Life at Hope College

The First Annual Christmas Tree Lighting!

Before you read this post, you should probably start this video and listen to the gloriousness that is this song. Okay, thanks.

Alright, now that you’ve pressed play, feel free to read!

On Tuesday of this week, President Knapp invited everyone to come over and stand outside of his house while they lit up a big tree in his yard for Christmas.

Before the tree was lit…
…And after!

Then we sang Christmas carols, and on the last song, “Silent Night”, we all held candles! It was really cool! The Knapps also had snacks for us all and invited students to hang out on the patio behind their house. It was so awesome to be a part of the first tree lighting at Hope. It’s going to be such a cool tradition in years to come! Here are a few more pictures from the event!

President Knapp getting ready to light the tree!
Plugging in the tree!
My candle during Silent Night!
My friends Jess, Kelly, Lauren, Grace, and I!

Thanks for reading! Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are enjoying a great start to the Christmas season! Make sure to leave a comment, send me an email at kathryn.krieger@hope.edu, or tweet @hopekathryn17! I’d love to hear from you!


The Word gave life to everything that was created,
    and his life brought light to everyone.

 John 1:4

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