Hubbard Christians in Action

Reaching Out with the Love of Christ

Together WE Care

• Who is HCIA?
• Our Purpose
• HCIA Officers
• Community Programs
• Community Calendar
• Hubbard Area Churches
• Salvation Army
• Community Vaction Bible School (VBS)
• Hubbard Youth Ministry (HYM)

Hubbard Christians in action is a group of Christian Clergy and lay persons from various Hubbard churches who participate in many community ecumenical misson efforts.

• A caring group, we reach out to the wider church and community to find and fulfill human needs.
• HCIA is a diverse group with members representing Baptists, Disciples of Christ, Lutherans, Methodists, Presbyterians, Roman Catholics, and independent churches.
• We welcome representatives from all Hubbard area churches.

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The goal of our group is to witness to God's love in Jesus Christ by

• providing opportunities for ecumenical worship
  
  
• responding in tangible ways to the physical, social and spiritual needs of the people in Hubbard City and Hubbard Township and related areas, and
  
  
• developing experiences for personal and spiritual growth and for education in Christian living
  
  

We focus on needs that can be more effectively met by cooperative action than by individual congregations.

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• Joanne Cutter, President
• Reverand David Garlich, Vice President
• Deborah Scopacasa, Secretary
• Ray Wilding, Treasurer

All regular meetings are scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.

• September 10, First Presbyterian Church
• October 1, First Baptist Church
• November, No Meeting Annual Banquet
• December 3, Calvary Baptist Church
• January 7, First United Methodist Church
• February 4, St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
• March 3, Central Christian Church
• April 7, Coalburg Methodist Church
• May 5, Grace Lutheran Church
• June 2, Corner House Christian Church

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• Hubbard Food Pantry At our center, which is at the First Baptist Church, food is provided on the last Friday of each month to needy individuals and families of Hubbard city and township. Our hours are from 10:00 a.m. until noon.
• CROP Walk We coordinate and support the annual CROP Walk to raise funds for Church World Relief. One-fourth of the money collected goes to our Hubbard Food Pantry.
• Transiet Ministry In cooperation with our local police departments, we offer help to stranded travelers in the form of a night's sleep in a motel, meals, or gasoline.
• Annual Pulpit Exchange Participating clergy exchange pulpits and bring their Christian Message to other congregations, usually in January, during Christian Unity Week.
• Baccalaureate Service We Celebrate the graduation of Hubbard High School seniors in an inspirational service, usually at St. Patrick's Church, which has the largest seating capacity.
• Thanksgiving Service We gather to give thanks to God for our bounty in an afternoon or evening service during Thanksgiving Week.
• Good Friday Service Participating clergy and lay people offer a moving noontime Good Friday Service for all, especially those senior citizens who don't want to go out after dark.
• Christmas Eve Service We offer a noontime service on Christmas Eve, especially for those who can't attend evening services.

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Currently our calendar is under construction.

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• Calvary Baptist Church*
  • Reverend: David Garlich - 132 Church St. - Hubbard, Ohio 44425 - Phone: (330) 534-3057
  • email: calvary128@gmail.com
  • www.hubbardbaptist.org
• Central Christian Church* (Disciples of Christ)
  • Reverend: Daniel Harry - 44 S. Main St. - Hubbard, Ohio 44425 - (330) 534-3587
• Chestnut Ridge Church of God
  • Reverend: Robert McFarland - 7215 Chestnut Ridge Rd. - Hubbard, Ohio 44425 - (330) 534-0084
• Church of the Nazarene
  • Reverend: Mike Byus - 1815 Cherry Lane - Hubbard, Ohio 44425 - (330) 534-3111
• Coalburg United Methodist Church*
  • Reverend: Thomas Fish - 1906 Wick-Campbell Rd. - Hubbard, Ohio 44425 - (330) 568-7091
• Corner House Christian Church*
  • Reverend: Sheldon Cosma - 6954 Chestnut Ridge Rd. - Hubbard, Ohio 44425 - (330) 534-4665
• First Assembly of God
  • Reverend: John Vrabel Sr. - 5900 W. Liberty St. - Hubbard, Ohio 44425 - (330) 534-2820
• First Baptist Church*
  • Reverend: James Goodrich - 59 Orchard Ave. - Hubbard, Ohio 44425 - (330) 534-3727
• First Presbyterian Church*
  • Reverend: Bert McGlawn - 22 Westview Ave. - Hubbard, Ohio 44425 - (330) 534-9721
  • email: revbmc@hotmail.com
  • www.hubbardpresbyterian.org
• First United Methodist Church*
  • Reverend: Dr. D. Larry Kline - 48 Church St. - P.O. Box 278 - Hubbard, Ohio 44425 - (330) 534-3383
• Grace Lutheran Church*
  • Reverend: Jim Zingale - 111 Hall Ave. - Hubbard, Ohio 44425 - (330) 534-3168
  • e-mail: glchurch@worldnet.att.net
• St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church*
  • Reverend: Timothy H. O'Neill, Pastor - Reverend: James R. Johnson - Asso. Pastor
  • 357 N. Main St. - Hubbard, Ohio 44425 - (330) 534-1928
  • www.stpatshub.org
• Bible Land Church of God in Christ
  • 3767 Jacobs Rd. - Hubbard, Ohio 44425 - (330) 534-1429
• Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall
  • 278 Jacobs Rd. - Hubbard, Ohio 44425 - (330) 534-1057
• Phillip's Chapel Church of God In Christ
  • 3903 Jacobs Rd. - Hubbard, Ohio 44425 - (330) 534-2496

* denotes current HCIA member churches

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• Community Welfare Outreach Program
  • We have re-opened a local Salvation Army Service unit in the community of Hubbard. This unit would not be in competition with other local service organizations (HCIA, Kiwanis, American Red Cross, etc) but would provide limited services to Hubbard citizens in zip code 44425. This service would attempt to help individuals in areas not normally managed by other organizations.
  • Some examples of these services are: prescriptions, partial assistance with utility payments, emergency dental, and other specialized needs.
  • We are looking for good caring Christians who have the time, compassion and the means to help others but can make a rational judgment in the face of an emotional crisis. Our goal is to have a member from each church in the 44425 zip code area represented on our Board of Administrators.

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• Avalanche Ranch
• June 25-29, 2007
• 9:30 am - 12:00 noon

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• Our mission is to find different ways to reach the youth of Hubbard with Christian and community events.

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