For decades, the Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church Endowment program has been a vehicle in which individuals and families may express their love for Jesus Christ and HPCUMC. For over 40 years individuals and families have seen fit to enhance the mission and ministry of HPCUMC through their estate plans, wills, and gifts to the Endowment Fund. In 2010 the value of the Endowment Fund (including the Martz Scholarship Fund) was $12,759,784. At the end of 2015 the value of the Endowment Fund was $26,812,844. Over the past 5 years the Endowment Fund has grown over 14 million dollars.
The income from the Endowment Fund supports and enhances the mission and ministry of HPCUMC. Over the years income has been used to support the life transforming ministries of Wesley Chapel Mission Center, The Center for Respite Care, Habitat for Humanity, Inter-Faith Hospitality Network, MEAC, State Ave UMC, Wesley Community Services, Hyde Park Center for Older Adults, a number of food pantries in Metropolitan Cincinnati area, and the world wide effort to eradicate Malaria on the continent of Africa. The Endowment Fund offers scholarship help to our young adults in college, HPCUMC Preschool families, and short-term mission trips. In addition, income has been used to complete necessary renovations and repairs to our facilities, enabling HPCUMC to fulfill her mission.
Thank you to those who made a gift to the endowment and/or included HPCUMC in your estate plans. Your extravagant generosity will transform lives for generations to come. Furthermore, as we celebrate the ministry of the Endowment Fund, we recognize the generosity of Carl and Alice Bimel. Carl and Alice loved the Lord and their church! Consequently, they made it a priority to include HPCUMC in their estate plans. Carl and Alice have left a legacy that will transform lives and communities for generations to come!
The beauty of the Endowment program is that no gift is too small, whether $25 or millions; the endowment program allows every individual and/or family to leave a legacy to the church they love. To those who have considered making a gift to the endowment, and/or including HPCUMC in your estate plans, we look forward to talking with you with regard to the appropriate ways your legacy gift can make a difference.
Together we make a difference in God’s kingdom as we partner with God in establishing God’s kingdom on earth as it is in heaven. It’s a privilege to serve in ministry with you! See you in Church!
In Christ,
Pastor Doug