About Us

Over 25 years ago, Harrisburg Area Homeschoolers Association was founded on Christian principles. Motivated by that foundation,

we continue to serve as a year-round ministry to support and encourage home educating families and groups in a seven-county

area surrounding Harrisburg, Pennsylvania as they pursue a uniquely tailored educational path for their children.

Our Vision

HAHA exists to connect, cultivate, and compel the homeschool community throughout the central PA area by pursuing the following mission:

CONNECT

Provide information, resources, and activities that will assist families in the education of their homeschooled children.

CULTIVATE

Provide training opportunities & support for leadership teams of co-ops, hybrids,and other groups and by coordinating inclusive student activities, competition, and forums for showcasing accomplishments.

COMPEL

Activate and empower the homeschooling community to be a unified voice on behalf of themselves and other parents in preserving their right to educate their own children as they see fit.

Our Goals

Families	Co-ops/Groups	Community
Welcome & assist families new to homeschooling and/or new to homeschooling in PA	Coordinate inclusive student activities to promote & showcase educational achievement	Advertise for businesses wanting access to our members
Help families get connected within the homeschooling community where they can find friends & support	Provide free advertisement	Inform the homeschooling community of legislation that impacts their rights & freedoms
Answer questions or provide resources regarding PA Homeschool Law		Plan & execute large scale events, i.e. workshops, fairs, picnics, etc.
Provide field trips for all ages
Coordinate clubs for kids with specific interests
Provide listings of evaluators and educational options within the homeschooling community

Statement of Faith

1. We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God revealing the love of God to the world. (1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; John 3:16)

2. We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; Ephesians 4:4-6)

3. We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, His sinless life, His miracles, His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross, His bodily resurrection, His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and His personal return in power and glory. (Matthew 1:23; John 1:1-4 and 1:29; Acts 1:11 and 2:22-24; Romans 8:34; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1:1-4 and 4:15)

4. We believe that all men everywhere are lost and face the judgment of God, that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation, and that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ results in regeneration by the Holy Spirit. Furthermore, we believe that God will reward the righteous with eternal life in heaven and that He will banish the unrighteous to everlasting punishment in hell. (Luke 24:46-47; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23; 2 Corinthians 5:10-11; Ephesians 1:7 and 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7)

5. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a godly life. (John 3:5-8; Acts 1:8 and 4:31; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Galatians 5:16-18; Ephesians 6:12; Colossians 2:6-10)

6. We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto the resurrection of eternal life and the lost unto the resurrection of separation from God. (1 Corinthians 15:51-57; Revelation 20:11-15)

7. We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and that all true believers are members of His body, the Church. (1 Corinthians 12:12, 27; Ephesians 1:22-23)

8. We believe that the ministry of evangelism (sharing and proclaiming the message of salvation only possible by grace through faith in Jesus Christ) and discipleship (helping followers of Christ grow up into maturity in Christ) is a responsibility of all followers of Jesus Christ. (Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15; 1 Peter 3:15)

9. We believe God’s plan for human sexuality is to be expressed only within the context of marriage, that God created man and woman as unique biological persons made to complete each other. God instituted monogamous marriage between male and female as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society. For this reason, we believe that marriage is exclusively the union of one genetic male and one genetic female. (Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5-6; Mark 10:6-9; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9)

10. We believe that we must dedicate ourselves to prayer, to the service of our Lord, to His authority over our lives, and to the ministry of evangelism. (Matthew 9:35-38; 22:37-39, and 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15 and 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10; Colossians 2:6-10; 1 Peter 3:15)

11. We believe that human life is sacred from conception to its natural end; and that we must have concern for the physical and spiritual needs of our fellowmen. (Psalm 139:13; Isaiah 49:1; Jeremiah 1:5; Matthew 22:37-39; Romans 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10)