Missions & Outreach News
Apply for 2023 Scholarships
Hyde Park United Methodist continues to provide financial support to students through three types of scholarships. The deadline to apply is March 31, 2023. scholarship
Thank You for Providing Shelter: Julie Watkinson
Good day, I wanted to reach out and thank all our community partners and ask you to please extend my gratitude to your staff and many, many volunteers. You opened your hearts and shelters to provide our most vulnerable population, a hot meal, and a warm place to...
Cold Weather Jan 2023
Hyde Park United Methodist is part of a network of shelters that provide warm, secure space for those experiencing homelessness. The program is administered by Hillsborough County government, which monitors weather conditions and issues an alert when the weather...
Gifts for Good
Consider carving out a portion of your gift budget for Gifts For Good – gifts that impact those in need in honor of those you love. Make a Donation: A Gift For Good These unique gifts serve a dual purpose: When you choose to donate to missions that our church...
Missions Celebration
Welcome to Hyde Park's Missions Celebration! God is at work through our Mission and Outreach ministries to touch the lives of our neighbors near and far! Explore how God is calling you to serve. Scroll through all they ways you can make God's love real locally and...
Baltic Methodist Theological Seminary News
Baltic Methodist Theological Seminary (BMTS), our mission partner, is the largest United Methodist seminary in Europe, and serves students from eight countries who study in three languages: Estonian, Russian and English. Their newsletter is titled Prayerchain, it...
HOPE Justice Ministry Celebration
Hyde Park United Methodist is a member of Hillsborough Organization for Progress and Equality (HOPE), a non-profit organization consisting of 25 diverse member congregations that works to promote justice, fairness and the dignity of people in Hillsborough County....
Gifts for Good
Spring is an exciting time of year, with Easter leading the way to special events in May and June like Mother’s Day (May 8), Father’s Day (June 19) plus graduations, weddings, and anniversaries. The spirit of Easter teaches us that there is more than one way to give,...
News from Missionaries Pat and Melenda Edmiston
Hyde Park's mission partners, Pat and Melenda Edmiston are missionaries with Wycliffe – Partners in Bible Translation, a nondenominational mission organization dedicated to translating the Scriptures and teaching people to read and write in their own language. An...
Baltic Methodist Theological Seminary News
Baltic Methodist Theological Seminary (BMTS), our mission partner, is the largest United Methodist seminary in Europe, and serves students from eight countries who study in three languages: Estonian, Russian and English. Their newsletter is titled Prayerchain, it...
Dunbar Book Drive
This year’s Dunbar Elementary Book Drive is going online. Visit Follett’s Book eFair to order books from a curated list for Dunbar students. Help us match our results from last year’s book drive. bookdrive
News from Shining The Light Ministries
Shining the Light Ministries, our mission partner in Nicaragua, provides agriculture training and support to low income families in the area around Leon. Their focus is in three areas: Gardens, Poultry and Sewing. Here is an excerpt from their latest newsletter: A...
Praise for Abe Brown Ministries
Abe Brown Ministries’, one of Hyde Park's mission partners, works to break cycles of incarceration by helping renew the minds of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated citizens, motivating them to change their behaviors and achieve purposeful lives as a compassionate...
News from Shining The Light Ministries
Shining the Light Ministries, our mission partner in Nicaragua, provides agriculture training and support to low income families in the area around Leon. Their focus is in three areas: Gardens, Poultry and Sewing. Here is an excerpt from their latest newsletter: 2021...
News from Missionaries Pat and Melenda Edmiston
Hyde Park's mission partners, Pat and Melenda Edmiston are missionaries with Wycliffe – Partners in Bible Translation, a nondenominational mission organization dedicated to translating the Scriptures and teaching people to read and write in their own language. Dear...
Baltic Methodist Theological Seminary News
Baltic Methodist Theological Seminary (BMTS), our mission partner, is the largest United Methodist seminary in Europe, and serves students from eight countries who study in three languages: Estonian, Russian and English. Their newsletter is titled Prayerchain, it...
Mission Smiles Dental Clinic–Oct. 3
Mission Smiles partners with local churches and ministries to provide dental clinics in various neighborhoods throughout Tampa Bay, bringing the hands of Jesus to those in need. They provided this report of their visit on Oct. 3, 2021: Mission Smiles served 17 guests...
