Find Healing and Help in a Broken World
We all face trials, but we don’t have to go through them alone. God has called us to serve our neighbors who are suffering or hurting. If you’re having trouble navigating life’s challenges, we want to come alongside you and help you experience the relief and comfort offered in Jesus Christ. Whatever prayer, care, or assistance you need, we can help.
Care & Support Ministries
Benevolence Ministry
Benevolence Ministry
Our Benevolence Ministry provides assistance navigating life's challenges. If your financial issues have become too overwhelming, let us help you in tackling that challenge. We can walk with you as you make decisions and connect you with other ministries or agencies that can support you in your time of need. The Benevolence team assesses requests for financial assistance from individuals in need and then works with them toward a solution, which may include providing temporary, short-term assistance.
If you are in need of short-term assistance, call us at 512-331-5050 or email [email protected]
Prayer
How Can We Pray For You?
We all need prayer – especially in our greatest times of need. Whether you’d like to pray alongside someone on a Sunday morning, or would prefer to have a team pray privately for you, let us help. At anytime you can fill out a digital Connect Card and send us your prayer request.
Submit a Prayer Request Online
Serve in Prayer
Prayer Chain
This team responds with faithfulness and confidentiality to the many requests for prayer that are received each day via email and connect cards. Join this team and pray for requests by praying where you are when you receive the prayer request in your inbox. If you would like to serve on the prayer chain email [email protected].
Unceasing Prayer Movement - Praying for Our City
Hill Country Bible Church is joining churches across our city to make Austin, Texas the most prayed over city in America. Therefore, we have selected the 3rd Monday of each month as our day to cover 24 hours in prayer. Click on the link below to sign up for the 30-minute prayer slot (you can take more than one slot) to make sure we have someone praying during all 24 hours of the day. With your prayers, God can make amazing things happen in our city! SIGN UP
Pray for Our Missionaries
Hill Country Bible Church currently has over 60 missionaries on the field who need prayer for strength, favor, and the advancement of the Gospel. Sign up at www.hcbc.com/global to receive our missionary’s specific request.
Sunday Morning Upfront Prayer Team
Join the team after each service to pray for others as they come forward for prayer. Contact Wayne Schomaker if you would like to join this team by emailing [email protected]
Support Group
939 Support Group
This group is for parents, family, and/or friends of people experiencing LGBT+ concerns. The group is designed to give members a place to talk honestly and openly about the challenges of loving, supporting, and ministering to their LGBT+ loved ones while remaining congruent with their Biblical beliefs. It will be a place to be connected with others who share common challenges and to be heard and encouraged. For more information, please contact: [email protected]
Personal Finance
Biblical Stewardship of God's Gifts
Many of us struggle to surrender our finances to God’s wisdom and direction. Sometimes, that results in severe consequences in our lives and relationships. Fortunately, the Bible supplies us with a tremendous amount of wisdom with over 2,300 scriptures that deal with money and possessions.
The Bible has over 2,300 scriptures on money, wealth, and possessions. At Hill Country, we offer several opportunities to grow as a biblical steward of God’s resources.
Visit hcbc.com/stewardship for more information.
GriefShare
LOSS HURTS and WE WANT to HELP
If you have lost a loved one, you may feel people don't understand your pain and suffering. Although this is a confusing and challenging time, GriefShare provides a safe place to join a group of others who understand the emotions you're enduring. In this community, you'll find peace, comfort, and the resources to rebuild your life. You don't have to suffer through the grieving process alone.
Please visit https://www.griefshare.org to find a group near you.
DivorceCare
DivorceCare is designed to help you work through the challenges that come with divorce, all in an atmosphere of hope and support. Each class covers important and helpful topics such as anger, self-esteem and boundaries. Whether you are separated, newly divorced, or have been divorced for years, DivorceCare will meet you where you are and help you improve your life.
Mondays, January 13 to April 14, 2025 @ 7:00-9:00, Lakeline, Room 2.120
Cost is $25 for workbook. https://rock.hcbc.com/registration/divorce-care-jan2025
Widows in Touch
Completeness in Christ
Learning to navigate life as a single woman again is difficult and full of unique challenges. Widows in Touch seeks to provide women with hope, encouragement, and an eternal perspective. By connecting widows with one another, we hope to create an environment where Jesus Christ can forge powerful, supportive relationships as you discover His continuing will for your life.
Our Purpose: The Widows in Touch Ministry exists to support, love and encourage widows, as we look together to Christ for our hope and future.
