Missions & Outreach News
Costa Rica Mission Trip — Our Final Day
Facing construction projects that turned out to be much more difficult than anticipated, there were times when we wondered if we would complete them. This thought was unsettling to all of us, especially since we know that there are no more teams coming to Pura Vida...
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1033 Market – Buy Christmas Gifts That Keep Giving
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 and Sunday, Dec. 9 – Complete your holiday shopping, while supporting missions organizations locally and around the world.
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Costa Rica Mission Trip — Day 5
More Than Just Food All of our time here is not spent in work. We spend a lot of time talking, laughing and getting to know each other and the many talents that we each possess. While playing games, we have discovered who among us can give the most creative clues...
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Costa Rica Mission Trip — Day 4
The Armor of God As has always been our custom on our adult mission trips, we come with a well-prepared week of Bible lessons for children. We are given guidelines regarding the facility in which we might be working, the number of children who will probably attend,...
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Costa Rica Mission Trip — Day 3
Drying Up Houses Day 3: Nov. 5, 2018 Our construction volunteers have been working on two projects this week, and on both of them their guidance and suggestions have led to an effective solution to the problems at hand. The first home was a 20’ by 30’ structure...
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Adult Mission Team in Costa Rica
Our 15-member adult mission team departed Saturday, Nov. 3 for a week of work and fun with our mission partner, Pure Vida, in Costa Rica. To keep up with posts of their progress and experiences (and posts of other mission events,) visit our Hyde Park Speaks page.
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Costa Rica Mission Trip – Day 2
Praise, Worship and Rain Day 2: Nov. 4, 2018 As we awakened to our first day here at Pura Vida, God was just finishing lifting the blanket of fog outside. The quiet neighborhood was just beginning to stir under a cloud-dotted sky to what appears to be a day promising...
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Costa Rica Mission Trip – Day 1
Costa Rica - We Have Arrived Day 1: Nov. 3, 2018 The day started early for 15 missioners as we gathered before sunrise at the airport in Tampa to begin our journey to Pura Vida Missions in Ramon, Costa Rica. While our flights were on time, our passage through...
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Mission Smiles at Hyde Park
Missions Smiles held dental clinics on Oct. 14 at Hyde Park United Methodist where 32 guests were served! Thank you Mission Smiles, their dentists and nurses, and all who volunteered their time to make this clinic a success. To read more about the clinic, click...
read moreOpen Arms Needs List
In addition to the food and other services provided on Sunday mornings, our Open Arms Ministry needs the following items to care for our guests: Plastic take out/deli containers Plastic grocery bags Razors Readers Men's underwear Women's underwear Men's socks Women's...
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Hurricane Michael Relief Efforts
Hurricane Michael did unprecedented damage to many small beach communities and several cities in Florida's panhandle. Hundreds of thousands of people remain without power. Here are several ways that can help alleviate some of the suffering: There are two...
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“Fissures and Cracks” Art Exhibit
On Oct. 23, The University of Tampa’s Scarfone/Hartley Gallery will open Fissures and Cracks, an exhibition of visual works by the homeless of Tampa Bay. The exhibition will also feature The Faces of a Million Meals, a photography portrait series by Tim Kennedy, UT...
read moreSociety of St. Andrew, Gleaning Network
Accomplished Jan. - Sept. 2018 11.6 Million Pounds Gleaned from the Fields 5.8 Million Pounds Shipped in the Potato & Produce Project Total of 17.4 Million Pounds Collected and Distributed 52.3 Million Servings of Fresh Produce Provided 4,665 Events Held and 20,428...
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SERVE Day at Metropolitan Ministries – Register
Be part of SERVE Day 2018 with around 400 others from both Hyde Park campuses! Individuals from Hyde Park and their friends and family will sort food, park cars, hand out turkeys and more at the Metropolitan Ministries Holiday Tent on Nov. 18. Shifts are available...
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Dunbar Elementary Magnet webpage
To keep up with all the activities at Dunbar Elementary Magnet School, you can always visit their website.
read moreNews From The Florida United Methodist Children’s Home
Early Childhood Education Center Opens New Facility On September 20th, we dedicated the Lamar Louise Curry Early Childhood Education and Development Center. This 20,000 square foot facility will become the new home of In As Much, currently located on Lakeshore Drive....
read moreFlower Arranging Class
Learn the concepts of flower arranging and design for your front door, mantle or holiday table. Hyde Park member Larry Lucas will be demonstrating. This event is open to the public. A $5 donation is requested. Proceeds from this event will benefit the 1033 Market and...
read moreDunbar Elementary Wish List
Like many schools in the Hillsborough County School District, Dunbar Elementary Magnet has a Wish List of items that will help teachers and staff improve the quality of the education provided to their students. To view a list of current wished-for items, please click...
read moreNews From Abe Brown Ministries Ready4Work Program
Vincent describes his time in New Jersey as a period in his life when he had no direction, no guidance, and was a lost soul infatuated with the street life. Vincent found himself in and out of jail at a young age, so he decided to move to Florida. Vincent soon met a...
