Missions & Outreach News
Cold Weather Shelter
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...
Mission Smiles Dental Clinic, Oct. 8
Mission Smiles partners with local churches and ministries to provide free 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. 8, 2023: "The hands and feet of...
SERVE Day Nov. 19
Be part of SERVE Day 2023! Individuals from Hyde Park will sort food, park cars, handout turkeys and more at the Metropolitan Ministries Holiday Tent on Nov. 19. The address of the tent is 2609 N Rome Ave, Tampa, FL 33607. Shifts are available throughout the day....
Pray for Pakistan and Hawaii
Pray for the people of Pakistan who are affected by churches being burned and threats of harm. See the message from Bishop Tom Berlin. Please pray for those affected by the terrible fires and destruction in Hawaii from Hurricane Dora. See the message from Bishop Tom...
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: Dear family and friends, Our last letter mentioned all the travel that I (Dave) would be doing. This letter is to...
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...
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 Download our printable Gifts For Good order form or place your order online. These unique gifts...
UMCOR Responds to Earthquakes
Dear Hyde Park Family, We are a week away from Thanksgiving, and I pray your days ahead will be filled with moments of joy, reflection, and connecting with loved ones. As the season suggests, may there also be occasions for you to give deep thanks to God and to each...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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. Here is an excerpt from their latest newsletter: We are entering the new year in hope! And as followers and family in...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
Donor Blesses Dunbar Families
Recently, parents and students at Dunbar Elementary returned to the school to return their laptops before summer break. When they arrived, they received an unexpected gift of generosity from a stranger. The video tells the rest of the story. [wpsve object="youtube"...
Dunbar Elementary Offers Video Thanks
With public schools closed throughout Hillsborough County, the staff, teachers and students shared a video to celebrate the love and support they received from Hyde Park's volunteers. There were countless messages of gratitude, virtual hugs, plus videos and letters...
Bike Ministry
Hyde Park's Bike Ministry continues to roll along and is very much in need of more volunteers. While there is always room for new mechanics, we also have non-mechanical need such as: metal recycling once a month intake assistance for an hour on Sunday mornings...
Mission Trip 2019 — Final Thoughts
When you commit to a mission trip, you have to know that things may not go quite as initially planned. But choosing to go on a mission trip is not usually just a whim. It is usually because you feel a call to help others. So in truth, maybe it just didn’t go quite...
Wednesday – Floors, Painting and Wrapping
Sometimes when you are the only on in the group who possesses a particular skill, you wind up on a job site by yourself. That’s what dictated Fred’s day today. On Monday, as we worked painting the house on Plantation Island, someone noticed that the floor in the...
Key West – Habitat Style
We have been so fortunate with the weather this week. Everywhere we go they tell us of how beastly hot it was here last week so we have been immensely grateful that, even as the sun may be intense at times, the temperatures have been in the 80s and not at all...
Mission Trip 2019 – Marco Island and the Everglades
No two mission trips are the same. Starting from the people with whom you work, to the places where you serve, each has its own character. This one, however, is distinctly different from many of the Hyde Park United Methodist's past adult mission trips. This one is...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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.
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...
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...