Community Stories

Community Stories

Community Stories is a podcast from Hope Brooklyn, a new community of faith in the heart of Brooklyn, New York, that believes wherever you are on your spiritual journey, there's room at the table. The Community Stories podcast highlights and celebrates the people, events, and life-stories of our incredible community, neighborhood and borough.

Episodes

December 17, 2018 38 mins

In this episode, we chat with Alysha Pizarro, who leads the justice team at Hope Brooklyn with a big heart for addressing inequality in our world and building communities with hope.

Week of December 17th, 2018

Guest: Alysha Pizarro | Host: Alice Liang

 

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This month, Racquel Enad chats with us about faithfully building communities as a table leader here in Crown Heights, as well as around the world, through her work providing tuberculosis treatment and her passion for global health.

Week of October 23rd, 2018

Host: Alice Liang | Guest: Racquel Enad

 

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September 23, 2018 30 mins

This time around, guest hosts Cabrina and Tracy interview Sarah Ng and Benson Liang while camping in the woods (complete with sounds of the wild...and neighboring campers). We discuss true community and their experience and reflections on Hope Brooklyn, as well as their own individual spiritual walks and as a couple and the Table they're hosting. 

Week of September 24th, 2018

Hosts: Cabrina Kang and Tracy Sun | Guests: Sarah Ng...

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August 27, 2018 31 mins

Bryant Nam, a new resident pastor with Hope Brooklyn this year, chats about the small groups that have influenced his life as a youth pastor and at Hope East Queens, and shares his vision for growing community this fall with the new launch of TABLES!

Week of Aug 27th, 2018

Host: Alice Liang | Guest: Bryant Nam

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July 28, 2018 30 mins

11-year-old Cheyana shares about how she experienced God recently on a summer missions trip in some unexpected ways, her growing faith, and what she's been up to this summer.

Week of July 30th, 2018

Host: Alice Liang | Guest: Cheyana Correa

 

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July 2, 2018 52 mins
Liz Vice’s new album “Save Me” portrays struggle, redemption, and all that rests in between. We talk through these themes and what she has wrestled with and sought joy in through the process of creating, recording, and releasing her sophomore album.   Week of July 2nd, 2018   Host: Alice Liang | Guest: Liz Vice
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June 5, 2018 27 mins

Hope Midtown pastor Drew Hyun looks back on the origins of Hope Brooklyn and where we’re at one year since our official launch. He shares about growth in the Hope Church NYC network and how we can continue to be a caring and present community.

Week of June 6th, 2018

Host: Alice Liang | Guest: Drew Hyun

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This Mother's Day, mother-daughter pair Sonia and Carmen share stories from their childhoods, their experiences with motherhood, grandmotherhood, and seeing God's hand through it all.

Week of May 14th, 2018

Host: Alice Liang | Guests: Carmen Natalia Colón and Sonia Otero

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April 2, 2018 44 mins
This week’s episode features David “Butch” Parnell, and dives into his life as a musician, from songwriting and touring, to playing on the music team at Hope Brooklyn, and even features three original songs recorded live in studio!   Week of April 2nd, 2018   Host: Alice Liang | Guest: David "Butch" Parnell   Links:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/5kNehLUbUskf63umIxvNzR https://www.instagram.com/butchparnel...
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March 5, 2018 32 mins

We chat with artist Melissa Alvey about her book — 40 Dawns & 40 Dusks — about the tumultuous journey that brought her there, the lessons she's taking to her art therapy practice, and wrestling with and following God through it all.

Check out more of Melissa's work here:  http://melissalalvey.com/

You can purchase Melissa's book, 40 Dawns 40 Dusks here: http://www.worksofmacdonald.com/products/40-dawns-40-dusks

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February 12, 2018 40 mins

This Valentine's Day, Bob and Faith Reel share some wisdom gained through their many years of working through marriage, ministry, and music. 

Week of February 12th, 2018   Host: Alice Liang | Guests: Bob and Faith Reel
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January 21, 2018 22 mins

New year, new episodes! This January, which is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, we talk with social worker Tracy Sun on serving victims of human trafficking, what it looks like in New York City, and how her faith guides her work.

Week of January 22nd, 2018   Host: Alice Liang | Guest: Tracy Sun

 

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December 25, 2017 38 mins

Special guest host Cabrina Kang chats with Sharon and Keith Chu, who are loving parents, doctors, and team members at Hope Brooklyn. They talk about living in Staten Island, working with underserved communities, and popping the question about interracial dating. 

Week of December 25th, 2017   Host: Cabrina Kang | Guest: Sharon & Keith Chu    
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November 17, 2017 30 mins

This week's episode features Sarah Klein-Cloud, a lawyer, avid runner, and loving dog owner. We talk about the new running TABLE she leads with Hope Brooklyn and the parallels between half marathons, spiritual journeys, and family life, and finding a home at Hope Brooklyn.

Week of November 13th, 2017

Host: Alice Liang | Guest: Sarah Klein-Cloud

 

 

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October 23, 2017 17 mins

In this episode, we sit down with Viktor Flores, a medical resident in urology and a valuable part of Hope Brooklyn's Prayer Team and Welcome Team. We discuss how his faith and work intersect, how his life has changed over the last few years since moving to the city, and how our community has been growing, and growing him in the process.

Week of October 23rd, 2017


Host: Alice Liang | Guest: Viktor Flores

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October 1, 2017 28 mins
Eddie Everette & Hope Brooklyn are hosting Folklore, which is "a story-formed collective that gathers around the good things," on October 5th at Threes Brewing. In this episode, we dive into how Folklore was founded in a field over a bottle of whisky, and what kinds of stories we're looking forward to at Folklore.   Week of October 2nd, 2017   Host: Alice Liang |  Guest: Eddie Everette
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September 19, 2017 22 mins

This this inagural episode, we're joined by Katherine Ruggiero, the Hope Kids Children's Programs Director at Hope Brooklyn and talk about life, inspiring imaginations, and "big church" versus "little church".

September 2017

Host: Alice Liang | Guest: Katherine Ruggiero

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