In August, the Hawaii Baptist Foundation awarded ten children of Hawaii Pacific Baptist pastors KOKUA scholarships. The scholarship is for college or graduate school students who are children of full-time pastors of churches in the Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention. This year’s recipients are from Hawaii, The Philippines, American Samoa, and Okinawa. The KOKUA Scholarship Fund
Before serving the people of Maui, Disaster Relief (DR) volunteers watch videos of Pastor Ikaika Higa sharing insights into our unique culture in Hawaii. Volunteers watch these videos with John and Gay and discuss the implications for their ministry while in Hawaii. Brandon Picket and Jesse Stephens of Innovative Faith Resources produced these videos with the
Congratulations to Pastor Daniel Tomita on his retirement in September from Kinoʻole Baptist Church in Hilo. Pastor Daniel served twenty-eight years at Kinoole, seven years at Puuanahulu and Kealakehe, and three years at Hawaii Kai. Daniel has also been a Big Island Baptist Association leader and an HPBC Executive Board member. Thank you for your
Aloha HPBC Ohana. I want to report to you on significant actions of your HPBC Executive Board this past quarter and concluding at our meeting Friday, August 18, 2023: First, I am glad to be reporting to you as simply your president. I do not think I have ever been so happy to lose a job :)
Aloha HPBC Ohana, I gave you an update at the end of January that your Executive board approved a job description and a process for finding an interim Executive Director-Treasurer. Your officers and the board worked on that task through February and unfortunately (for different reasons), we have been unable to fill the interim position.
[HONOLULU, AUGUST 18, 2023] – The Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention (HPBC) is pleased to announce that its Executive Board voted to affirm Dr. Craig Webb as its next executive director-treasurer on Friday night, August 18, 2023. Dr. Webb has served as the assistant executive director for the past six years and brings vast church and
As Great Commission churches working together as one in Christ, your gifts and offerings impact the Kingdom of God. Thank you for the prayers, encouragement, and financial support every year. You are part of what God is doing through Hawaii Pacific Baptists.
As Great Commission churches working together as one in Christ, your gifts and offerings impact the Kingdom of God. Thank you for the prayers, encouragement, and financial support every year. You are part of what God is doing through Hawaii Pacific Baptists. Pray as we continue to work together. God is moving throughout our network
Through your gifts through the Sue Nishikawa Offering for Hawaii Pacific Missions, Dr. Steven Kang, pastor of the Waikiki Korean Baptist Church Replant, was able to host an evangelistic gospel music concert.
Through your gifts through the Sue Nishikawa Offering for Hawaii Pacific Missions, Dr. Steven Kang, pastor of the Waikiki Korean Baptist Church Replant, was able to host an evangelistic gospel music concert. This allowed them to invite and connect with the Korean community. Pray for our current Hawaii Pacific Baptist church plants and those who
Through your gifts through the Sue Nishikawa Offering for Hawaii Pacific Missions, eight pastors and church leaders received seminary scholarships through the HPBC Theological Development Initiatives. The recipients represent Hawaii Pacific Baptist pastors and leaders seeking to further their education to serve our churches better. Pray that God will call and equip Hawaii Pacific Baptist
Your gifts through the Sue Nishikawa Offering for Hawaii Pacific Missions helped make this year’s WMU Missions Celebration a success.
Your gifts through the Sue Nishikawa Offering for Hawaii Pacific Missions helped make this year's WMU Missions Celebration a success. Over 125 attendees gathered to listen to inspiring testimonials from guest speakers, missionaries, and leaders from Hawaii Baptist ministry, all sharing stories of hope in Christ. Pray that Hawaii Pacific Baptist churches would be gospel-centered