Richard Thomas, a homegrown speaker for faith communities, corporate events and schools, will speak at Mountain Vineyard Christian Fellowship this Sunday and later in November.

The appearances by Thomas, a former football player at Kentwood High School and the University of Washington and in the National Football League, are scheduled for 9 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday and Nov. 23 during church gatherings at Cedar Heights Middle School in Covington.

The school is at 19640 SE. 272nd St. More information is available from Mountain Vineyard at (253) 631-6886, info@mtnvineyard.org and www.mtnvineyard.org.

The subject of his talks will be “bringing hope to our community in the 21st century,” a church spokeswoman said.