Just like a home needs a warm, welcoming vibe, our church is all about creating that safe space for everyone.  We’re here to share God’s radical love and make sure you feel it too! So, whether you’re seeking a spot to worship, connect, or just be you, look no further. 
Join us for Worship on Sundays and experience the difference. Let’s spread kindness and inclusivity together! 

Mark 11:24 – Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

Around the world, millions of people lack access to sustainable food sources, clean water, sanitation, education, and opportunity. The three programs supported by One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) — Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, the Presbyterian Hunger Program, and Self-Development of People — all work in different ways to serve individuals and communities in need. From initial disaster response to ongoing community development, their work fits together to provide people with safety, sustenance, and hope.

We will take up a special collection on Easter Sunday

You are invited to an adult study entitled  
Into the Light: Finding Hope Through 
Prayers of Lament  
Written by P. Lynn Miller   

One of the foundational points of the study is that, in scripture, lament usually leads to hope. After crying out to God, the one who laments remembers God. And while that doesn’t fix things in the moment—the injustice, the loss still exists – the lamenter is strengthened to face the world and to hope.

Wednesday evenings at 6:00 pm in the church office
February 19 – April 23, 2025

Facilitators: Carolyn Ferguson and Rina Diaz

You are invited to join your Maximo family and friends Saturday, April 5th at 6:00 p.m. at the Maximo Campfire Site. We will have hot dogs and s’mores, sit by the fire, and sing songs. Please bring a dish to share and bring a friend!

Friends, we are nearing the end of Maximo’s fourth year involvement in FAST (Faith and Action Strength Together). Let us show support of Fast’s unwavering work on Affordable Housing and Water Quality committees by coming to the biggest and most exciting meeting of the year, the Nehemiah Action.  This will also show support of YOUR congregation’s network members involvement in FAST.  It will be held Monday, April 7th at 7:00 p.m.  Approximately 45 congregations will come together in the large sanctuary of The First Baptist Church, Gandy.  In the evening that is only a 20 minute drive but come early to secure a parking spot.  Network members, we can carpool from the Maximo parking lot at 6:15 p.m. Feel free to email Kathy Calcaterra at bkcalcaterra@gmail for more information.  Hope to see you there! Galatians Chapter 6, verse 2 reads “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of the Lord”.

We were blessed to continue the Maximo Church tradition of Raising a Memorial Dove to remember all those who passed away in 2024.

Each year a new dove is added to the flight to honor those who heard the call, took wing and joined this encircling cloud of faithful witnesses.

– The Rev. Lacy R. Harwell

Maximo women took to the woods over a chilly weekend in January for a retreat at Cedarkirk Camp and Conference Center. They shared faith stories, sang, prayed, laughed, ate, tried rock painting and origami folding and were treated with hand massages. They were reminded what the PCUSA Matthew 25 initiative calls us to do: build congregational vitality, dismantle structural racism and eradicate systemic poverty. In prayer and community, they asked to be the hands of God, when facing the challenges of creating a more just and equitable world.
Many thanks to Rina Diaz for organizing this weekend, Rev. Elizabeth Hatter for delivering an inspiring message and the Presbytery of Tampa Bay for helping with funding!

Visitors from Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, the Synod of South Atlantic, the Presbytery of Tampa Bay, together with the Executive Director and Stated Clerk of the General Assembly for the interim unified agency, the Rev. Jihyun Oh, have been spending time with PC(USA) congregations affected by Helene and Milton, discovering the different ways each has found to move forward.

The Presbyterian Disaster Assistance came to Maximo to assess the storm damage and walk alongside us during this difficult time. Rev. Dr. Holly Dillon, our beloved Presbytery Executive, and Rev. Bill Wildhack, our capable Stated Clerk, who is also the former co-pastor of Maximo, accompanied the PDA. We appreciate being seen in our suffering! Maximo will rise again!

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