{"id":4690,"date":"2020-12-07T16:06:57","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T21:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwu-today.com\/?p=4690"},"modified":"2020-12-07T16:08:08","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T21:08:08","slug":"community-spotlight-hope-community-church-hosts-college-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwu-today.com\/?p=4690","title":{"rendered":"Community Spotlight: Hope Community Church hosts College Night"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Janiya Harrison<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.\u201d Matthew 18:20<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Nov. 16, Hope Community Church hosted a college night for local area students. The night was filled with worship, fun, love, and the opportunity to have various college students come together to praise the Lord. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCollege Night isn\u2019t something that is going to end your semester rather it\u2019s going to start your transition to going back home. I started going because I could celebrate with my friends about what God had and continues to do here on campus. Through learning who God says I am, I am reminded of who He called me to be in the kingdom,\u201d said Luke Beamer, class of \u201921 Exercise Science major. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gwu-today.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-02-at-4.14.15-PM-978x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4692\" width=\"327\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwu-today.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-02-at-4.14.15-PM-978x1024.png 978w, https:\/\/gwu-today.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-02-at-4.14.15-PM-286x300.png 286w, https:\/\/gwu-today.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-02-at-4.14.15-PM-768x804.png 768w, https:\/\/gwu-today.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-02-at-4.14.15-PM.png 1012w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/><figcaption>Luke Beamer, Class of &#8217;21<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is in the moments like College Night where we are reminded of how great our God is and how awesome it is that we get to worship Him freely without condemnation. \u201cI started going because I was reminded, I was loved by my community and my creator as well. In these moments you get to be fulfilled in the spirit with fellow believers,\u201d said Mikey West, class of \u201922 Young Discipleship Studies major.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gwu-today.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-02-at-4.19.33-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4693\" width=\"353\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwu-today.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-02-at-4.19.33-PM.png 892w, https:\/\/gwu-today.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-02-at-4.19.33-PM-269x300.png 269w, https:\/\/gwu-today.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-02-at-4.19.33-PM-768x856.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><figcaption>Mikey West, Class of &#8217;22<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, when we come back next semester, I triple dog dare you to come to College Night. Allow the spirit of God to overtake you and remind you in that moment you are valued and loved. It is nothing better than to be here the sounds of worship leaving the mouths of fellow young people. There are no downfalls to coming, ask yourself \u201cWhy not?\u201d I promise that your life will be changed!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>By Janiya Harrison \u201cFor where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.\u201d Matthew 18:20 On Nov. 16, Hope Community Church hosted a college night for local area students. 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