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Hyde Park’s New Play Ground
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.
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...
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...
New Groups Starting
God created us to be connected, and with our busy lives, we have to be intentional to get out of rows and into circles together. We have 2 new groups starting now, for parents and young professionals, and we are launching more very soon. Small groups help us grow in...
Ash Wednesday Bulletins
12:15 p.m. Hyde Park Chapel Service Prelude Greeting and Call to Worship - The Rev. Sally Campbell-Evans Hymn #269 "Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days" Scripture - Genesis 3:1-19 Homily - "Remember You are Dust" - The Rev. Magrey deVega Invitation to the Observance...
Blessing of the Pets
Share in the joy from our first Blessing of the Pets, Sunday, Feb. 5. Click on photos to view the full image. [gallery link="file" size="large"...
Ash Wednesday Service Schedule
Despite the original goodness of God’s creation, human sin has corrupted the world. Our mortality is a reminder of our utter dependence on God. Having concluded a seven-week worship series on the creation story in Genesis 1, it is timely and appropriate for Ash...
The Blessing of the Animals
Dear Hyde Park Family, My first pet was a turtle. I was young when I received one as a gift from a friend. It was a small box turtle that I kept it in a green plastic bowl shaped around a fake island and topped with a plastic palm tree. I thought about naming it after...
Parents’ Night Out
Parents: Enjoy a night out on the town 6-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10! Children will party the night away celebrating Jesus's love with pizza, crafts, games and more! $10 per child, max of $30 per family RSVP now for this fun night! Questions? Email...
Our Cosmic Voyage
Dear Hyde Park Family, This Sunday I’ll be preaching on the fourth day of creation, when God created the planets, stars, sun, and moon. Prior to Sunday, I would love for you to take 30-minutes to watch a short documentary film titled Cosmic Voyage. I originally saw it...
Vacation Bible School 2023
An out-of-this-world adventure that’s light years of faith-building fun. June 26-29, 2023 Have questions? Ask us or contact the church office at 813-253-5388. Registration is open for Hyde Park families! Registration begins for the community on Sunday, March...
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
Blessing of the Pets Service
3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5 - Parking lot in front of the Magnolia Building (corner of Magnolia and Azeele St.) As we celebrate God's acts of creation in worship, we also celebrate God's creation of animals. All people are welcome to attend and your pet to this short...
Cold Weather February 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...
What is Your Thin Place?
Dear Hyde Park Family, In Celtic spirituality there is a term called “thin places,” where a person experiences the God’s presence more readily than in any other place. Travel writer Eric Weiner describes them as “those rare locales where the distance between heaven...
Gasparilla Parking
Buy your Gasparilla Children's Parade (Jan. 21) parking tickets here. All proceeds support our youth missions.Buy your Gasparilla Pirate's Fest Parade (Jan. 28) parking tickets here. All proceeds support our PrimeTimers ministry.
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...
Spread Christmas Cheer With Poinsettias
We continue the tradition of decorating our worship spaces with red poinsettias in honor or memory of friends and loved ones. Poinsettias may be taken home after the 11 p.m. Christmas Eve service or they will be delivered to a shut-in member of our community needing...
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...
All Things Christmas
Make room for God as advent begins. Check out all of our Christmas services times and events.