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Leading On Purpose
June 1, 2023 Dear Hyde Park Family, Among my leadership roles beyond the local church is that I serve as the chairperson of the Florida Conference Board of Ordained Ministry for the United Methodist Church. We evaluate and recommend persons to serve as clergy in our...
Pentecost: Visions and Dreams
May 25, 2023 Dear Hyde Park Family, This Sunday, we join with Christians around the world in celebrating Pentecost Day, the birthday of the church, when the Holy Spirit touched the earth and ushered in a fresh experience of God’s presence and power on earth. On that...
Graduation and Ascension
May 18, 2023 Dear Hyde Park Family, This Sunday is the convergence of two observances, one civic and one liturgical. First, it is Graduation Sunday, in which we will honor the high school seniors in our worship services with a video and a prayer of blessing. It is...
You Can Serve.
Vacation Bible School is June 26-29, and is one of our favorite weeks every year! We have space for 25 more Crew Leaders and Station Room Leaders. You can join our team and help usher over 150 cadets around the Stellar Hyde Park Space Station!
High School Mission Trip 2023
Sunday-Friday, July 23-28 Sign up by May 28. Click here! Our High School youth will be Making God‘s Love Real in Bayou La Batre, AL! Encounter the resilient spirit of Bayou La Batre as we serve through: home improvement projects, elder care and children’s ministries....
Why The UMC? Part 3
May 11, 2023 Dear Hyde Park Family, For this final installment of “Why the UMC?” I offer a few of the many reasons why I continue to be drawn to Wesleyan theology and practice, and why we can be excited to be part of the continuing United Methodist Church. United...
Summer Music Camp
Explore your Call at Morning Summer Music Camp! When: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 31 - Aug. 4 Who: Rising 2nd through Rising 6th graders How much: $50 Register: https://hydeparkumc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/1477/responses/new Come join us in a fun week of music...
Why The UMC? Part 2
May 4, 2023 Dear Hyde Park Family, The United Methodist Church rescued me from a crisis of faith. I was fresh out of high school, in my freshman year of college, when the tightly wound and insulated world of my fundamentalist faith began to unravel. At first, it was a...
Why The UMC? Part 1
April 27, 2023 Dear Hyde Park Family, Last Monday, I filmed an interview with a clergy colleague who is hosting a series of conversations about the United Methodist Church, and a hopeful vision of its future. If you are interested in watching that interview, let me...
Love is Kind
April 20, 2023 Dear Hyde Park Family, Our journey through 1 Corinthians 13 continues this Sunday with an exploration of the phrase “Love is kind.”The lesson of kindness is one that we learned as children, but is one that we tend to ignore today. But even simple acts...
Encountering Resurrection
April 13, 2023 Dear Hyde Park Family, We continue to bask in the glow of resurrection dawn, celebrating the new life and hope given to us in the risen Christ. Our Holy Week and Easter services were stirring and celebrative, as we welcomed over 2,500 to our various...
Small Blessings Masquerade Auction
Auction Raises Funds for Hyde Park's New Playground 6:30-8:30 p.m. April 29, 2601 E. 2nd Avenue, Tampa. You are cordially invited to the Small Blessings Preschool Masquerade Auction. The cocktail attire event will begin at 6:30 p.m. and include music, food and a live...
Night of Praise
7 p.m. Thursday, April 27, Harnish Center The Contemporary Band will be hosting an uplifting “Night of Praise” in the Harnish Center. Come together and celebrate the great things God is doing at Hyde Park through music, story and experience the joy of being a church...
Sunrise Song Lyrics
I Thank God Wand’ring into the night wanting a place to hide This weary soul this bag of bones I try with all of my might But I just can't win the fight I'm slowly drifting a vagabond And just when I ran out of road I met a man I didn't know And He told me that I was...
50 Day Encounter
For the next seven weeks – the time between Easter and Pentecost Sunday, May 29, we are inviting you on a journey that will help you grow deeper in your love for God and all people, and experience resurrection in your own life. Receive weekly inspiration and...
On Thy Lonely Way
April 6, 2023 Dear Passion Week Pilgrims, “Lenten Communion” by Katharine Tynan (1861-1931) Rest in a friend’s house, Dear, I pray: The way is long to Good Friday, And very chill and grey the way. No crocus with its shining cup, Nor the gold daffodil is up, –...
Easter Lilies
Easter lilies decorate our worship spaces to celebrate the resurrection. A list of lilies purchased in honor of and in memory of loved ones can be found here. The lilies may be taken home after the 11 a.m. Easter services at the Hyde Park Campus or they can be left to...
Three Timely Prayers
March 30, 2023 Dear Lenten Pilgrims, The events of these past days can be marked by three powerful and timely prayers, which speak to needs of our world and our hope in God. I invite you to consider them prayerfully. PRAYER 1: “LORD, DELIVER US” The first is by Rear...
Hyde Park’s New Playground
All proceeds from the Small Blessings Preschool fundraiser will go towards new playground equipment, which is scheduled to be installed in May with a June 2023 completion. Click on the image below for a closer look. [gallery order="DESC"...
