In celebration of the last Ignition of the school year, house groups will be meeting on campus for Ignition this week. Students will be informed of what room to go to at the worship gathering.   

Ignition Friends and Family,

As you may be aware, I have been a student at Bethel Seminary in St. Paul, MN for the past four years while I’ve served as a student ministry leader at Lutheran Church of Hope. My journey to become the spiritual leader God has called me to be requires the completion of a one-year internship in an ELCA congregation.

Although Hope has been, and continues to be, a spectacular community to be a part of and instrumental in my development as a transformational leader, I have prayerfully decided to experience this upcoming, brief season of ministry in a much less familiar and less comfortable context. On June 24, I will leave my post as Ignition Coordinator to focus on school and begin the transition to a new role as pastoral intern at Rock of the Foothills Lutheran Church in La Verne, CA.

As the time approaches for this new journey to begin, I have complete faith that God will continue to bless the Ignition high school ministry and allow it to move forward to reach new students with the everlasting love of Jesus Christ under the leadership of Mike Lindsay, a talented addition to the Ignition team.

The past four years at Lutheran Church of Hope have been unforgettable and my wife Heather and I are really excited about a probable return in a year. We desire to be a part of all that God has in store for such an incredible church in the near future and look forward to seeing what opportunities God provides. Above all, we are confident He has great plans in store for us, Ignition and Lutheran Church of Hope!

Thank you for the opportunity  to get to know you all through Ignition! Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.

In His joy,

Andy Hermanson

Have any extra shoes laying around your house? Lutheran Church of Hope took shoes to Jamaica this past spring break on a whim and was blown away by the results. He's going back this month and would love any donations you can provide! See the video and the information below for details.

Ignition will be collecting shoes May 1st, 8th and 15th. Simply bring any quality shoes you'd like to donate to the Worship Gathering and put them in the box in the foyer and we'll take care of the rest!

Here's a sneak peek at our last Series of the year; Collide.

Ask anyone who’s ever run into a sliding glass door that was closed, or went for the same baseball as a teammate, or experienced a fender bender at a stoplight—a collision changes things. Whether it’s a bump on the head or a cracked bumper, something is not the same as it was before. The same thing happens when we collide with God or His truth or even other people. We’re changed. But unless we put ourselves in a position to collide, everything will stay the same. So are you ready to change, are you ready to collide?  

The West Des Moines House Group will be meeting at the home of Mark and Melissa Aeilts for the next two weeks (May 1st and 8th). Copies of directions will be available at the Worship Gathering at Lutheran Church of Hope, but we've also shared a link below to make things easy! See you Sunday night from 5pm - 8pm!

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Who: All of iginition (9-12 grade) and newly confirmed 8th graders!

What: A night of fellowship and fun to wrap up friday night igintion and welcome in next year's freshman.

When: May 6th, 9-11pm

Where; Lutheran Church of Hope. 

Join us for our final Friday Night Ignition of the year as we celebrate the fun we've had all year and welcome the incoming class of freshmen (current 8th graders)! There will be games, snacks, a chance to make some new friends and info about what Ignition is all about. No need to register.

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Looking for another way to get involved? Participate in change wars! Here's the details...

Who: You!

What: Bring all of your extra change to Ignition to see how many lives we can change through World Vision!

Where: The Ignition Worship Gathering - The Well

When: Sunday Night April 3rd and 10th at 5pm

Why: Because every dollar raised = food for a malnourished person for an entire day. You can make a difference!

It's not too late to get involved in the fun! The winning house group gets to eat first at the end of the famine!

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30HourFamine[1;20]_HOPE_YouTubeSD.mp4 (21.13 MB)

Ignition students will band together April 15th and 16th to go with out food so others may eat. Will you join the cause?

Register here. Be sure to get a move on, as T-shirt orders must be submitted by March 31st.

Ignition is sending out 24 minssionaries Saturday, March 12th and wants you to follow along! Several students and leaders will be tweeting/posting. Follow along to see what God does!

Wondering what you can do to make a difference? Ignition is gearing up for another great 30 Hour Famine April 15-16th and is in need of incredible students to join in the fun of planning this student-run event! The first meeting has been scheduled for Thursday night at 7pm. Here are the details.

Who: You and Your Friends

What: Dreaming up ideas of this year's 30 Hour Famine and making it happen!

Where: Lutheran Church of Hope. This week in RM 213. Other weeks the location may vary.

When: Thursday's at 7pm.

Why: Because God is doing something awesome and He wants you to be a part of it!

Not sure what a 30 Hour Famine is? It's a 30 Hour experience where students raise funds to fight world hunger, experience poverty to identify with those less fortunate and learn about God's heart for the poor. There's service, worship, fellowship and oh yeah...no food! It's a transformational experience.

Still have questions? Email Katie Kroeger at katie_mckroeger@hotmail.com.