Homeland Park Baptist Church

  Friday October, 29 6:30-7:30 PM In the Family Life Center (GYM) Church Family and Community - Bring your children and join us for our annual no Trunks just Treats event. Instead of using the trunks of our cars this year, we will have tables in the Family Life Center (Gym) filled with candy and games. The tables will be appropriately spaced apart for safety. For Those Wishing to Participate: Dressing up and decorating your table is not a requirement to participate, but is always appreciated. As you can imagine, there is a large demand for candy as well. If you cannot attend but would like to donate candy, please bring it to the HPBC Bible Study Office when you come to church or drop it off at the church office from Monday through Thursday - 8 AM until 12 PM.

Pastor's Post “A Prayer for  Vacation Bible School 2021” Vacation Bible School is approaching very quickly on July 26th-29th! I am excited to not only see those who normally help continuing but new volunteers stepping up too. The future of HPBC looks bright as new leadership emerges. Vacation Bible School is one of the biggest outreaches we do, so expect the devil to work against it.  Here are three specific areas to pray for as we prepare: 1. Pray for the children attending VBS, that their hearts will be changed as they hear the gospel throughout the week. 2. Pray for our VBS volunteers as they faithfully and enthusiastically lead the kids each night. 3. Pray that, as a church, we will build relationships with the families that attend VBS for the purpose of sharing the gospel and partnering with them in discipleship.   I look forward to seeing God work in a mighty way this summer. We covet your prayers and support!   Pastor James    

  Youth Ministry Bonfire SUNDAY AT 5:30 PM EST – 7:30 PM EST Our youth, parents, youth leadership team and their children are invited to attend this launch event for our youth ministry. Food and fun will be available at this bonfire. Thank you to Weldon and Sandi Sellers for hosting us.

  Friday, October 30 * 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM * In the FLC Each year our church invites families from our community to stop by for some friendly faces and candy for the kids and boy do they respond. In light of the current pandemic and weather considerations, this year we are replacing the trunks of our cars for tables in the Family Life Center (Gym). The tables will be appropriately spaced apart for children to walk through and get some candy. We also are highly encouraging the wearing of face masks and will have some available on site as well.   For Those Wishing To Participate:   Dressing up and decorating your table is not a requirement to participate, but is always appreciated. As you can imagine, there is a large demand for candy as well. If you cannot attend but would like to donate candy, please bring it to the HPBC Bible Study Office when you come to church.        

  PASTOR’S POST Let Us Run The Race Together  “ . . .  let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.” Hebrews 12:1 Dear Church Family,   I want to thank you all for standing strong and working together during the past 10 months. Little did we know how God would change the landscape of the way we worship and teach us how to serve Him in new ways. Whether you worshipped online, in your car or in a pew, God has brought us all to a greater understanding and appreciation of who He is. Many could not and still cannot attend church due to their health or physical limitation, however their prayers, support and encouragement have been vital in these days. The church is the body of believers, not the building and HPBC has thrived in the midst of this pandemic.   The Covid-19 Coronavirus will not totally go away anytime soon, however it has slowed down. In these days God has laid it on the heart of our leadership and myself to m...

Every Sunday and Wednesday night in July Every Sunday and Wednesday night in July from 6-8 our youth and their leaders will be meeting at New Prospect Baptist Church for the Clayton King youth rallies. If the youth need a ride, meet Blake at the church at 5:30 pm. The youth will be provided food to eat. If you have any other questions please call or email Blake at (864) 934-8267 or blake@homelandparkbc.org  

The youth will be leaving for Hickory Knob State Park on Tuesday June 16 at 10 am. They will return Thursday around 3 on June 18th.  Please bring supplies to last 3 days and 2 nights. Also, bring towels and swim clothes. To register youth will need to bring 20 dollars Sunday, June 7th for the food and drinks.  Also, The youth ministry is planning on starting back with a weekly bible study on Wednesday June 24th the week after the trip to hickory knob.  For more information email  Blake Fortner .

Bring your family, friends and appetite to church tomorrow morning February 9  @ 11:30 for a Spaghetti Dinner following the morning worship service. The meal is free but a donation is appreciated to help our youth go to camp!

HPBC YOUTH DINNER FUNDRAISER & VALENTINE HOMEBOUND MINISTRY PROJECT Sunday, February 9 11:30 AM - Following the Morning Worship Service Plan to join us for our Youth Fundraiser and Homebound Ministry Project. The youth will be preparing and serving a meal. Donations will be accepted. We will also be collecting addressed valentine cards for our homebound members. Copies of our homebound list are in the Bible Study Office.