Join us for Easter!
Join us for the grand triumph of the resurrection. Our worship staff has been planning many creative and captivating worship elements to make our Easter Sunday celebration a beautiful testament to God’s resurrecting power.
Invite A Friend to Easter
We are hoping this simple message helps you invite a friend to church for Easter worship April 9 6:30 a.m. Waterworks Park 9:30 & 11 a.m. Hyde Park Camps Feel free to personalize and send by email or text: I hope you're having a great day! I just wanted to let you...
How Jesus Learned Obedience
March 23, 2023 Dear Hyde Park Fmaily, There are two sacred observances happening within the next ten days whose juxtaposition rarely gets much attention. The first event is this Saturday, March 25, known as Annunciation Day. It is precisely nine months before...
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...
Christ Ever With Me
Tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day, as you may know. Like Christmas, Easter, Halloween, and Valentine’s Day, it is a civic and cultural day rooted in religious history. While many people will be celebrating with all things green (including clothes, shamrocks, and even our...
Cold Weather March 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...
Nehemiah Action
Our Justice Ministry is participating in the Hillsborough Organization for Progress and Equality's (H.O.P.E.) annual Nehemiah Action event. At this annual event, over 2,000 people gather to advocate for the needs of the marginalized and oppressed in our community. The...
A Prayer for International Women’s Day
Dear Hyde Park Family, Yesterday was International Women’s Day, which has been commemorated by the United Nations since 1975 and endorsed by our denomination’s United Methodist Women (recently renamed United Women in Faith.) It is a global celebration of women and an...
Open Arms Back In The Harnish Center
Open Arms Homecoming Thanks to everyone who helped make the Open Arms homecoming back into the Harnish Center such a wonderful success. Thanks to all of you who jumped in to help move a chair or a table, serve coffee and food, and provide a warm welcome to all who...
Easter and Holy Week Hospitality
Many guests are expected to join us for Holy Week services. Be one of the first to welcome them by serving as a parker, greeter or usher at one (or more) of our services. Sign up here!
Sacraments Experience
The season of Lent is upon us, and what a great time for your family to gather and grow together in your faith by attending our Sacraments Family Experience. Join the Children’s Ministries team and our pastors as we explore the meaning of Baptism and Communion in the...
Purchase Easter Lilies
Purchase Easter lilies to decorate our worship spaces in celebration of the resurrection. A list of lilies purchased in honor of and in memory of loved ones will be in the Easter Sunday bulletin. The lilies may be taken home after the 11 a.m. services at the Hyde Park...
Palm Sunday Information for Children
Sunday, April 2 is Palm Sunday. Children of all ages are invited to participate in worship by waving palm branches at the beginning of the 9:30 and 11 a.m. services. To participate in the 9:30 a.m. Harnish Center Service: All preschool and elementary families need to...
The Table Will Be Wide
Dear Lenten Pilgrims, My friend Rev. Jan Richardson is one of the coolest clergy colleagues I know. She is a United Methodist minister, an internationally regarded artist, and the director of The Wellspring Studio, LLC, in Winter Park, Florida. Her artwork has been...
10 Tampa Bay reports on Ashes to Ashes Ceremony
A soil ceremony was held on Ash Wednesday at The Portico. The ceremony honors those lynched between 1892-1934 within the Tampa community. This was the second ceremony held at The Portico. This year the church honored Lewis Jackson. See the full story here.
A Reflection of the Year Ahead
Dear Hyde Park Family, For my Midweek Message today, I invite you to click this link [Here] to view my address to the elected leadership of the church last Monday night at our annual Leadership Gathering. (The cover photo is of our elected laity, whom we thank for...
Take Your Next Steps During Lent
Easter Sunday is April 9, 2023. Lent is a season of spiritual gardening, of inviting God to unearth in us what lies fallow, what needs to be tended, and what needs to die for new life to emerge.
Neighborhood Tables
here are probably other people who attend Hyde Park that live near you? We want to help everyone connect during the month of March! Connect across neighborhoods where people from Hyde Park United Methodist will gather with each other over food and conversation. Meet...
Good Grief Support Group
Losing a loved one is a painful experience. You don't have to go through this journey alone. Our Good Grief Support Group is there to help you. This open group meets each Sunday, 4 p.m., Sundays, via Zoom. Email our facilitators Gary Uremovich and Viveca Yoshikawa for...
Open Arms Returns to the Harnish Center
Open Arms (OA) moves back to the Harnish Center The Trustees were tasked with possible renovations to the De Leon property by the Ministry Leadership Council (MLC) in early 2022. As the team did their research, they met two major barriers: cost and zoning. These...
Lent 2023 // Take Your Next Step
This season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on Feb. 22 and ends on Saturday, April 8. Easter Sunday is April 9, 2023. Lent is a season of spiritual gardening, of inviting God to unearth in us what lies fallow, what needs to be tended, and what needs to die for new...