Last week consultants from The Solution Consulting Co., Ava Williams and Yinka Ajirotutu, visited Hyde Park Community UMC and spent time helping us develop understanding and skills for achieving the…
This Sunday in worship we will sing, “I Love to Tell the Story.” Telling the story of “Jesus and his love” is a central part of our faith. As we…
The season of Lent began on Wednesday. Many of us were marked with ashes in the sign of the cross on our foreheads to observe the start of the season. …
This Sunday during the 8am service we have the wonderful opportunity to worship with our global partners at Samara UMC in Samara, Russia. Hyde Park Community UMC has had a…
There are some stories in our faith that we keep coming back to. We find that every time we do, they remind us of a deep truth that we had…
What is the point of an opening act? While those who serve as the opening act at a concert or show often hope to become the headliner, the opening act…
Over this past week and during this weekend we have embodied the hope and love of Jesus in so many significant ways including hosting Found House guests, Super Serve Saturday…
During the month of October we as a church spend time reflecting on stewardship. Christian stewardship is the understanding that everything we have and are is a gift from God. …
When I was in my Clinical Pastoral Education internship at UNC-Chapel Hill Hillsborough campus, we spent many meetings discussing what it means to actively listen to patients, how to practice…
Over the last few weeks of September we have had a great time introducing and thinking about our three new strategic values: Curious, Courageous, and Connected. During the month…