MISSIONS
Our Missions Program at HPC is built on God's commands in Acts 1:7 & Matthew 28. Keep reading to learn more about our local, national, and international mission partnerships. You can also read about what our requirements for missions are at HPC & even submit your own recommendations for new partnerships!
Stay connected
One of the things we value at HPC is to ensure our members are involved in & connected to the missions we support. We work hard to make sure you get regular updates about our mission partners and how you can get involved. One example of this is regular Skype Sessions with our international missionaries. You can also click below for some of our most current updates! Finally scroll all the way down to read about our Mission Partnership Criteria & to suggest ideas for new partnerships!
Local MIssions
Rahab Ministries
Rahab seeks to minister to those trapped in the sex-trade industry. HPC provides ongoing Mission support for both RAHAB SAFE HOUSES for Human. Trafficking Victims. We also collect ongoing supplies to toiletries and more. Contact: Bill Homjak bhomjak@neo.rr.com
Cycles for Christ
This ministry was founded by one of our own members, Jon Polhamus. Jon has a passion for cycling, which the Lord is using in tremendous ways. Cycles for Christ collects old bikes & parts, fixes them up and donates them to children and adults in need.
Habitat for Humanity
We are blessed to gather with other in our area to join Habitat for Humanity build homes for those who simply do not have one. We get to work along side the receiving family, and serve Jesus by serving them.
Akron Salvation Army
We partner in numerous ways with the Salvation Army in both hands-on capacities, as well as through clothing & food drives. We are regularly involved in their kettle projects and send adults and students to volunteer at their various local facilities in the Akron area. We also house a Hudson office of theirs in our building.
Emergency Assistance Center
A Food pantry located in Northfield, OH that serves people in need in Northern Summit County. They rely exclusively on support from local businesses, churches, community groups and neighbors who are willing to answer the call for help. HPC partners with EAC mainly to help collect supplies & donations according to current need.
National Missions
Youth Mission Trips
Every year, both our middle & high school students spend a week each serving in various parts of the country (and sometimes internationally). Over the past few years our students have served in Atlanta, New Orleans, Taylorsville, Green Bay, Chattanooga, Buffalo, Charleston, Savannah, Houston, MIlwaukee, and right here at home.
International Missions
Lebanon
We currently support a missionary family in southern Lebanon through the EPC. Their focus is on evangelism, discipleship, and church planting among Muslims. Due to the sensitive & risky nature of that area we do not publish their names or details online, but check out our Mission Board at HPC to learn more.
Russia
HPC also supports an EPC missionary family in Russia, in the area of the country north of Kazakhstan. Their main work involves evangelism through English courses and youth discipleship. The same rules of sensitivity apply to this family as well so check our Mission Board to learn more.
El Salvador
In San Salvador we partner with Harvesting In Spanish, an orphanage working to house, feed, and show Christ to local children in need. HPC regularly sends adult teams from our congregation to work alongside of the people there and maintains a close relationship with it's founders and staff.
Bolivia
Judy Yund is a missionary serving in the medical field in one of the poorest areas of Bolivia. She runs a Christian Hospital in Laz Paz. Judy has been able to visit us somewhat regularly in person to share what God is doing in Bolivia.
Sierra Leone
HPC support to efforts of EduNations to build and support schools in Sierra Leone, as well as to establish churches, train pastors, and provide medical care.
Scotland
Elijah and Jessie Brooks serve in Edinburg Scotland as they are part of planting a Church in a country where less than 10% of the population are part of a Church.
Suggest a Mission Partner
Have an idea for an HPC Mission Partner? You may not realize this, but most of our partnerships began because someone just like you brought them to our attention! If you have a suggestion for a mission that you believe HPC should support please look over the Mission Partner Criteria below and then
HPC's Five Key Criteria for Missions:
1. The mission/project must be Christ Centered.
2. The mission/project must have an evangelistic component.
3. The mission/project must allow for HPC member involevment in some capacity.
4. Our financial contribution must make a difference.
5. There must be evidence of effective program management.
