ACME: Association of Churches for Missions and Evangelism
High Pointe Baptist Church has the privilege of being one of the founding churches of ACME. ACME exists to unite and mobilize like-minded churches to fund pastors, church planters, missionaries, and other projects around the world. And this past week, a few of us had the opportunity to represent High Pointe at ACME’s National Strategy Conference in Atlanta.
The most encouraging part of the ACME conference was celebrating the grants we were able to give away because like-minded churches like High Pointe pooled our money together to fund good gospel work in the U.S. and around the world. In just two years of our existence, we are approaching 80 churches and have given away $900,000.00 to 64 grant recipients. These grants represent like-minded work. And they are the result of careful, strategic discernment.
ACME promotes biblical principles that link churches across geographic, ethnic, and denominational lines. ACME churches adhere to the following Member Church Affirmations:
Expositional Preaching
Historic Baptist Ecclesiology
Elder-Led Congregationalism
One, Unified Assembly
Reformed Soteriology
Meaningful Membership & Discipline
Biblically Oriented Public Worship
Church-Centered Missions
To learn more about ACME, visit acmefellowship.org.
Would you consider joining with us to represent High Pointe at the next ACME strategy conference, May 7-9, 2026?
Resources of the Week
“What if we actually believed that humanity’s greatest tragedy was not a natural disaster or even mass casualties? But an entire city of lost sinners dying without a Savior?”
Song of the Month: No Not One
HPBC Church Center App Update
Reminder: Our old app is retiring May 21st. If you don't have the Church Center app, download it here.
Opportunities to Serve and Grow at High Pointe
(For Opportunities to Serve at High Pointe, click HERE)
Annual Memorial Day Picnic | Sunday, May 25
It’s time for our annual Memorial Day Picnic. Join us on Sunday evening, May 25, at 5:00 PM as we gather as a church for fellowship, fun, and BBQ. The church will provide the BBQ, but members are being asked to bring the sides and desserts based on the first letter of your last name.
A-G bring a hot side dish
H-L bring a cold side dish
M-Z bring a dessert
Teens and college students bring beverages.
Please bring your own folding chairs and blankets if you are planning to eat outside and bring outside yard games for a fun family church activity! If anyone would like to volunteer for helping to set-up/clean-up, please reach out to Beth Hyman for more details
Vacation Bible School | A Church-Wide Outreach Event | June 1-4, 6:00-8:30pm, Family Night Festival, June 4
At this year's VBS, take a ride out west with us to Wonder Junction to focus on the greatest wonder of all, Jesus! There are many ways you can participate the week of and even before VBS begins! Online registration opens today. Click here to register. Please register NOW to volunteer, to attend (kids, teens, adult classes in English & Spanish), to provide snack items, and to help with decorating supply needs and/or preparation. There will be a information table in the foyer this Sunday where you can see where help is still needed, and there will also be yard signs available to help promote VBS!
Women’s Neighborhood Dinner Fellowship | June 14 at 5:30 PM (various locations)
Ladies, please join your High Pointe neighbors for dinner Saturday, June 14! You can register online here or in the Church Center App. The deadline to register for this event is Sunday, June 8. There will be several locations across the Austin area, so you can choose your own neighborhood and enjoy extended conversation and fellowship with other High Pointe women in your area!
Life Classes THIS Sunday
Life Classes are meant to equip High Pointe for life as a Christian. We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity and join us. Childcare is available for ages 8 months through Pre-K. This session, we are offering the following classes from January 26 to May 25:
Work & Rest (Room 203, Livingston Room)
Spanish Life Class | Los Atributos de Dios (Room 200, East Training Room)
Youth Life Class | The Pentateuch (Room 101, Old Library)
Kid's Life Class | K-5th grade (Room 104, Overflow Room)
Sunday AM Preaching Schedule: Pray regularly for the ministry of the Word at High Pointe. Also, prepare for our gatherings by reading the sermon text, thinking it through, and asking questions about the text before Sunday. Here is our (tentative) preaching schedule designed to help you prepare for Sundays:
May 18 | Luke 7:36-8:3 | What Wondrous Love Is This? | Pastor Juan Sanchez
May 25 | Luke 8:4-21 | Faith that Bears Fruit | Pastor Juan Sanchez
June 1 | New Series from Isaiah | Pastor Robert Cline
June 8 | New Series from Isaiah | Pastor Robert Cline
June 15 | Luke 8:22-9:6 | Jesus is Lord of All| Pastor Juan Sanchez
June 22 | Luke 9:7-27 | Who Do You Say Jesus Is? | Pastor Juan Sanchez
June 29 | Luke 9:28-50 | The Majesty of Christ | Pastor Juan Sanchez
July 6-27 | Summer Preaching Series
Begin praying as you prepare to gather with us this Sunday at 10:00 am.
Gospel Partner of the Month: Cuba | First Baptist Church & Seminary, Santa Clara, Cuba
High Pointe established a partnership with FBC Santa Clara in the 1990s. In fact, the Lord allowed High Pointe to have a significant role in helping the church start a seminary to raise up pastors and seminaries. In 2007, pastors Daniel Franz and Juan Sanchez traveled to Cuba to reestablish this partnership. Since that time, High Pointe continues to visit the brothers in Santa Clara to deliver our financial support and encourage the church and seminary.
High Pointe, through your regular giving, you have a part in equipping pastors and missionaries in Cuba. By God’s grace, the gospel continues to spread throughout the island nation, but they are in dire need for more faithful pastors. Please pray that the Lord will allow us to continue to be generous and encourage FBC Santa Clara. Pray that the Lord would provide all the seminary needs to train pastors and missionaries. Pray that the Lord would provide the basic needs the Cuban people have. Pray that the Lord would bring about a good government that will care more for the people than power.
On-Call Pastor
To better care for you, High Pointe, we have an “on-call” pastor available for emergencies after office hours and on weekends. To reach the on-call pastor, call 512-837-7725, extension 1.