News from Shining The Light Ministries
Shining the Light Ministries, our mission partner in Nicaragua, provides agriculture training and support to low income families in the area around Leon. Their focus is in three areas: Gardens, Poultry and Sewing. Here is an excerpt from their latest newsletter:...
News from Missionaries Dave and Julie Eberhard
Hyde Park's mission partners, Dave and Julie Eberhard serve as missionaries with Wycliffe Bible Translators. Read an excerpt from their latest newsletter: Yea! Brazil!!! Although Dave has been doing his teaching of missionaries and training of community leaders online...
News from Hillsborough House of Hope
Hillsborough House of Hope, founded by Hyde Park member Margaret Palmer, helps formerly incarcerated women become the women God intended them to be. In the September issue of the newsletter: *October 2, 2021, Grand Opening of Walker's Landing, Come check it out! The...
Praise for Abe Brown Ministries
Abe Brown Ministries’, one of Hyde Park's mission partners, works to break cycles of incarceration by helping renew the minds of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated citizens, motivating them to change their behaviors and achieve purposeful lives as a compassionate...
News from Shining The Light Ministries
Shining the Light Ministries, our mission partner in Nicaragua, provides agriculture training and support to low income families in the area around Leon. Their focus is in three areas: Gardens, Poultry and Sewing. Here is an excerpt from their latest newsletter:...
News from Hillsborough House of Hope
Hillsborough House of Hope, founded by Hyde Park member Margaret Palmer, helps formerly incarcerated women become the women God intended them to be. Read the most recent Hillsborough House of Hope newsletter here.
News From Love INC
Love INC, our mission partner, exists only to serve its member churches. Mobilizing churches, their members and resources produces volunteers that are Love INC trained to provide a variety of direct services to guests entrusted to our ministry. Read the July edition...
News from Shining The Light Ministries
Shining the Light Ministries, our mission partner in Nicaragua, provides agriculture training and support to low income families in the area around Leon. Their focus is in three areas: Gardens, Poultry and Sewing. Here is an excerpt from their latest newsletter: As we...
Dunbar Elementary Fall Kick-Off
Dear Hyde Park Community, We are so excited to share our plans for the upcoming school year. We expect to be back on Dunbar Elementary's campus with very few restrictions. The administration team is welcoming us back with open arms and many wonderful ideas of how we...
Baltic Methodist Theological Seminary News
Baltic Methodist Theological Seminary (BMTS), our mission partner, is the largest United Methodist seminary in Europe, and serves students from eight countries who study in three languages: Estonian, Russian and English. Their newsletter is titled Prayerchain, it...
Thank You from Missionaries Pat and Melenda Edmiston
Pat and Melenda Edmiston are missionaries with Wycliffe – Partners in Bible Translation, a nondenominational mission organization dedicated to translating the Scriptures and teaching people to read and write in their own language. The story of the 5 loaves and 2 fish...
News from Shining The Light Ministries
Shining the Light Ministries, our mission partner in Nicaragua, provides agriculture training and support to low income families in the area around Leon. Their focus is in three areas: Gardens, Poultry and Sewing. Here is an excerpt from their latest newsletter: 2021...
Mission Smiles Dental Clinic–April 11
Mission Smiles partners with local churches and ministries to provide dental clinics in various neighborhoods throughout Tampa Bay, bringing the hands of Jesus to those in need. They provided this report of their visit on April 11, 2021: They served six guests and...
Kids Camp and Missions Fund
As the school year winds down, families are looking forward to fun, impactful activities for their children. You can help by donating to send a kid to summer camp, Vacation Bible School or on a mission trip! A special offering is being collected to help make a...
News from Shining The Light Ministries
Shining the Light Ministries, our mission partner in Nicaragua, provides agriculture training and support to low income families in the area around Leon. Their focus is in three areas: Gardens, Poultry and Sewing. Here is an excerpt from their latest newsletter: The...
Trauma Informed Care Training Workshops
Metropolitan Ministries, our mission partner, is offering Effinity Trauma Informed Care workshops. These five-part monthly workshops are available to all, to help us gain an understanding of the long-lasting impact of trauma and get practical tools to use in our...
