band of Angels by E. Norman
February: The Widow’s War by Sally Gunning
March: The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
April: Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart
May: The Girl Who Wrote in Silk by Kelli Estes
CHILDREN AND YOUTH MINISTRIES
JAM (Jesus and Me)
Children's Sunday School

JAM Sunday School is in-person at 9:00 AM. Face masks and social distancing will be utilized. Online Sunday School activities will still be available as will a Zoom link if you would like to join Sunday School via Zoom.

For information on our children's programs, visit our website or contact our Director of Children's Ministries, Joe Bruce, at [email protected] or 509-385-0626.
Youth Ministries (6th-12th Grades)

Come join us for a hangout, games, and some Jesus time! For more information, visit our website's youth page at hamblenpres.org/youth. For questions, contact Mitchel Pierce, Director of Student Ministries, at [email protected].
Caravan (6th-8th grade):
Mondays 6:00-7:30 PM
Oasis (9th-12th grade):
Sundays 6:00-8:00
GIVING
Support the Ongoing Mission of HPPC with Your Tithes & Offerings

To make a donation to HPPC (one-time or recurring gift) you may do so HERE.
Thank you for choosing to support our mission to grow active followers of Jesus Christ
and build his community!
CONNECT WITH PASTORS & STAFF
Connect with Pastors & Staff

We are here for you! Office hours are Monday-Thursday, 9 AM to 4 PM and Friday, 9 AM to Noon. You can connect with pastors and staff by clicking on a link below to email them. Our cell numbers are also listed. Please reach out!

Click to email Pastor Steve Watts, Pastor, Head of Staff, or call/text: (509) 251-0366

Click to email Pastor Jennie Barber, Interim Associate Pastor, or call/text: (206) 794-0689

Click to email Heather Notske, Dir. of Operations & Group Ministry, or call/text: (509) 251-6468

Click to email Joe Bruce, Director of Children's Ministries, or call/text: (509) 954-3041

Click to email Mitchel Pierce, Director of Student Ministries, or call/text: (206) 739-6126

Click to email Kyla Fague, Interim Worship Director, or call/text: (509) 270-6848

Click to email Trina Limbaugh, Administrative Assistant, or call the office: (509) 448-2909 ext. 101

To submit a prayer request or to be added to the prayer chain, send an email to [email protected].