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Oktoberfest to Benefit Good Samaritan Mission
Oktoberfest Our friends at The Old Castle German Restaurant in Sun City Center are celebrating their annual Oktoberfest event from October 5 to October 7 from 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. each day, with proceeds benefiting Good Samaritan. Good Samaritan will have a table display,...
read moreBecome a Global Mission Fellow: Serve in the U.S. or Internationally
The Global Mission Fellows, a program of the General Board of Global Missions, is a two-year mission opportunity for young adults ages 20-30. Young adults are invited to engage with local communities, connect the church in mission and grow in personal and social...
read moreWorld Communion Sunday – Oct. 7
This Sunday, we celebrate World Communion Sunday, when we share the unity with our Christian brothers and sisters around the world. That global perspective is also the basis for our annual Mission Celebration on Oct. 28. We will host more than 40 mission partners,...
read moreCome Grow the Dunbar Garden
Seven volunteers help students from Dunbar Elementary, a school serving Tampa's low-income students, plant their first vegetable garden. These students learn science, botany, and other school subjects from the garden, and they also learn where their food comes from...
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Missions Celebration Sunday
Missions Celebration — Sunday, Oct. 28 Hyde Park's Missions Celebration, Sunday, Oct. 28, was our annual showcase of the many ways we are actively involved in the mission field, either directly or through our extensive network of mission partners. We were especially...
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News from Missionaries Pat and Melenda Edmiston
Translation efforts grow The third Oral Bible Translation workshop took place in Wewak for Bungain, Juwal, and Urimo language participants in August. As it was the third workshop, the participants were keen to put into practice the things they had learned in the...
read moreServe Day 2018
Plan to join hundreds of volunteers at Metropolitan Ministry's Holiday Tent on Nov 18 to bring Thanksgiving to families in need. This is our most popular serving event each year. Register here.
read moreDunbar Magnet School named 10News School of the Week
Dunbar Elementary Magnet is the first 10News School of the Week powered by Duke Energy Florida for the 2018-19 school year. The school is known for its Medical Magnet program, but if you speak to students, that’s just the half of it. Watch: Dunbar Elementary Magnet...
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Prayer Bears
Have you seen one of these bears before? If you can believe it, 10 years ago, Trish Krider started this ministry. Since then, these bears have helped children find comfort in this space, brought peace to people in the hospital, and have been delivered to all ages, in...
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Thank You Dunbar Volunteers!
Thank you so much to each of you for coming to help with the Dunbar Parent Teacher Conference Night on Sept. 20. You really helped the students, teachers, and families experience God‘s love through your kindness, compassion, and lasagna :-). You are the best! Use this...
read moreLots of Ways to Serve at Dunbar Elementary!
Thanks to all who have started volunteering at Dunbar! We are off to a great start and are very excited about what we can do for the students and staff at Dunbar. If you have not started volunteering yet and still need help with placement, please email Kathy Avant,...
read moreDunbar Elementary Magnet Conference Night Sept. 20
3:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, Dunbar Elementary Cafe, 1730 W. Union Street, Tampa, FL 33607 Welcome volunteers! On Thursday, Sept. 20, the teachers at Dunbar will host parent/teacher conferences. You can help support the students and teachers in many ways:...
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News from Baltic Methodist Theological Seminary
Greetings from the President In June President Meeli Tankler wrote wishing farewell. Meeli ran a good race for the BMTS and because of that we can proceed to the next leg of the relay race with confidence. Thank you, again, Meeli! Now, (in words of Bishop Alsted at...
read moreAbe Brown Ministries: Success Story
Khadijah started her brush with the criminal justice system by hanging out and joyriding with her friends. Mixing with the wrong crowd and experimenting with drugs ultimately led Khadijah to incarceration which forced her to be away from her loving family. As a...
read moreSociety of St. Andrew, Gleaning Network
Accomplished January - August 2018 10.8 Million Pounds Gleaned from the Fields 5.7 Million Pounds Shipped in the Potato & Produce Project Total of 16.5 Million Pounds Collected and Distributed 49.5 Million Servings of Fresh Produce Provided 3,907 Events Held and...
