Aug. 31, 11:30 a.m. — 1 p.m, Open House at the Pat Cook House. Please RSVP by contacting Linda Walker by email, LindaW@HHHope.org, or phone, 813.231.5122. Dec.1, 1-3 p.m., Christmas and Fundraising event at The Portico, 1001 N Florida Avenue, Tampa. Christmas music,...

Each Sunday, 8-10 a.m., a team meets at the church to help repair bicycles belonging to our Open Arms guests. This ministry provides a much-needed service to the community. Bicycles enable the homeless and the poor to meet their transportation needs and a working,...

Ready4Work-Hillsborough, operated by Abe Brown Ministries, is a replication of the national Ready4Work program. Utilizing a four-pronged approach encompassing case management, life-coaching, employability training and job placement assistance, Ready4Work motivates...

Stats Accomplished January-June 2018 6.8 Million Pounds Gleaned from the Fields 3.7 Million Pounds Shipped in the Potato & Produce Project Total of 10.5 Million Pounds Collected and Distributed 31.5 Million Servings of Fresh Produce Provided 1,971 Events Held and...

This week we celebrate the return of the missionaries Tawanda Chandiwana and Adam Shaw, who were detained in the Philippines. However, Miracle Osman remains in the Philippines. Thomas Kemper, general secretary of Global Ministries, expressed his appreciation as the...

The Truth will set you free We speak of INDEPENDENCE as we celebrate America’s freedom. That’s a good thing and we are grateful for those who sacrificed. When we arrived on the mission field they taught us that it was better to be interdependent with the Papua New...

Did you know by the time they reach kindergarten, low-income children are 12-14 months behind their middle-income peers due to lack of health, educational and other resources? This gap only worsens as children age - 80% of low-income children do not have on-grade...

Greetings from the President This is my farewell-letter to you. The next letter informing you about our seminary joys and challenges will come already from Dr Külli Tõniste who is beginning her term as a new President of the BMTS on August 1, 2018. My sincere prayers...

Thanks to Angela Schroden, Director of Hyde Park United Methodist's Vacation Bible School (VBS), for involving Hillsborough House of Hope this year. The 2018 VBS theme is SHIPWRECKED and is focused on teaching children that no matter what shipwrecks happen in life —...

One Blood's Big Red Bus will be on Azeele Street Sunday to gather blood donations. Donating blood is a simple way to save lives like Logan's. He is a vibrant 7-year-old boy, who over the course of his young life, has received more than 110 blood transfusions. There is...

Accomplished January-April 2018 4.5 Million Pounds Gleaned from the Fields 2.7 Million Pounds Shipped in the Potato & Produce Project A total of 7.2 Million Pounds Collected and Distributed 21.7 Million Servings of Fresh Produce Provided 883 Events Held and 7,213...

On Sunday, April 22, Hyde Park United Methodist hosted the Mission Smiles dental clinic in the Harnish Activities Center. Click here for a summary and photos. We received the following feedback from Mission Smiles Program Manager, Kathy McGartland: What a great clinic...

To all of our praying partners: I (Pat) am in Australia and about to fly up to PNG. I will be going to the island province of New Ireland again. I will be working with the Feni language group this time. We will be checking Romans, Ephesians, 2 Peter, 1 John and Luke....

Accomplished January-March 2018 3.7 Million Pounds Gleaned from the Fields 2.1 Million Pounds Shipped in the Potato & Produce Project A total of 5.8 Million Pounds Collected and Distributed 17.4 Million Servings of Fresh Produce Provided 654 Events Held and 4,950...

Greetings from PNG! The 2nd course of our Oral Bible Translation project has just ended. The teams are taking home their audio translations of the Easter story in Mark along with a few of Jesus’ parables and teachings. We did run into some technical problems with...

Greetings from the President March 2018 We have stepped into the Holy Week. This year the last words of Jesus are ringing in my heart: „ It is finished“ (Jn 19:30). These words did not reflect his despair; it wasn’t any spontaneous cry. We are told that Jesus indeed...

Accomplished January-February 2018 2.3 Million Pounds Gleaned from the Fields 1.6 Million Pounds Shipped in the Potato & Produce Project A total of 3.9 Million Pounds Collected and Distributed 11.8 Million Servings of Fresh Produce Provided 431 Events Held and 3,411...

Servants from various organizations walked over to the Tampa Convention Center to pack leftover produce from a Food Expo into boxes and ultimately onto large trucks and vehicles to serve local ministries and food banks. Servants came from Hyde Park United Methodist...

Homecoming for UMC Missionary In celebration of her retirement, Connie DiLeo shared this message about her time as a UMC missionary: "The General Board of Global Ministries requires that their missionaries retire at the age of 70. Since I will turn 70 in June, I will...

