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Hilltop UMC
- Aug 13, 2018
- 4 min
175 Years of Tradition A conversation with Norma Petersen
Recently Hope Happens had a chance to conduct an interview with another of our life long members, Norma Petersen. Hilltop would not be what it is today without her, and there is little doubt that she wouldn’t be whom she has grown into. Hope Happens: What are your favorite memories of growing up in Hilltop? Norma Petersen: Sitting in a full pew with my whole family – there were six of us. I loved sitting on my dad’s lap listening to the service. My dad passed away when I w
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Hilltop UMC
- Aug 13, 2018
- 3 min
I'm not afraid
By Hannah Sweet What are you afraid of? Perhaps you're afraid of water, heights, clowns, or perhaps you're afraid of the dentist or babies. My father is afraid of water, so he doesn't swim and my mother of heights, so she avoids them. People are afraid of lots of things, but not me. I'm fearless. Growing up I was often in more trouble than out of it. I wasn't a bad child, I was just not afraid of anything, so I would often try things without working it out to the end because
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Hilltop UMC
- Aug 13, 2018
- 2 min
Reverend Randy's Reflections
July- Summertime and picnics, fireworks and the Fourth. July is as American as apple pie. I don't think any other month is as swelling with national pride as July. We, as Americans, are proud of our "Can Do" attitude, and our American-made freedom. As a nation we are proud to celebrate our independence; and we do have much to be proud of, much to celebrate. But as America so proudly celebrates its independence as a nation there is another type of celebration which should be t
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