read moreMissions Funding Application
Mission Funding Criteria Mission partners are selected and reviewed annually. New missions may submit an application for funding until Jan. 15. All applications are submitted to the Missions and Outreach team for review. Existing mission partners submit annual reports...
read moreRefugee Ministry: Community Meeting
The Department of Children and Families Refugee Services will hold a Community Meeting 10 a.m. - noon Monday, Oct. 1 in the Harnish Activities Center. All church members are welcome to attend this meeting. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss future goals and...
read moreLove Inc.: Lunch and Learn and Training
Lunch-n-Learn Monthly Introductory Information Session 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Wednesday. Sept.19, complimentary lunch provided by The Portico Cafe. Click here for more information. Volunteer and Resource Navigator Monthly Training 9:45 a.m. - noon, Saturday, Sept. 29,...
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News from Florida United Methodist Children’s Home
Legacy Scholars Academy Begins Year Five We begin a new school year incredibly grateful for the outpouring of donations we received. Churches from around the Annual Conference generously gave school supplies and finances to fund our upcoming year. We are excited to...
read moreHyde Park Member is a Missionary with World Race, a ministry of Adventures In Missions
Genna Dalence, who grew up in Hyde Park United Methodist, is spending the year with World Race. Her trip will take her to Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia. Through the World Race, her team will serve...
read moreHow the United Methodists are Helping in Puerto Rico
After hurricane Maria, UMCOR approved $5 million between previous grants and other assistance to the Methodist Church of Puerto Rico (MCPR). On April 13, 2018, UMCOR board members approved three separate grants to MCPR, including a grant for $15 million. These grants...
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Florida Restores – Disaster Recovery
It's hard to believe a year has passed since Hurricane Irma. For many, a lot has changed. For many more, the challenges remain overwhelming -- as they continue to struggle with recovery. Hurricane IRMA was the biggest and most costly storm in Florida history. The...
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Behind the Scenes at Good Samaritan Mission
THE RECIPE EDITION 1. Begin Fall Session of classes at Wimauma Community Church of God. 2. Add a brand-new Crochet Class as taught by Sharon Terrell (pictured above) 3. Mix it all together, sprinkling prayer generously. 4. Yields: 8-10 women learning a new skill that...
read moreSociety of St. Andrew, Gleaning Network, News and Stats
Accomplished January - July 2018 9 Million Pounds Gleaned from the Fields 4 Million Pounds Shipped in the Potato & Produce Project Total of 13 Million Pounds Collected and Distributed 38.8 Million Servings of Fresh Produce Provided 3,096 Events Held and 15,560...
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Baltic Methodist Theological Seminary Anniversary
This year Hyde Park's mission partner the Baltic Methodist Theological Seminary celebrates their 25 anniversary. The Seminary is the largest United Methodist seminary in Europe, currently serving students from eight countries who study in three languages: Estonian,...
read moreNews from the Florida United Methodist Children’s Home
News about the school supply drive, Mims Mullet Festival Golf Tournament, Warren Willis Camp and Deloitte Impact Day 2018. Click here for the newsletter or here for the...
read moreNews from Missionaries Pat and Melenda Edmiston
We want to thank you for your prayers and support. In this Edmiston Edition we bring you up to date on what has been happening in our lives over the past couple months and where we will be in PNG over the the next couple months. Click here for more...
read morePortico Workforce Housing
Hyde Park in combination with The Portico, Love Inc., and Second Half Properties launched the Portico Workforce Housing Initiative in July 2016 with the opening of one house. It provides low-cost safe housing and wrap-around support for homeless men who are...
read moreLillian of Honduras, Good Samaritan Mission
What do the hands of God look like? At Good Samaritan Mission, a rural farming community south of Tampa, such hands are small and very busy. They belong to a woman named Lilian Matos — a woman with the kind of faith that lights up faces and changes lives. “I believe...
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Family Mission Trip – What a Week it Was
We left Tampa on Sunday as a mixed group - male and female, families of varying sizes - many of whom have been longtime friends while others had just met. But there was a common thread that wove us together, we were each answering God’s call to serve. We were not...
read moreSave The Date — Hillsborough House of Hope
Christmas Concert Join us for our Christmas Concert and fundraising event, 1-3 p.m. Dec. 1 at The Portico, 1001 N Florida Avenue, Tampa. Enjoy Christmas music, cookies, coffee and testimonials from women in the Hillsborough House of Hope program. The House is raising...
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