Greetings from the President February 2018 Estonia as a state celebrated 100 years this past weekend. We participated at festivities (as you can see from the picture) in our home town Pärnu. In spite of the cold winter weather many people had gathered to march in the...

Hyde Park United Methodist has partnered with Dunbar Elementary Magnet School as part of the Florida Conference School-Church initiative, providing an opportunity to volunteer, serving the children and staff at the school. A school without a limited PTA and no...

Hillsborough House of Hope Spring Fling, a musical fashion brunch, Saturday, March 10, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., will be held at The Portico. Hyde Park United Methodist was donated six tickets to this event. If you would like to attend the Spring Fling, click...

In The News *Spring Fling, March 10 *Beautiful Conference *Morning Meditation *Message from the Hillsborough House of Hope Program Manager Linda Walker As your HHH Program Manager I would like to give you a few updates and progress on some of our residents. We are so...

Fri., March 9, Noon – 1 p.m., Franciscan Center, 3010 N. Perry Ave., Tampa, FL 33603 Guest Speaker: The Right Rev. Judy A. Kahler, Bishop, Celtic Christian Church and Hospice Chaplain, VITAS Healthcare in Central Florida Join us as we celebrate women, honor spiritual...

Date: Wed.Feb.21 Lunch-n-Learn Monthly Introductory Information Session at The Portico Conversation Room – Coffee Shop, 1001 N. Florida Ave. Tampa, FL 33602 Mission: mobilize the Church to transform lives and communities in the name of Christ. If Love INC (in the Name...

Monthly News and Stats Accomplished in January 2018 1.1 Million Pounds Gleaned from the Fields 587 Thousand Pounds Shipped in the Potato & Produce Project A total of 1.7 Million Pounds Collected and Distributed 5 Million Servings of Fresh Produce Provided 201 Events...

Can one week serving in an international mission really make a difference, either for those served or team members?  One week can be more than impactful, say team members, actually life-changing. Mike Alford recalls his first trip with the Hyde Park United Methodist...

Volunteer opportunities at the Salvation Army, 1603 N Florida Avenue Tampa: Serve meals daily at the Breakfast Club, 7:30-9 a.m. or the Supper Club 4-6:30 p.m. Food is previously prepared and picked up; light set-up and clean-up help is also needed. Receptionist...

Spring Fling, March 10, The Portico Campus; Graduates; and a message from the Hillsborough House of Hope President, Paul Phaneuf. Click here for more information and the newsletter.  

A Food-Packing Event with the Society of St. Andrew, Gleaning Network, 5-9 p.m., Saturday. March 3, Tampa Convention Center. The Southeast Produce Council (SEPC) is, once again, donating all leftover produce from their annual food show. All produce will be donated and...

Love INC Guiding Principle: Work in ways that allows people to achieve their God-given potential. “A critical component of helping people move out of their need is to help them see their worth and value to God.” (Redemptive Compassion). The Love INC model helps people...

Greetings from the President January 2018 The new year 2018 has began, and also the new semester at the seminary. We are grateful to God for first study sessions this year, and for the strong zeal and motivation we can see in our students. Our big house tends to be a...

2017 - A Great Year of Gleaning and Feeding • 18.1 Million Pounds Gleaned from the Fields • 10.4 Million Pounds Shipped in the Potato & Produce Project • A total of 28.6 Million Pounds Collected and Distributed • 86 Million Servings of Fresh Produce Provided • 5,960...

A magnifying glass, with its convex lense, enlarges the appearance of things. When you are called to "magnify the Lord," you are to make God stand out in a world that often ignores Him. How are you "being the glass?" As people look at your life, how are they seeing...

Accomplished January 1 to November 30, 2017 16.7 Million Pounds Gleaned from the Fields 9.1 Million Pounds Shipped in the Potato & Produce Project A total of 25.8 Million Pounds Collected and Distributed 77 Million Servings of Fresh Produce Provided 5,482 Events Held...

Greetings from the President December 2017 Advent time has come! Last week we had our seminary Advent party, and celebrated also the last study session of the fall semester with all our students, faculty and staff. Advent time reminds us that the year is ending soon,...

The gifts keep on coming …. Our resident video storyteller, Don, has created a masterpiece slide show of our trip. I know you’ll want to be sharing this with your family and friends. Thanks so much Don. This is like “manna from heaven”. God’s Peace to you and yours…...

Hello Friends of HHH, Thank you for your prayers for 2 mentors for our new residents. We only need one more! Please keep praying for one more  mentor who wants to give hope to our newest resident. Contact Linda Walker for information about mentoring...