Blog
City on a Hill Health Clinic Welcomes New Mental Health Therapist to the Team.
Daniel Bechtel-Unekis joined the therapy staff in May of 2023. We are so happy he chose the clinic to begin his career. Daniel Bechtel-Unekis was born and raised in Iowa. He received his B.A. in Spanish at Northwestern College before moving to Western Michigan to...
City on a Hill names new Executive Director
Shawn Newhouse, new Executive Director of City on a Hill For the first time since its founding in 2006, City on a Hill in Zeeland will have a new executive director. The board of the ministry center in Zeeland has chosen Shawn Newhouse to replace Gary Ellens, the...
Free Health Clinic’s Christine Plummer awarded Champion!
Zeeland's Christine Plummer RN, MSN Receives National Recognition for Contributions to Ottawa County COVID 19 Vaccination Efforts The Association of Immunization Managers (AIM) Recognizes Plummer with the Immunization Champion Award Christine Plummer RN, MSN tending...
Art show to illustrate hope, raise funds
How do you visualize hope? Do you imagine the sun finally peaking through clouds after a rough storm? Do you envision chains breaking and feeling that freedom? Doors of Hope has seen evidence of hope in children finally getting a roof over their heads, mothers with financial freedom, families breaking generational cycles. City on a […]
Cafe volunteers serve others in ‘happy place’
Diana Groenewoud’s smiling face fits right in at the Café.She loves to serve customers, as she both contributes to and benefits from the friendly and cheerful Café community.“I felt called to do something like this because I enjoy people, I just enjoy the laughter and...
Health Clinic grants expand
community connections
When a patient who is not a native English speaker hears a term like “heart murmur,” having a Spanish speaker like Rachel Ysasi on hand can ease fears and facilitate care. That’s just one of the skills Rachel has brought to the City on a Hill Health Clinic since...
A Door of Hope
A Door of Hope looks different to each person. To some, a door of hope may open as someone learn how to budget. To others, gaining a community can open a door of hope. Each person that we interact with has different goals and dreams. Our goal is to build...
Hope House #3!
We have very exciting news to share! WE HAVE OPENED OUR THIRD HOPE HOUSE!!! Thanks to our partners at Moran Park Church, a family of three now has a stable home and a new start. We are thrilled!!! Here's the Hope Homes model: For the first 6 months, the tenants will...
Meet Our New Clinic Staff!
Join us in welcoming our newest members of the clinic team: Andrea DeWeerdt NP, Dan Bierma LMSW, Kailey Mattarella LLMSW and Rachel Ysasi CHW. Andrea has been a volunteer at the clinic for many years and has recently accepted the position of advanced practice provider...
Celebrating 15-year foundation of faith
Fifteen years ago this summer, the doors of City on a Hill opened. It was the culmination of months of work, prayer and steps of faith. And with those steps, our founders so often found a sure foundation under their feet. Answers to prayer at the right moment: A...