Embrace the Journey: Becoming the Beloved Community
The Gulf Central District of the Florida Conference is offering the first in their series of Innovation 2021, a district wide learning event. The workshop, titled "Embrace the Journey: Becoming the Beloved Community," explores how we are challenged by race, how we...
Praise for Abe Brown Ministries
Abe Brown Ministries’ works to break cycles of incarceration by helping renew the minds of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated citizens, motivating them to change their behaviors and achieve purposeful lives as a compassionate demonstration of the Love of Jesus...
News from Shining The Light Ministries
Shining the Light Ministries, our mission partner in Nicaragua, provides agriculture training and support to low income families in the area around Leon.Their focus is in three areas: Gardens, Poultry and Sewing. Here is an excerpt from their latest newsletter: The...
UMCOR Provides Winter Storm Relief
According to Wikipedia, the North American winter storm that crossed most of the United States from Feb. 13-17 was a major winter and ice storm with widespread impacts across the United States, Northern Mexico, and parts of Canada. The storm resulted in more than 170...
Join Our Blood Drive Sunday, June 13
Father's Day, June 20, reminds us of the importance of family connections. Sometimes, members of our family are referred to as "blood relatives" because we share common parents or ancestors. The blood that binds us together as a family can also bind us to humanity....
News from Shining The Light Ministries
Shining the Light Ministries, our mission partner in Nicaragua, provides agriculture training and support to low income families in the area around Leon.Their focus is in three areas: Gardens We work in eight communities teaching techniques from basic gardening skills...
News from Shining The Light Ministries
Shining the Light Ministries, our mission partner in Nicaragua, provides agriculture training and support to low income families in the area around Leon.Their focus is in three areas: Gardens We work in eight communities teaching techniques from basic gardening skills...
Support the Children’s Home
Our mission partner, the Florida United Methodist Children’s Home (FUMCH) is a refuge and haven for abused, neglected and troubled children.
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
Pat Edmiston is a missionary with Wycliffe Bible Translators currently serving in Papua, New Guinea. He provided this version of a familiar Christmas story from the perspective of an Alamblak village. 'Twas the night before Christmas in every village and hut The fires...
A Dunbar Elementary Christmas
Hyde Park's volunteers at Dunbar Elementary School continue to make a difference in the lives of Dunbar's students. In the above photo, 13 volunteers wrap up 200 books for the students. The presentation will be topped off with a video of Santa telling the children...
News from Baltic Methodist Theological Seminary
Baltic Methodist Theological Seminary (BMTS), our mission partner, is the largest United Methodist seminary in Europe, and serves students from eight countries who study in three languages: Estonian, Russian and English. Their newsletter is titled Prayerchain and the...
Hyde Park Member Completes Service with Hurricane Irma Recovery Project
#FloridaRestores is a ministry focused on Disaster Recovery of the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church. The October, 2020 newsletter shared updates on their Hurricane Irma Recovery Project. Hyde Park's own Amy Greene served as the Recovery Chaplain for...
Praise for Abe Brown Ministries
Abe Brown Ministries’ works to break cycles of incarceration by helping renew the minds of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated citizens, motivating them to change their behaviors and achieve purposeful lives as a compassionate demonstration of the Love of Jesus...
Hyde Park Member Publishes Book
Hyde Park member, Shannon Hitchcock, has published a new book Flying Over Water, co-written with N.H. Senzai. Join a discussion group including Pastor Vicki Walker and consider the current social and political environment, the Syrian refugee crisis, and community...
News from Shining The Light Ministries
Shining the Light Ministries, our mission partner in Nicaragua, provides agriculture training and support to low income families in the area around Leon. Here’s an excerpt from their recent newsletter. It is a blessing to know that in the midst of all the situation...
Serve at Dunbar’s Great American Teach-In Nov. 19
The Great American "Virtual" Teach-In is Thursday, Nov. 19. If you are interested in speaking to a class (or multiple classes) about your career, hobby or interest via Zoom, please sign up here. Our lead teacher will contact you to coordinate details, provide Zoom...
News from The Judeo Christian Health Clinic
The Judeo Christian Health Clinic is one of Hyde Park's mission partners. Below is an excerpt from their latest newsletter. Today was cool enough to almost have Autumn expectations. In another month or so, we can look forward to cooler days with less humidity and less...