This year, Hilldale UMC celebrates its 70th Anniversary!

Started as a church plant at Moore school in 1954, Hilldale United Methodist Church has worked to bring Christ and Community to the Hilldale area of Clarksville, TN.

This year, we will celebrate our heritage and christ-centered focus through Heart of Hilldale: A 70th Celebration of Faith and Community.

This celebration will include special events, special history and memory projects, and special missions work!

Make plans now to JOIN US Sunday, September 15th 2024 for worship followed by a meal and celebration for the ages!

The celebrations won't stop on September 15th! We are working on special projects and missions that will have us remembering who we are and who we want to be for Christ and our community!

We are working on some special history and memory projects, and we need your help!

Photo Project

Do you have pictures of Hilldale members, groups, projects, and special events from years past? Share them with us!!

Pictures will be accepted digitally and as hard copies. Here is what you need:

When you find your favorite photos, be sure to label them with...

• Category (wedding, youth, Sunday school, etc.)
• Names of the people in the photo
• Approximate year (or decade) the photo was taken
• Your name (if they are hard copies that we need to return to you!)

Submit all photos to Mel and Karen Denish via email at denish1@juno.com or at church on Sunday!

Oral History Project

We are working on a special project of recording oral accounts of special events, funny stories, and heartfelt memories of Hilldale UMC.

If you would like to be interviewed for this project, or would like to recommend a current or past member to be interviewed, please contact Larry Newton via email at tubbfan@gmail.com

Canned Food Drive

We will be donating canned goods to Urban Ministries of Clarksville, TN! Hilldale UMC has partnered with Urban Ministries for decades and we are proud to continue that partnership to this day! Want to help? Canned good can be brought in to the church office, or with you on Sunday! Please help us continue to serve our community as part of our 70th Celebration!

HUMC is proud to continue our history with Habitat for Humanity by building a Habitat House!!

Hilldale began partnering with Habitat in 2004 and know that this mission is part of the HEART of our church!

We have been planning and planning! Now is the time to help!

Groundbreaking: Sept. 7th @ 9:30 AM

-Join us for the groundbreaking as we pray over the family, the home, and the volunteers who will help make their dream a reality!

We are excited to invite you to the official groundbreaking ceremony for the Shipp Family. This incredible family has truly exemplified the partnership and spirit of the Habitat for Humanity mission, and we are delighted to support their journey toward stable, safe housing here in Clarksville Montgomery County.

Please join Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County, Hilldale United Methodist Church, and the Shipp Family on Saturday, September 7th, at 9:30 AM for this significant and joyous event.

Blessing of the House: TBD

-Walk with us through the new home structure as we pray for the family and bless the home!

Welcome Home!: TBD

-Share with us in the joy of a welcome home celebration!

Hilldale UMC is sponsoring this home by committing to fund the entire project! We are almost there!

Donate below to help give this family a home!

SAVE THE DATE!!

We are planning some very special events to go along with our 70th celebration!! We will update this page with date and time information as we draw closer to our Anniversary party on September 15th!

• 70th Anniversary Celebration- Worship and Fellowship

September 15, 2024

10:15 worship

Celebration to immediately follow

** Paul Gardner - who was HUMC's Pastor 1996-2005. - has enthusiastically accepted the 70th Celebration Committee's invitation to deliver the Guest Sermon on Sept. 15th! His wife, Melanie (who graduated from both Clarksville High and APSU) will be joining Paul ... and hopefully will be joined by daughters Lindsey and/or Shelby who were children/youth during Paul's HUMC tenure (along with their spouses). Lindsey's husband, Justin Waugh, was active in the Hilldale UMYF and BSA Troop 514. 

**Vin Walkup, HUMC former pastor, will also attend!