Starting January 13, 2025 6:00-8:00pm (Private Home)
For more information please email [email protected].
Freedom in Christ
Freedom in Christ
Freedom in Christ is a 10-week class that is designed to help you understand and live in your identity in Christ as a child of God. This course does not focus on how to behave but on how to believe. You will learn tools to replace lies that you might believe about yourself with the truth of God's word. Participants also learn ways to experience lasting life-change and freedom.
- Break through to a greater level of spiritual maturity
- Uncover any areas of deception holding you back
- Resolve personal and spiritual conflicts
- Learn strategies to renew your mind and break free from negative thinking and unhelpful patterns of behavior
Additional details about upcoming dates will be shared soon.
Special Needs Ministry
Special Needs Ministry
Where all Gods people experience the love of Jesus.
Our Mission
We believe every man, woman, and child should have the chance to experience the life-changing reality of Jesus Christ that speaks to them personally. We will partner with you and your family by providing loving support and connecting you with a community where the love of Jesus is shared in a real, impactful way.
Sunday Mornings at Lakeline
Special Needs Classes | You are welcome to join us for one or both services.
9:00am - 10:15am
10:45 - 12:00pm
Join us Sunday for playing and age-appropriate activities while experiencing an engaging time of worship and learning about God's love. REGISTER TODAY
Special Needs Parent Small Group
We desire to serve the entire family from the special needs community; parents of special needs children of all ages meet every Sunday immediately after first service in room 4.102.
Looking to Volunteer?
We have several opportunities for both students and adults to serve in the Special Needs Ministry. Whether you’d like to be a classroom teacher, greeter, or a friend, we have a place for you on Sunday mornings and throughout the week. If you would like to sign up to volunteer,
CLICK HERE.
Have questions about serving? Contact Shelly Corbin at [email protected].
Deaf Ministry
Support for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Worship Service 9:00 am | Worship Center
Hill Country Bible Church welcomes both children and adults in the deaf community. We are committed to ensuring deaf individuals and their families experience meaningful worship, teaching, and interaction. We offer ASL interpretation during the 9:00 am Lakeline worship service.
Interpretation Services
If you have a need for sign interpretation for an HCBC ministry or event, please email Natalie Koehn.
We do our best to provide an interpreter when requested; we work with mostly volunteers and cannot guarantee their availability.
Volunteers Needed
If you know sign language and would like to volunteer in the deaf ministry please contact Natalie Koehn.
Marriage Clinic
Three-Day Marriage Clinic
The Three-Day Marriage Clinic™, facilitated by Karl Elkins, ThM, MA, LPC-S, will address issues in a concentrated, three-day format. This format allows time for each partner to be heard and to resolve each issue that rises to the surface. Join us from the comfort of your own home for this amazing three-day marriage clinic! All clinics are hosted on zoom and not in person.
What Will You Learn?
• Top 25 Essential Marriage Skills to Help Your Marriage
• One Concept that Stops Anger and Arguing
• Stop Arguing about Money, Communication, Sex, Parenting
• Should I divorce or stay married?
• Recover from Adultery
• Why One-Hour Sessions Don’t Work for Most Couples
• Many more topics
2025 Marriage Clinic
April 25-27
May 23-25
June 20-22
Thanks to some generous donors and Churches, the first 20 people can attend for 25 dollars per person (vs. 190 dollars)! You can experience These Marriage Clinics via Zoom in the comfort of your home!
You can sign up here.
For more information contact:
Terry Elkins
[email protected]
or call 832-358-0900
Area Recovery Groups
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship of alcoholics dedicated to sobriety and recovery through its spiritually inclined Twelve Steps program.
Lakeline Location | Monday - Thursday | 6:15pm | Portable 4
SR Cornerstone Group
This group uses the same teaching as all AA groups.
Steiner Location | Mondays | 7:00 pm | Room 139
65+ Ministry
Our 65+ Ministry provides outreach to those who, for reason or another, may not be able to engage in church activities or services.
Need A Call/Visit
Are you in need of a phone call or visit from because you are ill, having surgery or maybe just alone and need contact with another person? If you are 65+, you can email [email protected] to request a call/visit and we can schedule a team member to contact you.
How to Serve
If you would like to serve in our 65+ Ministry please email [email protected]. We would love to visit with you about joining our team.
Minister on Call
Because dilemmas and urgent needs don't always occur at a good time, for after-hour care call 512-331-5050 and someone from our minister on-call team will return your call as soon as possible.
