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Hope Street is The Greenhouse for People on 26th and Capitol. We provide housing and community to empower broken men, women, and children to cultivate a relationship with Jesus, themselves, and others to restore hope that flourishing is possible for us all.
Weekly Prayer


Hope Street: Community Update
ASHLEY THOMAS TALKS ABOUT HOW GOD IS ENOUGH Our Executive Director, Ashley Thomas was recently highlighted in the ever popular Christian...
Hope Street
Aug 13, 20171 min read


Hope Street Member Prayer
While waiting on something to say to God a little time ago. I thought about just saying thank you. Of all the gifts I have ever received...
Charles Wiggins
Aug 9, 20171 min read


Known.
The power of knowing someone’s name. “Aren’t you famous” asked one of the local “crack heads” of me a couple weeks ago as I cleaned the...
Ashley Thomas
Aug 3, 20172 min read


Doin' TOO much
You're still here? You should go home. You need a vacation! (4 year old) You may be a workaholic. Try not to stay too late tonight. These...
Ashley Thomas
Jul 26, 20172 min read


Board Member Prayer
Father, you are the author and creator of the very idea of unity. Your prayer for us was that we would be one as you are one, and that...
Greg Heinen (Board Chair)
Jul 19, 20171 min read


Sincerity & Faithfulness
“Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness.” My devotional lead me to Joshua this weekend. As I sat on...
Rachael Stricker
Jul 12, 20172 min read


I Bought a Vacuum
I wish I had recorded the conversation I had with one of our members on Monday. It was one of those, “oh yeah that’s right we are making...
Ashley Thomas
Jul 5, 20172 min read


Re-Member His Members
Every once in awhile I have a moment where I realize the lessons I learned or the things I experienced through basketball were preparing...
Ashley Thomas
Jun 28, 20172 min read


Board Member Prayer
Heavenly Father, Thank you that before time began, you knew of this place on the corner of 26th and Capitol in the city of Milwaukee...
Kris Koebele
Jun 21, 20171 min read


30 Days: Out with the Old & In with the New
I’m going to be real annoying for some of you who know this information already, for 30 days (TODAY is my 30th day..PTL!!) I have...
Rachael Stricker
Jun 14, 20172 min read


From One Extreme to the Next
The minute (possibly second) something changes in my life I leap to the opposite extreme “reality”. In other words something that may...
Ashley Thomas
Jun 7, 20172 min read


As You Are Led
“This is the confidence we have in approaching God, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us." 1 John 5:14 We are so...
Ashley Thomas
May 31, 20171 min read


As We Remember
Memorial; serving to preserve remembrance. With Memorial Day coming up this weekend we are reminded (I hope) of the men and women who...
Perry Brown
May 24, 20172 min read


Ashley Thomas
May 21, 20170 min read


No Make-Up On
“She is clothed with strength and dignity and laughs without fear of the future” Proverbs 31:25 I haven’t worn any make up the last...
Ashley Thomas
May 17, 20172 min read


Kris' Prayer
I first came to Hope Street wanting to get my feet wet so to speak. I had heard about Hope Street, the Greenhouse at 26th and Capitol,...
Rachael Stricker
May 10, 20172 min read


Life's Interruptions
Have you ever been faced with a task that for most people is simple, but not for you? Something that has been difficult to overcome and...
Karyll Heckman
May 3, 20172 min read


It's been a year!
Greetings! Can you believe it is May 1st? I can't. Yet, here I find myself exactly one year after having stepped in as the Executive...
Ashley Thomas
May 1, 20173 min read


Just so YOU know
We are all familiar with the common phrase of love your neighbor as yourself. We often place lots of emphasis on this love we are suppose...
Ashley Thomas
Apr 26, 20171 min read


Leadership
“You are the Potter, I am the Clay. So have your way. But while you’re going through, let Jesus work on you. There’s nothing else to do...
Ashley Thomas
Apr 19, 20172 min read
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