The Opening Prayer for worship this weekend holds meaning around a topic that everyone wants to feel but oftentimes is much harder to dispense – forgiveness. God of mystery and…

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 we observe both Youth Sunday and Scout Sunday with a morning of worship and celebration. The youth will be talking about the Realms of Creation and how they…

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…

Throughout the last few weeks in January, we have been exploring what it means to reset and resist while learning and growing in our faith in connection with the Social…

Dear Friends and Members of Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church, This pastor's article is usually reserved for a discussion on the sermon for the coming Sunday. Today I would…

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…

As we begin the New Year, we offer for your consideration the notions of reset and resist. Resistance comes in many forms, but for our use, we will consider the…

Are you glad all the waiting and anticipation for Christmas is over?  Waiting a whole month for something as big as Christmas Day is difficult.  We wait and wonder if…

Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation  Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above! Glory to God All glory in the highest O come, let us adore Him O come,…