We are excited to Welcome Blake Fortner as our new Youth Pastor. He and his wife Amy are a welcome addition to our church family and we look forward to seeing God work through them in mighty ways! He begins on Sunday, January 5th.

BACK TO SCHOOL   SUPPLIES GIVEAWAY HOMELAND PARK BAPTIST CHURCH (Family Life Center) 3010 Abbeville Highway, Anderson Sunday, August 11 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM A FREE PIZZA SUPPER WILL BE SERVED! Children must be present to receive supplies. 864-296-9751 info@homelandparkbc.org

“GOING CAMPING” VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL VBS July 28 – 30 @5:45- 8:00 PM Ages K3 - 5th Grade VBS FAMILY NIGHT WORSHIP July 31 @6:00 PM - 7:30 PM VBS DONATIONS NEEDED We are asking for donations of canned drinks, bottled water, Little Debbie cakes, and cookies to help with VBS. Leave any items in the Bible Study Office or drop them by the Church Office. Thank you!

Our Mission Action Project for the months of June and July will be school supplies for our Back to School Supplies Giveaway on Sunday, August 11. Items needed: Wide Ruled Notebook Paper, 3x5 Index Cards, Colored Pencils, Large & Small Glue Sticks, Hand Sanitizer (Small Bottles), Crayons, No. 2 Pencils, Mechanical Pencils, Small Student Safety Scissors, Post It Notes, Dry Erasers, Earbuds, and Book Bags. A printed list of specific supplies needed for District V will be available in July.     

Youth on Mission Scavenger Hunt for grades 6-12.  We will be hunting for clues to local community ministries.  The event will be held at the Saluda Baptist Association office.  Lunch will be provided and the event will be over at 1:00 pm.   We will meet at the church a 9:15 am.  Please  let Pastor James know if you want to attend by September 16. Church Office Phone:  (864) 296-9751 Email: pastorjames@homelandparkbc.org

Last night was bittersweet for us as we said goodbye to our youth Pastor Nathan O'Neill and his wife Jody. They both have served well here and we know God will continue to bless them as Nathan goes to serve in his new ministry. Our love and prayers go with them.

HPBC Youth Corner With each new year comes new challenges and new surprises. A challenge that has certainly come as a surprise in the past few weeks is the emergence of the Tide Pod challenge. For those who may not have heard of it, the “challenge” is to eat the colorful Tide detergent pods as if they were candy. For the majority of the population, the risks and dangers of such a “challenge” are clear and we avoid the health risks involved. This begs the question then, why is this challenge catching on, especially with teenagers? As society becomes more and more connected, we’re learning the consequences of being able to instantly push content out to the entire world. This connectedness in combination with a deep seated desire for confirmation creates situations where people will do just about anything for attention. We’ve seen this before with the gallon challenge, the cinnamon challenge, and many other forms; the Tide Pod “challenge” isn’t the first of these fads, and it cert...

HPBC Youth Corner On behalf of the youth of HPBC, I want to thank everyone for the hospitality you all have shown this summer to our youth. From the summer fun events in July to the past month of exploring the God's Not Dead 2 together in the FLC, I loved seeing our youth and adult classes interacting and I hope that there will be more opportunities for our youth to grow with the congregation in the future. As we head back into the school year, we'll be picking up our series going through the book of Exodus. Please pray for our students in this time as they return to school and that they will be examples for Christ in their classes. Nathan O’Neill, Youth Pastor

SUMMER SUNDAY NIGHTS ALIVE VBS Prayer & Preparation Service Sunday, July 16th   6:00 PM This will be a time for our church to pray and prepare for our upcoming Vacation Bible School! Vacation Bible School   Monday, July 17th - Wednesday, July 19th   6:00 PM - 8:30 PM Thursday, July 20th   6:00 PM - 7:30 PM   Family Night at VBS

Vacation Bible School Vacation Bible School Visitation Blitz Saturday, July 15th   10:00 AM – 12:00 PM    Vacation Bible School Monday, July 17th - Wednesday, July 19th   6:00 PM - 8:30 PM Thursday, July 20th   6:00 PM - 7:30 PM   Family Night at VBS

Happy Birthday to our Youth Pastor Nathan O'Neill!   We love you and are thankful for the ministry you and Jody have in our church! May God continue to bless you in all that you do. We are behind you!